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“Private charity can apply 'tough love' but government charity can't.”

Government Tough Charity Tough Love

Author:James Cook

“The death of American liberalism as a significant moral force can be traced to the point in when President Bill Clinton signed legislation that effectively ended the main federal anti-poverty program and turned the fate of welfare recipients, 70 percent of whom were children, over to the tender mercies of the states. With a stroke of the pen, Clinton eliminated what remained of New Deal-era compassion for the poor and codified into law the "tough love" callousness that his Republican allies in the Congress, led by Newt Gingrich, had long embraced.”

“It takes tough love to order kids to step away from the iPhone or iPad during dinner or to take the devices away if they're interrupting and interfering with everyone else's pleasure at a movie, concert or other public event.”

Ifs Kids Order Pleasure Steps Events Tough Dinner Devices Concerts Interfere Iphone Ipads Interrupting Tough Love

Author:Regina Brett

“If you love deeply, you're going to get hurt badly. But it's still worth it.”

“Maybe everyone else thinks your aversion to food is cute- but not me. I've watched you watch Jill. Here's some tough love: you will never, ever have her body. Ever. It's impossible. She's Moroi. You're human. That's biology. You have a great one, one that most humans would kill for- and you'd look even better if you put on a little weight. Five pounds would be a good start. Hide the ribs. Get a bigger bra size”

Ifs Thinking Humans Looks Littles Body Would Be Watches Five Impossible Love You Tough Weight Bigger Size Cute Pounds Biology Aversion Great Ones Ribs Bras Sydney Sage Tough Love

Author:Richelle Mead

“It's good to learn early that every show is a family - -complete with dysfunctional relationships, tough love, and plenty of occasion for forgiveness.”

Shows Tough Plenty Occasions Tough Love Dysfunctional Relationship

Book:A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages

Source: A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages

“The greatest gift a parent can give a child is unconditional love. As a child wanders and strays, finding his bearings, he needs a sense of absolute love from a parent. There's nothing wrong with tough love, as long as the love is unconditional.”

Needs Giving Children Long Parent Love Is Love You Findings Tough Absolutes Wander Unconditional Love Unconditional Greatest Gifts Tough Love Absolute Love

Author:George W. Bush

“I had just finished a run of shows in the States and went to NY to work with BenZel for a couple weeks, mainly as a different focus to touring. I didn't have any expectations or pressures with what would come out of those two weeks, and think 'Tough Love' sums this up. It was me experimenting with my voice and having fun with it. It just felt right and kind of dictated the route of the next album, much like 'Devotion' did on my first album”

Thinking Firsts Kind Two Different States Shows Running Next Fun Felt Voice Focus Week Couple Expectations Tough Pressure Albums Finished Devotion Having Fun Routes Touring Two Weeks Tough Love

Author:Jessie Ware

“Words ride on the energy of tone, its warmth or coldness; think of tone as the music of how words are expressed. You want this music to be soulful, whether you're giving sweet talk or tough love.”

Thinking Want Giving Energy Sweet Tough Tone Warmth Soulful Coldness Tough Love Sweet Talk

Book:Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life

Source: Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life

“My co-founder and great friend Glynnis MacNicol is only a chat box away and gives me the support (and tough love!) needed to remember who I am and what I'm worth. You can't be your own cheerleader all of the time. Be there to support your friends and let them support you.”

Giving Remember Powerful Support Needed Tough Give Me Boxes Who I Am Founders Powerful Women Great Friend Support You Cheerleader Tough Love

Author:Rachel Sklar

“If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.”

Ifs Love Long Made Enough Grows Stuff Love Is Tough Skins Stronger Painful Tough Love

Author:Tom Petty

“When we first sort of break in or bust into the house, if you will, there's some tough love.”

Ifs Firsts House Break Tough Tough Love

Author:Thom Filicia

“This tough-love, winner-take-all narrative dominating policymaking is far too limited a way to think about how a complex, modern, diverse economy like ours expands and thrives. The strongest periods of economic growth in the 20th century were also times when incomes rose across the board.”

“What's the difference between tough love and acting like a jerk?”

Differences Acting Tough Jerk Tough Love

Author:Ricki Lake

“Over the years I've grown more comfortable with making people uncomfortable because that is when growth can happen. You need a little conflict. You need a little tension. And that is part of my calling. A little tough love goes a long way!”

People Way Needs Years Littles Long Happens Growth Calling Conflict Comfortable Tough Uncomfortable Tension Long Way Tough Love

Author:Mark Batterson