Tough Times Quotes - Page 12

• Obama has had a really tough time, but there have been a lot of things that he's compromised on that I never would have expected. I mean, drones and domestic spying are the last things I would have thought he'd support. I've met Obama a few times, and I think Obama's a quality human being, but I think that he finds himself in a position where your actions are largely dictated by things out of your control. I'm not giving him a pass for not being more courageous, but I do think the entire system needs an overhaul and taking money out of politics would be a really good first step.

  Shepard Fairey

  Mean, Thinking, Giving

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• It's a tough time for screenwriters right now, because fewer movies are getting made. I'm enjoying television so much. It offers opportunities for writers to be in a writers' room and work their way up. It's somewhat easier because there's more of a community. There are so many screenwriters with incredible stories to tell, so I hope there will be some kind of shift in the business where very few types of movies are now made by the studios. There needs to be different budgets for different audiences; not everything having to be a huge opening weekend.

  Callie Khouri

  Weekend, Opportunity, Community

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• A weird theory I have is we come from a suppressed culture. Ireland is one of the most invaded countries ever. I think the British started it very early, it could be like 800 that decided to come and show us out; and the Danes in the north. We've had a tough time and pretty much a similar culture would be the Jewish culture; they had a pretty hard time. They were being kicked around for a long, long time.

  Gavin Friday

  Country, Hard Times, Thinking

  Source: bigthink.com

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• A problem is a chance for you to do your best.

  Duke Ellington

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• I get it now; I didn't get it then. That life is about losing and about doing it as gracefully as possible... and enjoying everything in between.

  Mia Farrow

  Hard Times, Losing, Life Is

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

  Wayne Gretzky

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• How we handle our tough times stays with us for a long time.

  Max Lucado

  Long, Handle, Tough

  Max Lucado (2006). “Facing Your Giants: A David and Goliath Story for Everyday People”, p.65, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I'm looking at [my daughter] right now. To think that I am her dad is the greatest honor in the world. She's an amazing kid. We have a great relationship and she is one of my closest friends. I seek her advice. I like to know what she thinks about things, and she's helped me through some really tough times. I just look forward to years of developing that relationship.

  Harry Connick, Jr.

  Daughter, Dad, Kids

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• If you're married you'll have tough times.

  Jeff Bridges

  Tough, Married, Ifs

  "Jeff Bridges: My family values" by Elaine Lipworth, www.theguardian.com. June 18, 2010.

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• To wage war, we need a commander in chief who has made tough calls in tough times and stood up to be held accountable over and over, not first-term senators who've never made an executive decision in their life.

  Carly Fiorina

  War, Decision, Needs

  Rush Transcript second debate: CNN Facebook Republican Presidential Debate, cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com. December 16, 2015.

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• I care about politics, but I have a tough time making comedy out of it. I was so happy to have a chance to be on The Daily Show, and I think Jon Stewart's so funny... but mostly in my own comedy, I care about less relevant things.

  Demetri Martin

  Thinking, Care, Politics

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• My generation didn`t face the kind of urgent, pressing issues that my parents did, who fought through a war and a Depression and know what suffering is. That`s why Bob Dole had a tough time with this electorate. He was an old-fashioned curmudgeon who knew about sacrifice, and we didn`t know if we could live up to his standards. But we knew we could live up to Bill Clinton`s. He`s more like one of us.

  Bill Maher

  War, Sacrifice, Issues

  "Lite Night with Bill Maher". Interview with Ana Marie Cox, www.motherjones.com. January/February 1998.

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• I had a really tough time for a few years. My show was gone. My phone wasn't ringing. There wasn't one job offer. And at that point, I thought I knew for sure that I wouldn't work in Hollywood again.

  Ellen DeGeneres

  Jobs, Phones, Years

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• What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Lying, Adversity, Hard Times

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• Senator Obama is a gifted and eloquent young man who can do great things for our country in the years ahead. But my friends, eloquence is no substitute for a record - not in these tough times for America. In the Senate he has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done, nor has he been willing to take on powerful interest groups in the Democratic Party.

  Joe Lieberman

  Country, Powerful, Party

  "The Lieberman Conundrum". voices.washingtonpost.com. November 13, 2008.

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• I've made tough calls and tough times and been held accountability. I think that is the kind of leadership that the American people need now to produce results.

  Carly Fiorina

  Thinking, People, Accountability

  "Fiorina: Trump is a Clinton Christmas gift, I'm the lump of coal; US doing enough to defeat ISIS?". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 20, 2015.

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• I've had so many [life lessons], but the more I've walked through tough times, the stronger I've become. I truly believe anything is possible if you fully manifest it. I've been to the top and I believe I've been to the bottom as well. Respecting yourself is key - physically and mentally. It's OK to take care of yourself.

  Matt Sorum

  Life Lesson, Believe, Keys

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• Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache, carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or greater Benefit.

  Napoleon Hill

  Life, Motivational, Positive

  Napoleon Hill, Steve Berges (2010). “Think and Grow Rich: Collector's Edition”, p.118, American Liberty Press

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• When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.

  Tom Hodgkinson

  Sleep, Naps, Chocolate

  "Idle thoughts" by Tom Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. July 28, 2006.

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• You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.

  Joan Jett

  Band, Findings, Knows

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• There are lots of small businesses in Britain that have a pretty tough time but many of them are also parts of supply chains, the leave side roll out JCB but that's one company, all the experts are saying the economy would take a big hit if we came out of the EU.

  Frances O'Grady

  Experts, Sides, Small Business

  Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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• I believe in magic, and having a vision. The tough times made me a warrior. I work hard.

  Neon Hitch

  Believe, Hard Work, Warrior

  Source: www.elle.com

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• But then male directors also have a hard time getting their movies made... not as hard as women but it's a tough time for any movie this size. And that particular movie [The Hurt Locker] was so specific. It couldn't hurt, of course, and I'm really glad for her, but I don't know how much it will change things, if at all. The film industry is still so sexist.

  Nicole Holofcener

  Hurt, Hard Times, Size

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Wisdom

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• In fact, batteries haven't improved over the last 100 years as much as they would need to in order to make that happen. So I'm invested in a lot of battery companies - and there's a lot that exists I'm not in. They're all having a tough time achieving it.

  Bill Gates

  Order, Years, Batteries

  "THE BILL GATES INTERVIEW: An energy miracle is coming, and it's going to change the world". Interview with Drake Baer, www.businessinsider.com. February 22, 2016.

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