Language and reality are kept strictly apart— reality is tough, unyielding stuff, and it doesn't care what you think or feel or say about it. Or it shouldn't.

I'm all you have in this world Mariam, and when I'm gone you'll have nothing. You ARE nothing!

Everybody has a breaking point. It's tough to ignore the impulse to respond with anger.

Rocket science is tough, and rockets have a way of failing.

I came from a real tough neighborhood. I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

I know not everyone will like me, but this is who I am so if you don't like it, tough!

When the going gets tough, I'm not always sure what you do. I'm not saying that I know how to fix everything when the going gets tough, but I do know this: when the going goes tough, you don't quit. And you don't fold up. And you don't go in the other direction.

You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.

Maybe I'm just like a child. I'm full of curiosity about things, and it's fine as long as it's fun at that time, yet at the same time, I hate things that are tough.

To me, life is a gift, and it's a blessing to just be alive. And each person should learn what a gift it is to be alive no matter how tough things get.

Approximately 80% of our air pollution stems from hydrocarbons released by vegetation, so let's not go overboard in setting and enforcing tough emission standards from man-made sources.

Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I'm being funny, but I'm reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything; otherwise, we're going down the tube.

Endings are always tough, but I believe when something ends, there are new beginnings, new opportunities and new things to be excited for, too.

The key to life when it gets tough is to keep moving. Just keep moving.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

When somebody challenges you, fight back. Be brutal, be tough.

Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up.

You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.

When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.