Tough Quotes

I've become a pretty tough cookie after having a divorce. I think that I've persevered through a lot of talk.

If you're a guy over 30 by yourself in the hotel pool, you automatically look like a murderer who's just relaxing after he strangled a family. "Yeah-that dad was a tough one to kill."

Life is so tough. I don't know how old you are, but I've seen so much in a wink. One phone call and your life is changed forever. We all know that. You better laugh at everything.

When I started making films, I wanted to make Frank Capra pictures. But I've never been able to make anything but these crazy, tough pictures. You are what you are.

It was quite tough, not many opportunities. I remember in primary school, one of my teachers said, "As for you young man, you haven't got much of a future."

You hear players, media people, say that it's tough to play in Philly in front of these fans, to those people I say: you didn't have the guts to succeed here!

Discipline is tough for a guy who is a rebel.

It's very tough to get yourself around the idea that there could be a mechanism being used or abused to restrict and alter the society in which we live.

Zaveck is a tough guy. He has never been knocked down and I love putting people to sleep. Knowing that he has never been knocked down is a true test for me

I'm a tough coach, but on the other side of that is me telling them to go all out, "because you're great, because I don't want you to fail, because you were born to do this and you have a dream."

It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough genres - and I've done it a couple times - it just makes the whole struggle more.

I can't go to the cinema. I go to the bathroom in a petrol station and people come in there for autographs. It's tough but I knew that was going to be the case.

The way I was raised, if something wasn't tough it was not a valuable or enriching experience.

I was just so lucky to have a wonderful life after a tough marriage.

I think that public service is tough on a family - no ifs, ands, buts about it. I have my own personal wishes, but they're not always front and center.

Hockey is a tough, physical game, and it always should be.

Stop worrying about whether they can handle it. You want the truth? Your kid is hardier than you are... Kids are tough.

There are many ways to portray darkness and evil and it isn't all in being mean and tough.

Hey I think the Urban Meyer rule is in effect right now... When the going gets tough... QUIT.

Even in my revenge fantasy where all I do is exercise, I can still do only twenty-five pull-ups. Pull-ups are tough, no joke.

When things go wrong, this is what you should do. Make good art.

Yes, aging can be tough and rough... But it is possible to approach the ultimate without staggering and even with a kind of glow, like a radiant sunset.

We will not duck the tough issues, we will lead.

If things sometimes get tough, you can't ask yourself what impact it's having on you. It isn't an option.

Don't sit around playing Mr. Tough Guy. Don't say 'It's going to go away'... It's just important - just go get checked out. It's not like you're going to lose your manhood.

I'm quite good at going away from home. I don't live with my parents or anything. But it is tough when you're so far away from everyone.

Airshow flying is tough, it's even tougher if you do something stupid. Don't do nuthin dumb!

To the student I would say, "Life is principally multiple choice, but at the end there's a tough essay question.

Have a huge work ethic, be ambitious, aggressive, tough.

Cardio is tough after a day of skating, but with my iPod I can get into the moment and complete the cardio training for the day.

DOLCE & Gabbana is like my and Domenico Dolce's child. The editing of a collection before a show is a tough call, as we would like to show everything!

Directing, writing, producing and starring is just too tough.

Emotional pain makes me want to isolate. Or hit back. It's very tough to rise above my natural inclinations. I'm always working on this.

I want to be real. I don't want to pose as anything. I don't want to pose as a tough guy. I don't want to pose as a nice guy.

I didn't say the meat was tough. I said I didn't see the horse that is usually outside.

We're in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle.

In Cuba you get a quarter of a chicken per month. They give you one bread per person a day. So, it makes your life really tough.

I think to be 'tough' means you look relaxed. So you have to be tough to win tournaments. But you don't want to be so tough on yourself.

If you have the character to hang in there when its tough, you will develop or acquire every other characteristic necessary to WIN in the game of life.

There will be another sky, my love, just you wait

Movies portray men as tough guys.

I think that everybody needs somebody to really look up to and know that even though you're going through a tough time, you'll get over it.

When things get tough, you should seek out someone like a coach or friend or family member to talk things through with.

I want to be a positive influence in little girls' eyes. Little girls need to be confident and grow up with a healthy state of mind. It's a tough, tough world out there.

At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills.

Life is a matter of really tough choices.

I'm a good man with a good heart had a tough time, got a rough start But I finally learned to let it go.

Solutions to tough problems should be made as simple as possible - and no simpler.

Davis Cup, you know, does take a lot out of you over the weekend. It's tough, especially if you play all three days.

It is going to be tough if you look for the easy way out because very rarely is there an easy way out. There is nothing that replaces hard work.