Quotes About Toughness

A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.

I had me jaw broken, and so my chin stuck way out. That's how I became tough - I learned to pick up anything and fight back.

I'm a rock god? I'm five foot seven. I had me jaw broken, and so my chin stuck way out. That's how I became tough - I learned to pick up anything and fight back... A rock god!

I've been a longtime admirer of Condoleezza Rice, because I like her articulateness and style - her toughness and rigor.

A particular personality trait that doesn't come easily to everyone will be needed in a lot of situations: the ability to handle or maybe just ignore the ongoing appearance of stressful situations.

Life is hard enough to be easy

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.

You think your muscles hurt? Try a blade in the belly.

You've come to the wrong shop for mercy.

New York is eating young geniuses [businessmen] up alive. It's eating them up alive, Stone. And it's showing the beauty of the city, but it's showing the toughness and the viciousness of the city.

You have to be pretty tough to be an actor, and you have to be pretty certain what you want. You can't waffle through this business.

And then Lucinda was like an athlete who, with her body warm, has ripped a muscle and not felt it. As she cooled, she stiffened, and felt-it hurt more than you would think possible-the damage.

Pain is the body's way of ridding itself of weakness.

Adversity breeds toughness, and the tough succeed. And survive.

This is no world for gentle people

This was a hard, unforgiving world. The only way to survive was to beat it at its own game.

Absolutely, you can improve and become better at toughness. It's a talent, but it can be acquired, too. I think of it like building a callus.

A good agent will sometimes need to be a scrapper, and that's the one you want.

I aim to bring a little pain, and a little roughness to what I do.

I've played with sprained ankles before, bruises, stuff like that.

It is always a tough game when you play against Arsenal; they have good players, and it doesn't matter what kind of moment they are in.

Golpéate tu mano en una piedra y espera que duela.

La aspereza de un maestro es mejor que la supuesta ternura de un padre.

I've probably been spit on more that any person alive outside of, I would say, a member of the prison system.