Tough Quotes

Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it.

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

Get tough: don't work under pressure; work over pressure.

I'm an incredibly lucky girl. For someone who has made some very foolish mistakes and had some tough lessons to learn very quickly, I am still incredibly lucky.

When we first sort of break in or bust into the house, if you will, there's some tough love.

I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.

Politics thrives on simple, clean messages, something that played to Obama's advantage in 2008. Stagnant unemployment and the loss of America's AAA rating are as simple and tough as they come. This is the economy on Obama's watch, and there's no one left to blame.

He wants to be his own man and be recognized for what he's done. He's not asking for anything because of his name. That was a tough situation to go into at Alabama, but he probably wouldn't have been given the job if the situation would have been different.

I had spent some time in the outback, but to meet Aboriginals and work with them was wonderful. It gave me a great appreciation of how tough life is and about the indomitable spirit that the Aboriginal people have always possessed.

That's why I wanted to be part of this AIDS Project Los Angeles party. We help raise funds for those who are having a tough time with some very basic necessities, like shelter, food, and medical care.

At times like that it's difficult to remember what's at stake, that history is in the making. As a player you feel so cut off sometimes, it can be tough... Which is why it is an enormous advantage to play at home.

If we do not make tough decisions now, future Americans will have to make even tougher ones.

Mmm, well that whole thing about having to look tough has never left Australia.

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side... and female leader is assumed to be one-dimensional.

My mother's mother is a very tough cookie. She buried three husbands. Two of them were just napping.

For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law. By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs.

Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.

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

When times are tough, constant conflict may be good politics but in the real world, cooperation works better. After all, nobody's right all the time, and a broken clock is right twice a day.

I don't think a tough question is disrespectful.

The first time probably people really were aware of me, I unfortunately had the title of Showtime's Funniest Person in America. And that's a really tough title to travel around with when you're not even known.

In fact, the best thing we could do on taxes for all Americans is to simplify the individual tax code. This will be a tough job, but members of both parties have expressed an interest in doing this, and I am prepared to join them.

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

You want to toe the line with tough investigations without falling into political grandstanding inherent in Washington on both sides of the aisle.

Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return.

When you are no longer a boy, you have to be tough.

I think most people are not willing to make the tough choices.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

My character in 'Prison Break' needs to be formidable. In reality, I'm not very tough at all.

I always wanted to be an actor, but with a speech impediment it's kind of tough. I decided to roll the dice and take an acting class, which was very, very nerve-wracking... my stomach would just be in knots.