When our forefathers put down roots in desolate places, the thing that allowed them to survive was that they had a faith to see them through the tough times.
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete.
I think as an investigative reporter I had tough standards, but I don't think of myself as a tough person.
Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That's a tough thing to face.
When making tough decisions it is ok to get it wrong as long as we are working to make it right.
When I was growing up, it was Clint Eastwood, it was Harrison Ford and Steve McQueen - these guys were tough. They were leading men, but they were also tough and physical.
With directing, you always have three or four things constantly on the go. It's a tough industry and a tough time, particularly if you're doing things a little outside the box or independent features.
I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.
Screw the daring tough guy image, what happened with us broke me.
I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times.
You can make tough decisions that I believe voters for years have asked us to do.
A career in sport is almost impossible to manage without the support, and guidance, and reassurance of family and friends. During tough times, and there always are, this is whom we go to.
My father wasn't a cruel man. And I loved him. But he was a pretty tough character. His own father was even tougher - one of those Victorians, hard as iron - but my dad was tough enough.
I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.
My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough.
Being sexy is kind of funny to me. You know, I can get kind of spunky or I can get tough, you know, that kind of tough, sexy look. But sexy? No, I don't think so.
Always pray in good and bad times; tough times shouldn't be your only reasons to remember God.
If life doesn't give up on you in good times, why then would you dare to give up on it in tough times?
Maxim 36: When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries
Times have been tough, the economy has been tough. But I want to bring forward a fantastic manifesto for taking the city forwards.
We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.