Tough Quotes

“You wake up in this here world, my sweet li'l mister, you got to wake up tough. You go out that front door tough of a mornin' and you stay tough 'til lights out—have you learned that?”

“The measure of your character and mental toughness is the space between what you are doing and what you could be doing”

“Women are tough, but sometimes women present toughness in different ways.”

“Leadership grows like tall trees. It needs both toughness and flexibility - toughness for accountability - flexibility to adapt changes with a compassionate & caring heart for self and others.”

“My mom was tough.”

“Parenting is tough.”

“In my experience, growing up in Brooklyn and all that, the real tough guys didn't act tough. They didn't talk tough. They were tough, you know? I think about these politicians who try to pose as tough guys - it makes me laugh.”

“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.”

“Even in the tough times, He's still a good God.”