I love writing songs. One of the toughest things is structure; it just works when you use verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge. And as soon as you become aware of that formula, you start to have a bad conscience when you write with that particular structure.
We are extending basic training. It’ll be the longest and toughest in the world.
It is the toughest, most macho of male sports, and with that comes an image. In many ways, it is barbaric, and I could never have come out without first establishing myself and earning respect as a player. Rugby was my passion, my whole life, and I wasn’t prepared to risk losing everything I loved.
The U.N.’s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
My mom’s one of the toughest ladies I know. I’ve seen her lose both her brothers, both her parents. She’s been through a lot, and to see her get up every day and put a smile on her face, that shows nothing but strength.
Over the objections, where they sound like squealing pigs, over the objections of Romney and all his allies, we passed some of the toughest Wall Street regulations in history, turning Wall Street back into the allocator of capital it always has been and no longer a casino. And they want to repeal it.
For me, the toughest thing for kids to deal with is when the parents are fighting. It’s not violence on them – it’s the feeling of violence in the family.
Getting through the nights is the toughest part. Being alone. Not having her there to talk to.
Tim Kennedy is one of the toughest guys in my opinion.
It’s toughest to forgive ourselves. So it’s probably best to start with other people. It’s almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.
Being a parent is the toughest thing I’ve ever done. But I’m not the kind of person to throw my kid in front of a TV. I’m the one to take out a book, puzzle, or flash cards.
The toughest breakup I had to go through was losing my father.
World Championships is the toughest competition in the world.
British audiences are toughest on British films. So often, a British film is the last thing they want to see. If you please them, you really know you’ve made an impact.
My father would chaperone at high-school dances, and the toughest guy in the high school used to want to fight my father. My father broke his hand on a guy’s head once in school.
I just want to be remembered as one of the toughest champions with his own attitude.
The U.K. has some of the toughest legislation on hate crime in the world, and it is there to keep us all safe.
Netanyahu has taken on the toughest job in the State of Israel, and as someone who truly gives of himself, I consider him a patriot.
Music is one of the toughest industries, so I respect everybody who has travelled any distance, come far in this music business and achieved anything because it is so hard, and there are so many people out there these days.
I want the hardest, toughest challenges out there for me.
Even the toughest of eggs to crack will have soppy, soft moments when they feel in love. Usually they’ll want to be more physically affectionate in terms of hugging and kissing, and they’ll feel more protective towards you.
The toughest decision is always whether to open a restaurant. Two or three bad months, and you could be out of business.
One of the things that sells music is when the artist is looked at as someone who’s come up from the streets. Not just any streets, but the toughest, meanest streets of the urban ghetto. And that’s called ‘street credibility.’
Against Bermane Stiverne, they said he was going to be the toughest test, but I passed that with flying colours.
I would guess that the decision to create a small special purpose language or use an existing general purpose language is one of the toughest decisions that anyone facing the need for a new language must make.
The fight game has changed to where it’s no longer the toughest is fighting the toughest to be the best on the planet.
The toughest injury I’ve played with was I tore my planter fascia in my foot. As a receiver, as a skill position, anytime you get your wheels, so to speak, messed up, it’s hard to play like you want to play.
Black audiences are probably the toughest for me to make laugh. I’ve gotten pretty good at performing for them, but it’s still a challenge.
I always say I’m one of the toughest mama’s boys you’re ever gonna meet. And I say that to send a message to all the young thugs out there; that it’s nothing to be ashamed of to say you love your mother.
We always say in the Obama world, in the toughest times, you can laugh or you can cry, so you might as well laugh.
I’m always my toughest critic. I’m setting the expectations for myself, and that’s enough pressure. I don’t need to worry about the haters or the Twitter trolls or what everybody else thinks.
You want your kids to grow with the right culture and values, and the toughest part would be finding out how to instill those values in your kids.
Any director, if you really ask them, will tell you that the toughest thing to do is like a dinner table or a dialogue scene, because you need to keep that electricity maintained throughout the course of the film.
Alex Dumas was a consummate warrior and a man of great conviction and moral courage. He was renowned for his strength, his swordsmanship, his bravery, and his knack for pulling victory out of the toughest situations. But he was known, too, for his profane back talk and his problems with authority.
I think Martin Keown was the toughest. I liked playing against him in training because I knew it was just like a game situation.
Beating cancer is personal battle. It was one of the toughest opponents I have faced so far, and I think I did reasonably well. Touch wood.
The evangelical Christian faith I’d grown up with sustained me. It demanded that I refuse the drugs and alcohol on offer in our southwestern Ohio town, that I treat my friends and family kindly, and that I work hard in school. Most of all, when times were toughest, it gave me reason to hope.
The three toughest fighters I fought were Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Robinson.
I think the toughest thing about being an actor in a film is to be with a director who doesn’t know what they want. And that can be really, really frustrating.
The toughest thing about being a success is you’ve got to keep on being a success.
Trump is the toughest guy I’ve ever met, and I’ve known some killers. His movement is bigger than the Republican Party, and he knows it.
I knew on the day that I accepted my job at CNN that a ratings victory at 8 P.M. was going to be a formidable challenge. As I have been told over and over, this is the toughest time slot in cable news.
Call it weakness if you will, but even the toughest individuals need assistance getting back on track.
The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it’s very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer.
I actually found ‘We’re the Millers’ one of the toughest, if I’m honest, least fun experiences of my life, which is weird. It was such a huge opportunity for me to work with the people I worked with and I feel grateful to be a part of that, but it kind of messed me up.
I’m a proven fighter – overcoming life’s toughest challenges.
My father took one of the toughest jobs in the government because he cared about his nation more than himself. His courage and conviction have always driven me to want to make a difference.
I find the function of the brain incredibly fascinating, and it’s like trying to crack the toughest, most complicated problem there is.
Looking back, the most challenging thing for me was actually directing. It’s very tough. Being in front of the camera is easy since the director can tell me what to do. But being the director and giving people directions is the toughest thing for me.
I put so much pressure on myself. I’m my toughest critic. I always push myself to go harder than I did last time.
If I could get the respect of 14-year-olds, I’m happy. They’re the toughest audience.
Most films don’t have a budget for a background score, but it is the toughest job to do. We work like donkeys. And usually we get only around a month to do a score.
Beating Chris Eubank in 1997 was a great win and the toughest fight of my life, and beating Jeff Lacy was great, too. But Mikkel Kessler topped it, winning all the belts and fighting in front of all those fans in my home town.
I guess the toughest things in translations are word play, which can never be reproduced exactly.
Obama’s Justice Department has also targeted Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Sheriff Joe bills himself as America’s Toughest Sheriff for good reason. Maricopa County is responsible for one out of every four deportations in the country.
Business is always looking to avoid the toughest norms. But some do it in a civilized way, while others push it using uncivilized, brazen methods.
My father – who was a master sergeant and the toughest man I’ve even known – next to him, Coach Lombardi was a piece of cake.
