I'm always sketchy of people who don't like grits.
Rooster Cogburn: That didn't pan out.
The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.
Rooster Cogburn: I do not know this man.
Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.
40-Year-Old Mattie: Keep your seat, trash.
Grit your teeth and smile. In the face of adversity, go. They don't deserve you.
I'll bring my grits when I travel, because I get so hungry on the road.
Optimism / stung like grit in my swimsuit all the long ride home . . .
Emmett Quincy: [to Mattie] Who worked you over with the ugly stick?
Col. Stonehill: I do not entertain hypotheticals. The world itself is vexing enough.
Rooster Cogburn: [referring to the defense attorney] Pencil-necked son of a bitch!
LaBoeuf: What are you doing? Rooster Cogburn: Lookin' for sign. LaBoeuf: You couldn't see it if you saw it.
Rooster Cogburn: You sure you don't want the snake, too?
This jeweled coast does not shine for its gems are coated with grit.
We must each of us bear our own misfortunes.
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner.
It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.
We're going to be OK because of the American people. They have more grit, determination and courage than you can imagine.
Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better.
Mattie Ross: Do you need a good lawyer? Lucky Ned Pepper: I need a good judge...
