Tough Quotes

During these continued tough economic times, writing a sensible, fair budget that provides real opportunities for Washington families, workers and businesses is always a challenge.

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.

Redistricting and a broken, polarized Congress have made it tough to be a moderate in Congress.

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you.

I've had a tough time learning how to act like a congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money.

You will see the President being very, very tough on spending.

Coming from a small town it was tough to dream big. When I grew up in a small town in Georgia, my biggest dream was one day to be able to go to Atlanta.

I mean, in my - and I'm not trying to do spilled milk, but in those days it was a little - I think it was much tougher, because you got an image, and you were in a saloon. And it was tough to come out of a saloon and to get in films, and to maintain an image, you know.

Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.

You have to always continue to strive no matter how hard things get, no matter how troubled you feel. No matter how tough things get, no matter how many times you lose, you keep trying to win.

True fans of the Constitution, like true fans of the national pastime, acknowledge the critical role of human judgment in making tough calls. We don't expect flawless interpretation. We expect good faith. We demand honesty.

Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English.

I've always been pretty tough in that way, where if you tell me I can't do something, I will prove you wrong.

This idea that you're a successful tough guy if you evade taxes and deceive the state has got to change.

No matter how tough the meat may be, it's going to be tender if you slice it thin enough.

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.

I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up those cleats.

For some people, their idea of getting tough is longer suspended sentences.

As a gymnast, you always wear spandex. Being a teenager wearing spandex? It was tough accepting how my body looked, especially if there was any weight gain.

It was definitely some tough moments throughout my life, but I kind of stayed focused and came through the other end of the tunnel.

The theater is a tough place. It's not cushioned the way it is in film and television.

Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts.

We got extremely lucky. It's a tough business to work with.

After using four different languages on an album, it's tough to decide which one I'm gonna actually learn to speak. I always study the lyric, make sure I know what I'm singing, and try to get the pronunciation as perfect as possible.

My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

Tough guy Spike was always the funnest, but I'm most proud of the more recent stuff, the last season, I think.

Never having alone time is real tough on people.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong.

We are going through tough economic times but things are looking up, and the indicators are improving not only for large corporations but also for small business.