“Good art can come out of thieves, bootleggers, or horse swipes. People really are afraid to find out just how much hardship and poverty they can stand. They are afraid to find out how tough they are. Nothing can destroy the good writer. The only thing that can alter the good writer is death. Good ones don't have time to bother with success or getting rich. Success is feminine and like a woman; if you cringe before her, she will override you. So the way to treat her is to show her the back of your hand. Then maybe she will do the crawling.” PeopleIfsWayArtShowsHandsPovertyRichToughTreatsHorseBotherHardshipFeminineThievesGet RichGood WritersGood ArtCrawlingCringe Author:William Faulkner
“It's tough at the top. It's tough at the bottom. But in between you could use them for horse-shoes.” UseHappinessSuccessToughHorseBottomShoes Author:Terry Pratchett
“Tough Olympic news for the Romneys. Ann Romney's horse Rafalka did not advance to the Olympic finals. Apparently it was beat by a smooth-talking socialist horse from Kenya.” FunnyTalkingNewsBeatsToughHorseFinalsSocialistOlympicsSmoothRomneyKenyaLondon Olympics Author:Conan O'Brien
“Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.” PeopleWritingBookCountryNightFiveWeekToughHorseThirtySweatWriting A BookHaul Author:Bette Midler
“Those who have come into Formula One without experiencing cars devoid of electronic aids will find it tough. To control 800 horse power relying just on arm muscles and foot sensitivity can turn out to be a dangerous exercise.” TurnsFeetDangerousCarArmsExerciseToughHorseAidsMusclesFormulasSensitivityFormula One Author:Michael Schumacher
“Tough girls come from New York. Sweet girls, theyre from Georgia. But us Kentucky girls, we have fire and ice in our blood. We can ride horses, be a debutante, throw left hooks, and drink with the boys, all the while making sweet tea, darlin. And if we have an opinion, you know youre gonna hear it.” IfsKnowsGirlLeftOpinionBoysFireBloodNew YorkSweetDrinkToughHorseIceTeaHookGeorgiaKentuckyFire And IceSweet GirlSweet TeaTough GirlDebutantes Author:Ashley Judd
“You'll probably get three horses and you have to draw a good buckin' horse. That's mighty tough.” ThreeDrawsToughHorse Author:Chris LeDoux