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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."
"I haven't met everyone from all different cultures, but I do know Aussies are very tough."
"Pebble Beach. It is tough and the lay out is amazing."
"The world has been very careful to pick very few diseases for eradication, because it is very tough."
"Courage is what you earn when you've been through the tough times and you discover they aren't so tough after all."
"A board member should be perfectly willing to leave at any time and willing to make the tough calls."
"I definitely learned a lesson this time. I know that I can be broken. I am not as tough as I thought. I see it now. At this point, it's the only thing good that came out of all of this. I know myself better now and know what I have to do."
"Children are never too tender to be whipped. Like tough beefsteaks, the more you beat them, the more tender they become."
"To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough."
"Trying to be funny is one of the hardest things on the planet. I think that's tough for everyone. If you're just naturally funny it's a hell of a lot easier."
"Assume life will be really tough, and then ask if you can handle it. If the answer is yes, you've won."
"One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made you quite tough. And then you've got this British mother whose entire being rejects 'coddling' in case it makes you too soft. So there's absolutely nothing standing between you and a fairly rough experience."
"Maidens who stay maidens turn into saints. Old women become sorceresses. Tough jobs, both of these."
"9/11 changed everything. We lose more Americans every year drowning in the bathtub than through terrorism. But terrorism has been used as a lever to frighten people, pass legislation, sound tough and coerce us into giving away our rights in pursuit of phantom problems."
"Understand, when you eat meat, that something did die. You have an obligation to value it - not just the sirloin but also all those wonderful tough little bits."
"Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer."
"It's a tough thing-you get in a situation where you feel you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks."
"The tough thing is figuring out what questions to ask, but […] once you do that, the rest is really easy."
"I had to start being aware of what I ate, what I'm planning to eat and take my twice-daily medication accordingly. That's not so difficult now, but when you're 10 years old, it's tough, let me tell you."
"Wrigley is a great business, but that doesn't solve the problem. Buying great businesses at advantageous prices is very tough."
