My mother is a very strong woman. We were seven kids; five of them passed away. My elder brother and I are alive. My mother lost five kids, her husband, her parents and siblings. But she is so strong, she is living for the people who are alive.
It's been kind of tough, but tough people last.
Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.
Life does not forgive weakness.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue.
It's tough, but you learn your lesson from all the mistakes you make.
I have a different kind of experience than other girls had. I've had to face a lot of different styles and adjust to them. I had to face a lot of bad situations and come back. I've had to fight with my eyes swollen shut and my nose broken and bloody.
Look what happened when I fought Anderson Silva. It can't possibly get worse than that. I've already seen the bottom and it wasn't that bad. I made it through. I survived. It's fighting. It's not the end of the world.
Endure what is difficult to endure and to suffer what is difficult to suffer.
Tough times never last, but tough people do. You might add, "You're tougher than you give yourself credit for."
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
The average person is either a weakling, or just a happy person who wants to get along, or thinks being tough is having big muscles and strutting around town and having a good-looking girlfriend.
The East is tougher than a lot of people give us credit for.
A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.
I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair, and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either.
'Toughness' and 'credibility' are leitmotifs that run through both Trumpian and Kissingerian deal-making. Both men insist that war and diplomacy are inseparable and that, to be effective, diplomats need to be able to wield threats and offer incentives in equal, unrestricted measure.
Everybody has their ups and downs, and that's what makes you tougher.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Bro, how are you going to tap on the neck, on the choke? Go to sleep, man. Be a man.
Hard work is the only way to success. You have to be tough, stay tough.
I've had to be tough my whole life.
I have some muscle on me where I can take those hits.
