Quotes About Toughness

My body is durable, my body is able to withstand a lot of practices, a lot of punishment.

Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it's probably true in most cases.

I've got a thick skull and big, thick bones that don't break apart easily.

There's going to be good things that get you, and there's going to be bad things that get you, so you better be willing, and your skin better be thick.

I've got a thick skin.

Growing up in Manhattan has given me a thick skin.

I have a thick skin.

You've got to have thick skin in this business.

Having been a journalist for thirty-nine years, I've developed a pretty thick skin.

The reality is I have a job as a national party chair that, one, requires a thick skin. It requires me to be able to absorb the body blows so our candidates can stay above the fray.

I have kind of a thick skin.

I think you have to have really thick skin to be in politics - which I just lack. I think I'm just too nice!

You gotta have a thick skin to be a fighter.

I've got thick skin.

When you work in TV you have to develop a thick skin, and I have certainly grown used to criticism.

I think this industry can be tough on everyone. You have to surround yourself with supportive people and know when to put your foot down and do what's best for you and your family. The first few years in the music industry can be a steep learning curve, and I've definitely developed a thicker skin!

I like when the ice gets thin, the going gets rough, the guests get edgy.

Unfortunately, we're in a profession, and if you've got thin skin, you're not going to last very long. So you take the good with the bad.

Tomatoes and squash never fail to reach maturity. You can spray them with acid, beat them with sticks and burn them; they love it.

if necessary, leave. The party may be spoiled, you might not be able to see the end of the movie, etc. so what? It's better than getting your head knocked in or being around to watch the stomping that is about to happen. somebody is going to get seriously hurt. That means hospitals and police—not fun, folks. oddly enough, when you are really tough, it's easier to walk away from this sort of thing.

Would I laugh? Matter of fact, you would, says Zeb. Heart like shale. What you need is a good fracking.

Junker children, girls as well, were brought up to be tough and bear pain uncomplainingly.

You're Ma's own blood son, but did she take on that time Tony Fontaine shot you in the leg? No, she just sent for old Doc Fontaine to dress it and asked the doctor what ailed Tony's aim. Said she guessed the licker was spoiling his marksmanship.

Be a little man, Wade, and stop crying or I will come over there and slap you.