Word: grit
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...future of the British Empire depends on its own flesh and blood. The grit and determination of our fellow citizens are what have made the Empire what it is. We have to get the right blood out amongst...
...friend of Japan and a foe to ostentation. Roosevelt believed certainly in a strong navy; his own record as secretary of the navy and as president proves that; but he did not believe in incurring the jealousy and fear of Japan. Roosevelt always had a strong respect for Japanese grit and strength. He would have been the last to propose a showy demonstration which cannot fail to react against the pro-American party in Japan, which, with little cooperation from this side of the Pacific, is striving to maintain the entente cordiale...
England claims to have given birth to sculling, which is its national outdoor summer pastime, as baseball is ours. But today sculling is being universally popularized, perhaps because of its many good results. Skill, endurance, and grit are the attributes of a good scuiler, and these same elements are necessary to men in all walks of life, so whatever your indulgences may be in sculling, they certainly will not be altogether fruitless...
...there any use in arguing? There is no use in arguing. Either you smoke and are blessed, or you don't smoke and resort to plebiscites. Suppose smoke, fire and ashes do get into non-smokers' eyes? Where there is smoke there must naturally be fire, cinders, grit, stains on the table cloth, pipe cleaners on the piano, matches in the bread box, and ashes everywhere. They are the cloud of glory the smoker trails after him. They are the outer and visible signs of an inner peace beyond description...
Yale displayed her traditional grit by coming back after the first half and forcing the play into-Harvard's territory throughout the rest of the game. And there was something stirring about the way the Blue rooters stayed and cheered and sang and cheered again long after the contest had ended...