Quotes with tough-minded

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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at the touch, nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Anthony Bourdain 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.
    Anthony Bourdain
    American celebrity chef, author and journalist (1956 - 2018)
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  • Brene Brown Vulnerability is about showing up and being seen. It's tough to do that when we're terrified about what people might see or think.
    Brene Brown
    American professor, lecturer, author (1965 - )
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  • Thomas J. Peters We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.
    Thomas J. Peters
    American Management Consultant, Author, Trainer (1942 - )
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  • Bartlett Sher We get a lot of raps as Americans for being small-minded, but in fact, when you really drill down to the core of the culture, there's an enormous amount of compassion and forgiveness and support.
    Bartlett Sher
    American theatre director (1959 - )
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  • W. Clement Stone We have a problem. ''Congratulations.'' But it's a tough problem. ''Then double congratulations.''
    W. Clement Stone
    American businessman and author (1902 - 2002)
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  • Martin Luther King We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.
    Martin Luther King
    American preacher (1929 - 1968)
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  • Bill Owens We must renew our efforts to keep our communities safe, from the dangers of terrorists from foreign lands and from common criminals here at home. Let no criminal believe that tough fiscal times will yield an open cell door and a ticket to freedom.
    Bill Owens
    American photographer (1938 - )
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  • Bryant Gumbel We've got an awful lot to talk about this week, including the sexual harassment suit against the President. Of course, in that one, it's a little tough to figure out who's really being harassed.
    Bryant Gumbel
    American television journalist and sportscaster (1948 - )
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  • Byron Dorgan When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.
    Byron Dorgan
    American author, businessman (1942 - )
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  • Bow Wow When I see my own people going through the tough times, it's a wake-up call. I hope my influence can impact someone else's decision to get out here and vote.
    Bow Wow
    American rapper and actor (Shad Gregory Moss) (1987 - )
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  • Barkhad Abdi When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and better. I dreamed big. The American dream, you know? You have to work hard for your dream to come true.
    Barkhad Abdi
    Somali–American actor and director (1985 - )
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  • Cass Sunstein When like-minded people, talking mostly with one another, end up thinking a more extreme version of what they thought before they started to talk... If you put a bunch of rebels in a room and ask them to discuss rebellion, they'll get more extreme.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Italo Calvino When politicians and politically minded people pay too much attention to literature, it is a bad sign - a bad sign mostly for literature. But it is also a bad sign when they don't want to hear the word mentioned.
    Italo Calvino
    Italian writer (1923 - 1985)
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  • Allen Klein When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it.
    Allen Klein
    American businessman, music publisher (1931 - 2009)
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  • Brigitte Nielsen When you makes movies, you usually make good money. But it is also a very tough job. Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life. And it is never a job from nine to five.
    Brigitte Nielsen
    Danish actress, model and singer (1963 - )
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  • Bo Schembechler When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing.
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  • Bennie Thompson While I agree that homegrown terrorism and the jihadist threat deserve continuing attention, a single-minded approach ignores all other threats.
    Bennie Thompson
    American politician (1948 - )
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  • Bette Midler Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.
    Bette Midler
    American singer, songwriter, actress and comedian (1945 - )
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  • James J. Corbett You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round.
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