Rumaan Alam

Writing takes gall. I like to think that's true even for writers with several books under their belt, writers who have been doing it for years. It takes something - guts, gumption, self-delusion - to ask for a reader's time when we all know there's nothing new under the sun; that it's all been said, or written, before.

American Author

E. Joseph Cossman

Salaryitis' is when you become so accustomed to that salary that you no longer have the gumption to pull out of the rut and strike out on your own. It destroys the nerve of ambitious, imaginative men, and bowing to it has meant sure defeat for more people than any other sickness, mental or physical.

Businessman

Robert Reich

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.

American Economist

Jessamyn West

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

Roddy Piper

You walk into an arena with 10,000 people and no security and everybody hating you, it takes some gumption.

Canadian Athlete

Robert M. Pirsig

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

American Philosopher

Phil Donahue

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

American Entertainer

Gumption involves taking bold, proactive steps in challenging situations.

Active Initiative

Using 'gumption' suggests admiration for someone's boldness or spirit.

Positive Connotation

Gumption also implies the inner strength needed to persist in tough times.

Emotional Resilience

Gumption is often about having the good judgment to act appropriately.

Practical Wisdom

Gumption can mean being insightful in a way that's not immediately obvious.

Subtle Intelligence

It encompasses an ability to find quick and clever ways to solve problems.

Resourceful Attitude

 Goodwill do you want to be working for Salvation Army or do you wanna be working for yourself doing what you love with people who don't think you're a freak I think that there's enough of a stigma you know to just walk around every day and if someone has the you know the gumption or the balls I dare say to you know go up and and and do