Tough Quotes

I'm just a tough old woman.

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

I've got a tough act to follow.

Whenever I'm being invited to the New York City Marathon like today, I need to think twice because I know it's a very tough race.

When we win, it will tell every politician in America that if you are bold, if you do the right thing, if you tackle the tough issues, there will be people standing there right with you.

It's tough being me.

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.

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.

So the tough questions that have been asked of Sarah Palin thus far just have been about the fact that she doesn't know anything and isn't ready to be vice president. That's fair game and it has nothing to do with her gender.

Tone on jazz guitars is a real tough issue.

I can say I won a Senior British Open at Turnberry. I think that's the best thing about it, the whole week, was playing this course. It's a challenging, very tough course, under extreme weather. But you know, it's nice to win any event.

I have to say that my husband and my children are so tough, there really is no space for pretension.

If these are the last 34 games of my NBA career, I want them played as tough as I can.

My mom used to say that I became a fighter and a scrapper and a tough guy to protect who I am at my core.

If we don't make tough decisions today our children are going to have to make much, much tougher decisions tomorrow.

What matters to me is my own estimation, and I'm very tough on myself. I need to be proud of what I've done and I work hard for it. I had a very Christian upbringing... lots of guilt. A good thing, It keeps you sane.

Listen, I have a great affection and respect for Joe Biden. I think he's been a great vice president. He's taken on a lot of tough assignments for our administration.

It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn't be anonymous.

Tough love - I'm kind of weary of that. I don't think it's so effective.

Coal mining is tough. Acting is just tedious.

I've dated athletes before but it's too tough because we have the same job, we deal with the same problems and both do a very selfish sport.

If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn't see my young son and I couldn't see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. 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. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

It's been tough for me being away from the game.

When people ask what were the qualities of Bobby Kennedy that they most admired, it was first that he was tough. Second, he told the truth and third, he stood up for the little guy.