About this quote

True grit is a flat refusal to let external disruptions dictate your finish line. Most people search for the slightest excuse to quit when things get uncomfortable or painful. What happens when you decide that your task matters more than your temporary pain? You shrug off the sudden shock and keep moving forward. Finish your work first; bleed later if you must.

When to use it

• After taking a hard tackle and twisting his ankle in the first quarter, the quarterback told his coach, 'I don't care if it's sprained, tape it up because I am finishing this game.'
• When the presentation slides crashed five minutes before a major client pitch, the project lead shut the laptop and delivered the entire proposal from memory.
• Your laptop battery dies while writing the final paragraph of your thesis at 2 AM, so you walk to the 24-hour campus lab in a rainstorm to type those last few lines.
• Halfway through hosting Thanksgiving dinner, the oven heating element breaks, prompting the host to move the entire meal to the backyard grill without skipping a beat.