“Being in L.A., it was really hard to find a country writer and producer. I eventually - years of searching - found this guy, Dan Franklin. He's an incredible musician and producer. We write so well together... It's been a really cool experience.” WritingYearsWellsCountryHardTogetherGuyFoundMusicianIncrediblesProducersThis GuyReally CoolFranklin Author:Sasha Pieterse
“It is so hard nowadays to find a movie that I like. I don't mind blood and gore. But I mind when its a slasher film, and its some guy looking for women. I am opposed to that kind of thing. Blood and gore? I love that kind of thing.” MindKindHardFilmGuyBloodGoreBlood And Gore Author:Cassandra Peterson
“When a man does not live with his children and does not get along with the mother of his children, his fatherhood becomes essentially untenable, regardless of how he feels, how hard he tries, or whether he is a good guy. Almost by definition, he has become de-fathered.” MenFeelsTryingChildrenDoeHardMotherGuyDefinitionsFatherhoodGood Guy Author:David Blankenhorn
“If you work hard in real life, people tend to get in your way - either from inertia or prejudice - and they stop you achieving things. It's the worst thing about real life compared with sports, where you generally get what you deserve: if you're the fastest guy, you win; there are no other games being played.” PeopleIfsWayRealHardGuyGamesWinningSportsAchieveWorstHard WorkDeservePrejudiceReal LifeWorst ThingsInertiaBeing PlayedWhat You Deserve Author:Daley Thompson
“I was 'gay-bashed' when I was in school even though, you know, I'm not... I'm a straight guy that just happens to be what I do. So, it's easily relatable to me. It was awful. It's a hard time in a kid's life.” KnowsHardHappensKidsSchoolGuyGayAwfulHard TimesRelatable Author:Grant Gustin
“It takes a different mindset to be successful in anything; that's why there's not a lot of super duper successful people, because it's guys I know who may be ten times more talented than me, but they don't work as hard.” PeopleKnowsMayDifferentHardGuySuccessfulTenMindsetBeing SuccessfulSuccessful People Author:Rico Love
“To do a comedy team, it requires so much extracurricular stuff, so much compromise, so much intuitiveness to know what the other guy is doing. That's why it's so hard to do it.” KnowsHardGuyStuffComedyTeamCompromiseOther Guys Author:Cheech Marin
“I don't choose to be a common man. I want to be better tomorrow than today. And through a commitment to work and discipline, but mostly hard work. I'll be a little more content, and a little different from the average guy.” MenWantLittlesDifferentHardTodayGuyCommonHard WorkTomorrowDisciplineCommitmentAverageWrestlingCommon ManBetter Tomorrow Author:Jay Robinson
“If guys step back and are just honest about what they think looks good on them, it’s really hard to lose. You can spot guys who take on personas that are not theirs.” IfsThinkingLooksHardGuyLosesStepsHonestSpotsPersona Author:Michael Bastian
“I'm a pretty easygoing guy. I'm not hard to get along with. I never had anybody that I had trouble with. On the other team, sometimes you don't like players because of the way they act, but then you get to know them and then they're very good people. But I never disliked anybody.” PeopleKnowsWaySometimesHardGuyPlayerTroubleTeamVery GoodGood People Author:Bengie Molina
“One day he [Wagner] was batting against a young pitcher who had just come into the league. The catcher was a kid, too . The pitcher threw Honus a curve ball, and he swung at it and missed and fell down. Looked helpless as a robin. I was kind of surprised, but the guy sitting next to me poked me in the ribs and said, 'Watch this next one.' Those kids figured they had the old man's weakness, you see, and served him up the same dish - as he knew they would. Well, Honus hit a line drive so hard the fence in left field went back and forth for five minutes.” MenWellsKindSaidHardKidsYoungGuyNextLeftLinesWatchesFiveMinutesFieldsOne DayWeaknessSittingBallsLeagueOld ManDishesHelplessFenceCurvesFive MinutesBack And ForthPitcherRobinsRibsBattingCatchersWagnerLeft Field Author:Burleigh Grimes
“I don't see a lot of guys that have done that [winning three times before age 24], besides Tiger Woods, of course, and, you know, the other legends of the game. It's just one of those things, I believe in myself and – especially with how hard I've worked – I'm one of the top five players in the world. I feel like I've proven myself.” KnowsWorldFeelsBelieveHardDoneAgeGuyThreeCoursesGamesWinningI BelieveFivePlayerI Believe InWoodsJust OneLegendsProvenTigersThree TimesI Believe In Myself Author:Patrick Reed
“We're hard-wired by 200,000 years of evolution to be sensitive to the idea that someone might be watching us. They might be predators, after all. An uneasy feeling is perfectly natural if you suspect that someone has you in their ocular sights, whether it's a ghost or just some guy at the bus stop.” IfsYearsIdeasHardFeelingsMightGuyNaturalEvolutionSightGhostSensitiveSuspectsBusPredatorUneasyPerfectly NaturalBus StopsUneasy Feelings Author:Seth Shostak
“Guys like Larry Bird -- he played so hard, he wants everybody else to play hard. That's not unreasonable. Any coach would want that and demand that.” WantHardPlayGuyDemandBirdCoachesUnreasonableLarryPlay Hard Author:Larry Bird
“I managed the Dodgers for 20 years. It's hard to believe that there are only four guys in the history of baseball who managed the same team for 20 years or more. One was owner of the team, Connie Mack. Another was part owner of the team, John McGraw. Then there was my predecessor, Walter Alston, and me. It's amazing. In the 20 years I managed the Dodgers, 210 managers were fired.” YearsBelieveHardGuyFourTeamBaseballManagersOwnersPredecessorsHard To BelieveDodgersMack Author:Tommy Lasorda
“If a British guy saw someone at the wheel of a Rolls- Royce, he'd say 'come the revolution and we'll take that away from you, mate', where the American would say 'one day I'll have one of those, when I have worked hard enough'. It's unfortunate we Australians inherited the British mentality.” IfsHardEnoughGuySawsRevolutionOne DayBritishWheelsMatesMentalityUnfortunateAway From YouRolls Royce Author:Kerry Packer
“I have always wanted to play different kinds of stuff, but it's hard, first to find good material, and then to change people's perception of you so they'll let you do it. I mean, I would really like to play a poet, but once they get this notion of you as a street guy, it's hard to change that.” PeopleFirstsKindMeanDifferentHardPlayWantedGuyStuffStreetsPoetMaterialsPerceptionNotionDifferent Kinds Author:Matt Dillon
“It must be so hard for guys in relationships - to have just one girlfriend completely devoted to taking care of all your whole-grain needs. I can see how at the first opportunity you'd just have to get out there and - sow.” NeedsFirstsI CanHardWholeCareGuyOpportunityGirlfriendJust OneGrainDevotedWhole Grains Author:Emma McLaughlin
“I'm trying to earn everything given to me. I play hard and I want guys to remember that when they play the Magic they have to face Dwight Howard. And when you face him you have to get after it.” WantTryingHardPlayRememberFacesGuyGivenMagicPlay HardDwightI Want A Guy Author:Dwight Howard
“Some of these guys are so violent that it is hard for witnesses to come forward, and they get involved in repeat criminal activities, so it is unfortunate that they had to die, but it did kind of end the cycle that we were struggling with.” KindEndsHardGuyDiesStruggleInvolvedActivityCriminalsViolentWitnessRepeatsCyclesUnfortunateGet Involved Author:Ray Nagin
“Of all the things in sports, getting a sack is one of the hardest things to do. It's like a last-second, game-winning shot in the NBA. A guy hits the last-second shot, and the fans scream. For us (defensive ends), the sack is everything. It's hard to get there. But once you do, there's nothing like it.” EndsHardLastsGuyGamesWinningSportsFansShotsHardestThings To DoNbaScreamHardest ThingHardest Thing To Do Author:Dwight Freeney
“After the second Die Hard, Bruce Willis stated he would never do another. He should have stayed firm in his resolve. If quality is any indication (and it may be, with all the available blockbusters), box office returns will be disappointing this time around and, if nothing else, that will do to John McClane what dozens of assorted bad guys couldn't manage: kill him.” IfsShouldMayHardGuyDiesQualityReturnOfficeShould HaveBoxesAvailableManageFirmResolveDozenBad GuysIndicationDisappointingBox OfficeBlockbusterAssorted Author:James Berardinelli
“I wanted my friends in the video because to leave a hard place, you need the support of your loved ones. My friends have always done that for me. I had my best girlfriends there, my brother, my guy friends who are like brothers to me and my team who's had my back through my journey. My lead guy was a good friend of mine and a talented artist named Quincy. He's such a cool guy and I felt he would be perfect for the video along with a cameo from Don Benjamin.” NeedsHardDoneWould BeWantedArtistGuyFeltPerfectSupportJourneyTeamMinesBrotherMy FriendsVideoGirlfriendMy BrotherLoved OnesGood FriendMy JourneyCameosCool GuyGuy FriendBest Girlfriend Author:Jasmine V
“I'm not cocky at all. You ask anybody, I'm one of the nicest guys. I try to be as humble as I can, but if you work hard, sometimes you know that you earned more respect.” IfsKnowsTryingI CanSometimesHardGuyAsksHard WorkHumbleCocky Author:Shabazz Muhammad
“It was also great to have the Backstreet Boys appear on stage with me because I have gotten to know them all a little bit just recently, and not only are they great performers, but they also very hard working professionals and really nice guys.” KnowsLittlesHardGuyBitsBoysNiceStageHard WorkLittle BitPerformersReally NiceNice GuyBackstreetBackstreet Boys Author:Elton John
“I met BSB at a benefit gig we were both doing, and they are really humble, nice guys - and very hard working” HardGuyNiceHard WorkMetsBenefitsHumbleGigsNice Guy Author:Usher
“I think Chris Paul is a great player. He is very unselfish and plays very hard, so he would be a guy if he plays. I think his hand is still questionable, though. I hear they are talking about resting him that weekend. I'm excited to play with all the guys. Marvin Williams is starting to play well, and Salim Stoudamire, I think he should be there.” IfsThinkingShouldWellsStillsHardPlayHandsWould BeGuySportsTalkingPlayerStartingExcitedWeekendUnselfishQuestionableMarvin Author:Andrew Bogut
“No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.” TryingHardTogetherGuyWinningEnergySportsLevelsFieldsComplainingHopefullyEnergy Levels Author:Frank Robinson
“I think talent is dangerous to have if you take it for granted. If you use it well and put hard work with it together, it's hard to catch that guy. And I think that's what you're seeing right now.” IfsThinkingWellsHardUseTogetherGuySportsSeeingTalentDangerousHard WorkRight NowGrantedThat Guy Author:Ivan Lendl
“All the guys in the locker room will give me a hard time and call me Robin Thicke or call me Justin Bieber.” GivingHardGuyRoomsGive MeHard TimesCall MeNbaRobinsLockersJustinLocker RoomGrooming Author:Chandler Parsons
“I was 13 or 14 and I met Donald Trump at a bar mitzvah of a good friend of ours, who's friends with him. He had his girlfriend at the time with him, that Melania with him. He said, 'Hey guys, if you work hard and be successful, you'll get one of these.' I'll never forget that. And now he's married to her.” IfsSaidHardGuyForgetSuccessfulHard WorkTrumpMetsMarriedBarsHeyGirlfriendBeing SuccessfulNever ForgetHockeyGood FriendNhlBar MitzvahMitzvah Author:Jason Spezza
“I think all of our guys work hard and want to improve. They want answers, and the film will be the answer. The coaches will collect it and get better. I do not think anybody wants a rebuilding year. That's not something that I have ever said.” ThinkingWantYearsSaidHardFilmGuyAnswersHard WorkCoachesGet BetterTigersRebuildingLsu Author:Les Miles
“Some people work hard to be something that they're not, and I don't work at all, I'm just me. And that can bother anybody I'm not working nearly as hard as the other guys, and they don't like it.” PeopleHardGuyHard WorkBotherOther Guys Author:Nas
“It sucks when you read the script and you're like, "No, I liked that guy!" It's hard to read through the scripts sometimes, and just hope that people you like aren't gone. It scares you.” PeopleSometimesHardGuyGoneScriptsScareThat Guy Author:Devon Bostick
“I'm just blessed that I was able to have guys around me that had some of the same goals. The man above gave me a gift and he gave me friends and a mentor that can help me reach my goal and reach my potential. And we all had the same goal, so it wasn't hard for us to get, you know, off track because we all wanted the same thing.” KnowsMenHardHelpingAbleWantedGuyGoalHe ManBlessedTrackHelp MeMentor Author:LeBron James
“I really try hard to keep a good bead on the pulse of the team. Am I pushing the right buttons? When do I need to be harder on them? When do I need to have a little more fun with them? It's all about timing. The more I can do that the better chance we have for these guys to be hitting on all cylinders and reach their potential.” NeedsTryingLittlesI CanHardGuyFunCan DoChanceTeamHarderPushingTimingHittingButtonsPulseBeadsCylinders Author:Pete Lembo
“You guys (Boko Haram) are trying so hard to convince everybody that you're such badasses. But all you've done with this kidnapping is highlight who the real badasses are, the kids you kidnapped. Compared to a teenager who knows that her desire for an education could get her dragged into a snake infested jungle to be sold as a bribe to some demented, stick-chewing cartoon villain but still gets up and goes to class everyday, fully aware of that danger - compared to their courage - I'd say Boko Haram is a bunch of little girls. But, you know what? You don't deserve that compliment.” KnowsTryingLittlesStillsRealHardDoneKidsDesireGuyGirlClassDangerDeserveSticksEverydayBunchGet UpTeenagerConvinceComplimentVillainCartoonSnakesJungleBadassHighlightsBribeKidnappingChewingKidnappedDementedTrying So HardBoko HaramHaram Author:Jon Stewart
“I dated a guy for over a year who lied about his age the entire time. I found out after the fact and couldn't believe it! I even threw him a birthday party for the wrong age... I couldn't get over how hard he had tried to keep it a secret!” YearsBelieveHardFactsAgeGuyFoundPartySecretGet OverLiedBirthday Party Author:Kirsten Prout
“Husbands and wives, if you guys don’t have a beautiful marriage, a loving marriage, a romantic marriage you are ruining your eeman! You have to have a marriage so awesome that you don’t have to look at the character of a movie or a play and say ‘i wish i had a marriage like this’, your marriage should be better than that because otherwise, Sheytan will come to each one of you and say ‘man i wonder, is there anything better out there, why am I stuck in this?’ Both husband and wife have to work hard to make their relationship work not for yourselves but for your eeman!” IfsMenShouldLooksHardPlayCharacterBeautifulGuyWishWonderWifeHard WorkHusbandRomanticStuckMuslimHusband And WifeInspirational MarriageRomantic MarriageBeautiful Marriage Author:Nouman Ali Khan
“One thing you can't beat in this world is time. I learnt that the hard way. You can't play basketball forever. You can't play football forever. You can't bodybuild forever. I mean you CAN do it, but not at a high level against younger guys who have more time and have not reached their peaks yet. There's only so much the body can do and once you're done, you can't go back in time.” WorldWayMeanHardDonePlayBodyGuyCan DoLevelsForeverOne ThingThis WorldFootballBasketballBeatsMore TimeYou Can Do ItHigh LevelHard WayBack In TimeGo Back In Time Author:Ronnie Coleman
“Guys make me feel secure and comfortable when I'm scared or need attention. They bring stability. And affection. And fun. And drama. You learn so much from a boyfriend. It's hard to put into words, I guess.” NeedsFeelsHardGuyFunAttentionDramaComfortableScaredAffectionSecureStability Author:Hilary Duff
“It was fun yet challenging to play the dual roles. I'm a really nice guy, and the character [of Dubious] is egocentric and hard-edged, so I had to pull out the negative aspects of me to attribute to the role.” HardPlayCharacterGuyFunChallengesRolesNiceNegativeAspectAttributesReally NiceNice GuyDubiousEgocentric Author:Carson Grant
“I do get starstruck working with Bruce because even though he is such a nice guy he's a real movie star. I grew up watching his movies it is just really hard to get used to just being around Bruce Willis. I mean, he's Bruce Willis!” MeanRealHardUsedGuyStarsNiceGrewGrew UpJust BeingMovie StarNice Guy Author:Mary Elizabeth Winstead
“Let's give it up for the Secret Service. I don't want to be too hard on those guys. You know, because they're the only law enforcement agency that will get in trouble if a black man gets shot.” IfsKnowsMenWantGivingHardLawGuyBlackSecretTroubleShotsAgencyLaw EnforcementEnforcementSecret Service Author:Cecily Strong
“It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it.” HardGuyPlayerStyleGuitarLockedVansGuitar PlayerVan Halen Author:Sammy Hagar
“We ran out of talent tonight. The guys played as hard as they could, as long as we could.” LongHardGuyTalentRanTonightChampionshipNba Championships Author:LeBron James
“Boys, as far as England was concerned, were always the hard core. And you just know the guys like it. They want to be you. Some might be attracted to you without knowing it.” KnowsWantHardMightGuyBoysKnowingConcernedEnglandCoreBe YouHard Core Author:Mick Jagger
“Steve held us to a high standard. He told us he was going to when we first met him at the USA camp. He's been a great leader. I mean, the guy always keeps his composure. He has an amazing mind for the game, and man, Steve, I'm just proud of him. The way he's balanced everybody and let us know what our roles are, he's been great for us. Him and the whole coaching staff. We all deserve this together, we work so hard.” KnowsMenWayMindFirstsMeanHardWholeTogetherGuyGamesLeaderRolesProudMetsStandardsDeserveUsaCoachingCampsBalancedStaffChampionshipGreat LeaderHigh StandardsComposureNba ChampionshipsCoaching StaffProud Of Him Author:Klay Thompson
“I've never really viewed myself as particularly talented. I've viewed myself as slightly above average in talent. And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working. While the other guy's eatin'? I'm working. While the other guy's making love, I mean, I'm making love, too. But I'm working really hard at it.” KnowsMeanHardGuySleepTalentEthicsAverageRidiculousMaking LoveWork EthicOther GuysAbove AverageWorking Really Hard Author:Will Smith