S. E. Hinton Quotes

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Soul of fibre and heart of oak.

Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.

Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you're gonna need it.

I like underdogs, I like anti-heroes - people that have a hard time overcoming things in life.

I just can't break. If I break, I'm done. So I don't break.

My dad was a big grinder, a tough guy. I inherited that from him.

I admire anyone who can show they can dig deep. Ballesteros and Sergio Garcia, people who are obviously mentally strong. Or Graham Thorpe. He is your fighter. He's the kid who is bullied at school but will stand up in a fight when it matters.

I've had to be tough my whole life.

I would be surprised if my girls ended up as women without grit. I really would.

My mom is a very strong woman, very tough lady.

I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but I also want you to think a little deeper.

You have to be tough and stick it out, or you wind up being nothing.

A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down.

It's not how hard you hit. It's how hard you get hit... and keep moving forward.

Mental toughness is a state of mind - you could call it 'character in action.'

Don't give up. You're going to get kicked in the teeth. A lot. Learn to take a hit, then pick yourself up off the floor. Resilience is the true key to success.

Don't give up, courage is my conviction.

It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents - that there was all the difference in the world.

Don't ever give up on yourself. Keep pushing because the change of guards is what life's all about. [...] You've always got to stick with whatever you're into because you're day is going to come. You're day is destined. If you walk away from that, whether it be from fear or whether you're just giving up. [...] The greatest sin is fear and giving up.

Be strong, be brave, be true. Endure.

Now is the time to be bold. It is easy when the wind is at your back. But the real test is now when the wind is in our face. That's when we find out if we are tough enough. Inspired enough, committed enough.

We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done.

"No," he says, taking us both in. "No, no, no. You've come farther than most people on this planet will in their lifetimes. You've overcome obstacles and dangers and things that should've killed you. You've outrun an army and a madman and deadly illness and seen things most people will never see. How do you think you could have possibly come this far if you didn't have hope?"

A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't.