Tough Times Quotes - Page 15

• When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.

  Byron Dorgan

  Cutting, Government, Faces

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• Not getting girls is the story of my life. I have always had a bit of a tough time with the ladies. I don't know whether it's that I don't have game or just don't feel comfortable in my own skin, but females pick up on that.

  Josh Peck

  Girl, Games, Skins

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• That's why I wanted to be part of this AIDS Project Los Angeles party. We help raise funds for those who are having a tough time with some very basic necessities, like shelter, food, and medical care.

  Brande Roderick

  Party, Hiv, Care

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• I believe that young people are looking for answers to the big questions just like everyone else, and that they respect intelligent comment to help guide them through tough times.

  Bill Kurtis

  Believe, Intelligent, People

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• In tough times, a librarian is a terrible thing to waste.

  Marilyn Johnson

  Waste, Librarian, Terrible

  Marilyn Johnson (2010). “This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All”, p.12, Harper Collins

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• Sometimes I have a tough time getting along with myself. When I was a child, I needed a lot of attention... and I don't have a small ego. For me, appearing on a stage or presenting a cake is the same thing. You need a crowd around you to do it.

  Ron Ben-Israel

  Children, Cake, Ego

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• People in Afghanistan want peace, including the Taliban. They're also people like we all are. They have families, they have relatives, they have children, they are suffering a tough time.

  Hamid Karzai

  Children, People, Suffering

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• I see a tough time for our cricket. Senior players will establish records and go home, but our cricket will struggle. Young players aren't playing with the freedom that they should enjoy. The selectors and the cricket board should take responsibility for that.

  Arjuna Ranatunga

  Senior, Struggle, Home

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• The drink? Yes, I've had tough times in my life, especially the last year, regarding my ex-wife, my kids, I nearly broke my neck, I was on death row with pneumonia.

  Paul Gascoigne

  Kids, Pneumonia, Years

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• I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some from behind.

  Dr. Seuss

  Cancer, Hard Times, Resilience

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• You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.

  Carly Fiorina

  Business, Mean, California

  "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. June 13, 2010.

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• An Airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.

  Henry Ford

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Don't confuse drive and passion. Drive pushes you forward. It's a duty, an obligation. Passion pulls you. It's the sense of connection you feel when the work you do expresses who you are. Only passion will get you through the tough times.

  Randy Komisar

  Passion, Connections, Duty

  Randy Komisar, Kent L. Lineback (2001). “The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living”, p.93, Harvard Business Press

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• We live in a society that likes to kick people when they’re down. Don’t be a fair-weather friend. Stick with people. They need you more in the tough times than they do in the good times.

  Joel Osteen

  Weather, People, Likes

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• Betty White met with President Obama at the White House. President Obama invited Betty personally because she's great with animals. And the president's still having a tough time house-training Joe Biden.

  Craig Ferguson

  Animal, White, House

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• Genuine confidence is a way of thinking about yourself and your abilities. Confidence is your perception of your own potential; it's a kind of long-term thinking that powers you through the obstacles and tough times, helping you solve problems and putting you in the way of success. Your confidence is quite a separate matter from your social skills.

  John Eliot

  Confidence, Thinking About You, Way Of Thinking

  John Eliot, PhD (2015). “Overachievement: The Science of Working Less to Accomplish More”, p.139, Diversion Books

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• I should be grateful for the tough times because Allah chose me, thought I was good enough to go through it.

  Nouman Ali Khan

  Grateful, Good Enough, Should

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• Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.

  Jack Canfield

  Inspirational, Family, Growing Up

  Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen (2012). “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned”, p.10, Simon and Schuster

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• We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.

  J. K. Rowling

  Life, Inspiration, Abortion

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