Barack Obama
Politician
"When times get tough, we don't give up. We get up."
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Johnny Cash
Musician, Singer-songwriter
"Life is rough so you gotta be tough."
Theresa May
Politician
"In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain."
John Wayne
Actor, Director
"When the road looks rough ahead, remember the 'Man upstairs' and the word HOPE. Hang onto both and 'tough it out'."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Civil Rights Leader
"We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart."
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"All situations teach you, and often it's the tough ones that teach you best."
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"Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest."
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"Life's pretty tough . . . you're lucky if you live through it."
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"Well, me don't swim too tough so me don't go in the water too deep."
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"There's a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I'm too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I'm not going to let anybody see you."
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"A powerful woman is someone who exudes confidence and can be tough but fair and kind. And also knows how to get what she wants."
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"When the going gets tough, the tough take a coffee break."
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"There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king."
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"Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you're stupid"
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"When you are tough on yourself, life is inevitably easy. When you are easy on yourself, life will be inevitably difficult."
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"The message I'm trying to say is that I'm tough because of life experience."
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"Dying's tough - but not as tough as comedy."
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"A tough woman. That lady has touched more people than I've ever known."
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"It's been a tough season for all of us, but all we can do is keep fighting and showing character to the end of the season"
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"When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you."
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"We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing."
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"I haven't met everyone from all different cultures, but I do know Aussies are very tough."
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"Pebble Beach. It is tough and the lay out is amazing."
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"The world has been very careful to pick very few diseases for eradication, because it is very tough."
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"Courage is what you earn when you've been through the tough times and you discover they aren't so tough after all."
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