Tough Quotes

I came out of the old Second City in Chicago. Chicago actors are more hard-nosed. They're tough on themselves and their fellow actors. They're self-demanding.

I have made the tough decisions, always with an eye toward the bottom line. Perhaps it's time America was run like a business.

I'd be stupid not to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ because it was tough out there and I was nervous, and I felt his presence all day.

I'm an L.A. girl who became a tough New York cop.

I have a tough time judging myself.

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

The polls indicated that I was feisty, that I was tough, that I had a sense of humor, but they weren't quite sure if they liked me and they didn't know whether or not that I was sensitive.

People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.

Before the decathlon I'm constantly trying to convince myself that I want to do this, that I want to take myself to that place where it's going to hurt and things are going to be tough. But that's like anything - you want to give your best.

I understand everybody in this country doesn't agree with the decisions I've made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand.

I'm tough in the sense that I believe as strongly in what I'm doing as anybody else believes in what they are doing.

I write a lot of music in my time off and I compose most of the songs on guitar. I've actually gone into the studio and recorded a few things, but it's tough trying to sell a song. It's all about finding that hook, that melody.

Poets go through a very tough apprenticeship in the use of words.

Baseball life is a tough life on the family.

Most men act so tough and strong on the outside because on the inside, we are scared, weak, and fragile. Men, not women, are the weaker sex.

I think the media makes it tough to play in New York. There are so many papers and TV channels covering the Knicks and the expectations for the Knicks are so high.

I would rather be tough on myself than have other people be tough on me.

And still the time, especially in the economy, is very tough, very difficult. It's necessary to be active still, to work, to fight, to make our economy more competitive.

You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.

If you think you have it tough, read history books.

We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.

Hockey is a tough game.

I'm used to being the big tough guy, the bodyguard type.

I had me jaw broken, and so my chin stuck way out. That's how I became tough - I learned to pick up anything and fight back.

If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.

She needs to seem tough, and whatever Hillary's weaknesses, tough is a pretty good word to describe her.

Life is very tough. If you don't laugh, it's tough.

Sometimes guys need to cry. Some hockey players think they're too tough to cry.

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.

I know how tough it is to stand up to powerful forces that prey on consumers.