Toughness Quotes

My feeling about him is that the America that we have today, the freedoms we enjoy and the privileges we have, are really the reflection of Abe Lincoln's convictions, his vision, and his toughness.

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

Every quarterback can throw a ball; every running back can run; every receiver is fast; but that mental toughness that you talk about translates into competitiveness.

I am a sweet old softy, but it took toughness to get through what I went through.

Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.

In the end I didn't get a top car any more. I had no toughness left. That was the reality.

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Our attitudes have changed a lot, really, and so there's a certain toughness about it.

A Democrat has to show the toughness to govern. People don't doubt that Republicans will be tough.

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it.

When you think about your heritage, you think about toughness and hard work.

I felt like the dark hair added like a toughness to my face also, which was really important.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That's where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It's having backbone.

My father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons.

I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me.

I believe this with all my heart: The greatest coach of all time in my eyes is my mom. She's instilled in me a toughness and a perseverance and just a never-quit mentality, and I thank her every day for providing me, for what she sacrificed her life for.

Brave men are all vertebrates; they have their softness on the surface and their toughness in the middle.

My biggest problem will be lack of match toughness but I am a positive, optimistic person.