Gumption Quotes

“If Gone With the Wind has a theme it is that of survival. What makes some people come through catastrophes and others, apparently just as able, strong, and brave, go under? It happens in every upheaval. Some people survive; others don't. What qualities are in those who fight their way through triumphantly that are lacking in those that go under? I only know that survivors used to call that quality 'gumption.' So I wrote about people who had gumption and people who didn't.”

“If Gone With the Wind has a theme it is that of survival. What makes some people come through catastrophes and others, apparently just as able, strong, and brave, go under? It happens in every upheaval. Some people survive; others don't. What qualities are in those who fight their way through triumphantly that are lacking in those that go under? I only know that survivors used to call that quality 'gumption.' So I wrote about people who had gumption and people who didn't.”

“I was beginning to feel that there would never be another American uprising, that the energy was gone, and I have some reasons to think that might be true. I like to point out that the crime rate in America has been declining for a long time, and in my opinion it’s because Americans don’t even have enough gumption to commit crimes anymore: the creative aspect of crime has fallen into decay. As for the uprising that takes a principled stand against violence, hats off to them, I admire the idealism, but I don’t think it’s going to accomplish much.”

“Anyone who has gumption knows what it is and anyone who hasn't can never know what it is.”

“It is very east to forgive others their mistakes it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own. ”

“It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes. It takes more gut and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.”

“It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.”

“It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes. It takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.”

“We do need a return to individual integrity, self-reliance, and old-fashioned gumption. We really do.”

“The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.”

“Submitting seemed to me a lot like giving up. If God gave us the strength to bail- the gumption to try and save ourselves- isn't that what he wanted us to do?”