“You do learn things and one of them is that happiness has nothing to do with validation from other people, the important thing is being happy with yourself ... finding something that is important to you and sticking with it no matter what anyone says. The truth is you've got to really be tough because there are all kinds of forces that are always trying to get you to do things their way ... trying to tell you that you are throwing your life away if you don't follow their advice.” PeopleIfsWayTryingKindImportantMatterForceAdviceTruth IsFindingsToughNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsAll KindsThrowingAlways TryingValidationHappy With YourselfBeing Happy With Yourself Author:Kurt Cobain
“And so, in terms of setting the right tone and finding a way of presenting all of these things, that creates a cohesive whole and doesn't alienate the audience, is tough. That's a challenge. And I think the tone of a lot of shows is discovered through experimentation and actually making it. Eventually, it starts to cohere.” ThinkingWayWholeShowsTermChallengesAudienceFindingsToughSettingSettingsTonePresentingExperimentation Author:Michael Sheen
“You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.” KnowsBandFindingsToughTough Times Author:Joan Jett
“Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication, and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us --- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along.” IfsProblemFacesReligionNextNationsPracticeRiskSeriousBecomingHabitOceanFindingsToughAtheistIndividualitySolveConfusionDedicationOccasionalSuckerStrawsNonconformityVigilanceCharlatansConformity And IndividualityBamboozle Author:Carl Sagan
“But mostly, I remembered what I’ve always believed. What my mom taught me. That while some things are just plain awful, most things in life can be seen either tragic or comic. And it’s your choice. Is life a big, long, tiresome slog from sadness to regret to guilt to resentment to self-pity? Or is life weird, outrageous, bizarre, ironic, and just stupid? Gotta go with stupid. It’s not the easy way out. Self pity is the easiest thing in the world. Finding the humor, the irony, the slight justification for a skewed, skeptical optimism. That’s tough. - Marco, Animorphs #35: The Proposal” WorldWayLongSelfBigsChoicesEasySadnessStupidTaughtRegretMomFindingsToughOptimismGuiltMy MomPityAwfulComicIronyRememberedTragicIronicResentmentThings In LifeJustificationBizarreProposalSkepticalOutrageousSelf PityEasy WayMarcosTiresome Author:Katherine Applegate