Best 628 quotes in «tough quotes» category

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.

I can't imagine just dusting my pants off and going about my life like, "Phew! I sure made it through a tough spot, now where am I headed?" I feel more of an obligation to be helpful.

I come from a family of very strong women, women who have endured very tough lives in hopes of a better one for their children.

I come from a pretty tough background and I learned a long time ago not to be bothered.

I decided to be a smarter fighter. I already knew I was tough, so if I was smart and tough, I was more likely to be a champion.

I definitely learned a lesson this time. I know that I can be broken. I am not as tough as I thought. I see it now. At this point, it's the only thing good that came out of all of this. I know myself better now and know what I have to do.

I didn't deserve to be president just based on the Richter scale of 'Was I tough enough and did I understand the process?'

If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.

I don't really say much about reviewers. It's a very tough job to get all of the depth of a movie all at once.

I don't think there's any shortage of tough, sometimes vicious rhetoric about President Barack Obama coming from the right. Talk radio shows dominated by conservatives.

I feel compassionate, because I know [students] all have to go down this road of suffering and it's going to be tough.

I find acting tough, but sitting around chatting - that's easy.

If I had one thing I'd like to lose weight. It's tough because of the way I live.

I felt violated after certain scenes in the movie [Stone]. She [Lucetta] is a tough character. The choices she makes, especially her sexual choices... it was hard for me to put myself out there like that.

If I was renowned as as tough coach, I also wanted to be a caring one

I fix things. Believe me, when you hear about tough phone calls I'm having, don't worry about it.

If I played a tough kid on the street I couldn't go out there and get into fifth position. I had to dance like a tough kid on the street.

If men ever discovered how tough women actually are, they would be scared to death.

If the hill has its own name, then it's probably a pretty tough hill.

If we have to go through a mental exercise, yes or no, every time we are faced with a tough decision, we will continue to have trouble with living what we supposedly believe.

If you find yourself under lethal attack don't be kind. Be harsh. Be tough. Be ruthless.

If you can work and if you're offered a job and you don't take it, you cannot continue to claim benefits. It will be extremely tough.

If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave them primed for a life of crime.

If you're going to break up, it reaches a point where whatever is happening is not working and it all comes to a head. I think that's a tough realization and it's hard to communicate sometimes. You just have to think about your happiness and the other person's happiness, and communicate really honestly.

If you thought eighth grade was tough, try it with fangs and a fear of garlic.

If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it.

If you're married you'll have tough times.

If you're upset with how you look at 25, life's going to be tough.

If you wanted a safe job, go sell shoes. This is a tough business.

Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.

I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life.

I grew up around some people whose parents toured a lot: tough on the marriage, tough on the kids.

I gotta get working, you know? I've been too busy. I've been trying my hardest, but it's really tough.

I grew up in a tough neighborhood where a lot of kids were older than me. The older kids decided to pick me on me starting when I was about 6 and it didn't take me long to take a stand for myself.

I guess there hasn't been a tough enough opponent for me to fight. But fighting a southpaw is OK. It's something different and maybe I need something different. I look at a right-handed fighter then I look at a left-handed fighter, and it's even better.

I guess my mantra is you have to work really hard if you want something. You have to be committed to hard work and persistence even when it gets tough.

I had a chance to go to Italy when I was younger and that would have been tough because of the language. America is easier but I really loved it.

I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it's hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood.

I had a tough career. I then resolved to find peace. And, I finally found Islam.

I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you.

I have drive, for sure. You have to. It's a tough business; there are a lot of actresses and not a lot of great roles. I don't want to complain because I'm so grateful.

I have confidence that God is with us in all things, both tender and tough

I have complete confidence in the American people and our legal traditions and the prosecutors, the tough prosecutors from New York who specialize in terrorism.

I have fun being sexy and tough at the same time.

I haven't met everyone from all different cultures, but I do know Aussies are very tough.

I just don't want you to feel uncomfortable about this," he says. Say: "Hey. I am a very cool person. I am tough." Show him your bicep.

I have respect for my fellow journalists at the other networks, and I wish them all well. This is a tough business, so good for them.

I knew that I had it tough compared to children around me. But I felt like I needed it. I think I had the wisdom as a child to know that it would help me later on.

I just said, you can't lie and hold up a Bible. And you can't do that. You just can't do that. It's not appropriate. And I was tough on him on that, because things were said abut me that were not true. And Marco Rubio actually said that he lied. And I have never seen a politician say to another politician that he lied.

I know not everyone will like me, but this is who I am so if you don't like it, tough!