“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.” KnowsFeelsStoriesGirlGamesBitsMy OwnComfortablePicksToughFemaleSkinsTough TimesStory Of My Life Author:Josh Peck
“Opening a play is just tough. The idea that actors are weirdly protected from it is a myth. If you imagine yourself having to spend two and a bit hours cooking bolognaise, remembering a whole major work by David Hare and speaking it at the correct moment between chopping carrots and stirring the onions in front of an audience - the normal human response is 'Please, can I go to the airport?'” IfsHumansTwoIdeasPlayWholeMomentsRememberActorsBitsHoursAudienceImagineFrontsPleaseNormalMajorsToughCookingResponseMythOpeningProtectedAirportsStirringOnionsCarrotsHaresChopping Author:Bill Nighy
“A lot of bands that are great disappear a little bit faster than they used to. They don't get as much support for the long haul. You have to be pretty tough to hang in there.” LittlesLongUsedBitsSupportBandLittle BitToughDisappearFasterHaulHang In ThereLong Haul Author:Judd Apatow
“I work on a TV show I love, I have the opportunity to do movies with actors I respect, and I'm in love with the man I want to spend the rest of my life with, who pushes me and excites me. There's this fighter in me that kind of needs to be put to rest a little bit. I don't need to be so tough to protect myself.” MenWantNeedsKindLittlesShowsActorsOpportunityBitsHe ManTvsProtectLittle BitToughFighterTv Shows Author:Ali Larter
“We're just a fragile team right now. It seems like when we have a little bit of adversity, when something goes wrong, you can feel it on the bench, it kind of sinks. Unless we get a goal or something really positive happens, it's tough. I think falling out of the playoff race takes the wind out of your sails for sure.” ThinkingFeelsKindLittlesSeemsHappensFallBitsGoalRaceTeamWindRight NowLittle BitToughAdversityFragileSailBenchesPlayoffsReally Positive Author:Wes Walz
“Honestly, just waking up every morning with headaches is tough, to know that I can't play tonight or I can't run tonight. Once the headaches started going away a little bit, I knew I had a chance.” KnowsLittlesI CanPlayRunningBitsChanceMorningLittle BitToughWake UpHonestlyTonightGoing AwayWakingEvery MorningHeadacheWaking Up Every Morning Author:Alecko Eskandarian
“People are surprised that I'm nice and it helps me out a little bit; it's easy to be nice when everyone thinks you're going to be a jerk but if people think you're a nice guy then it's tough because it's what they expect.” PeopleIfsThinkingLittlesHelpingGuyEasyBitsNiceLittle BitToughHelp MeBeing NiceJerkNice Guy Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I'm good when I've got a bit of an edge, like the Clint Eastwood type of archetypal character. The tough guy that doesn't say a lot.” CharacterGuyBitsTypeToughEdgesTough Guy Author:Scott Adkins
“I have sometimes played my best Davis Cup matches away from home when you stay in the moment a bit more. But it is tough when half the crowd are spitting on you.” SometimesMomentsHomeBitsHalfToughCrowdsCupsAway From Home Author:Lleyton Hewitt
“The last few years I've been doing the Middle East thing, and it's a tough decision whether to go there and try and knock off some events as a European Tour member, this year I think overall looking at my results, I played a little bit better on the West Coast than I have in the Middle East, so that was another determining factor for coming back here to an event that I have had some success in the past.” ThinkingTryingYearsLittlesLastsPastSuccessBitsDecisionResultsMiddleEventsMembersLittle BitToughWestEastFactorsMiddle EastCoastComing BackWest CoastTough Decisions Author:Luke Donald
“Having a belief in God, being able to find joy, despite your circumstances or put yourself outside of yourself, and stop looking inwards and look outwards a little bit really helps to carry through tough times. Giving makes you feel better.” GivingFeelsLooksLittlesHelpingAbleJoyBeliefBitsCircumstancesLittle BitToughDespiteFeel BetterTough TimesBelief In God Author:Queen Latifah
“Inspiration is tough to define, it comes from so many different places. I have multiple exhibitions touring the globe, so I do travel quite a bit and travel is a great way to find inspiration.” WayDifferentInspirationBitsToughMultipleGlobesTouringDifferent PlaceExhibitions Author:Nathan Sawaya
“If I have a bad hair day, I just think, Well, it will be an OK hair day tomorrow. Just put your head down and go. Life is a bit like being on a roller coaster, which is, You get on and there's no stopping along the way. There are some days when you feel like this is pretty tough, and there are the days that are exhilarating, but you just keep on going.” IfsThinkingWayFeelsWellsLife IsBitsHairTomorrowToughDown AndStoppingExhilaratingRoller CoasterCoastersBad HairBad Hair Day Author:Mitt Romney
“Wrestling with work-life balance is a luxury when working to support a family is a necessity rather than a choice. I think that focus is only partially a result of these tough economic times. I think it also reflects a bit of "having it all fatigue": women are worn out from feeling the pressure to excel at work, and be the perfect mom at home.” ThinkingFeelingsHomeChoicesBitsPerfectResultsSupportFocusEconomicMomBalanceToughPressureLuxuryWrestlingWornFatigueWork Life BalanceWorn OutLife BalanceWork And Life BalanceTough Economic Times Author:Willow Bay
“I'm a Cancerian, the typical crab with the tough outer shell and the soft bit in the middle. I don't think I'll ever come to terms with people being unnecessarily nasty, but I can take it if someone doesn't like my music - I'm not everyone's cup of tea.” PeopleIfsThinkingI CanBitsTermMiddleToughCupsTeaShellsNastyTypicalCups Of TeaCrabs Author:Katherine Jenkins
“And it would be a bit out of character. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may have started out as a reformer, but he really enjoys being seen as a larger-than-life tough-guy figure. He doesn't go on photographed hunting expeditions, for instance. But he does have hero moments, such as when his convoy stopped in the middle of the Bosphorus Bridge and he allegedly talked down a jumper, prevented him from committing suicide.” MayDoeMomentsCharacterWould BeGuyBitsEnjoyPresidentMiddleFiguresGoes OnHeroToughSuicideInstanceBridgesHuntingReformersExpeditionsLarger Than LifeTough GuyCommitting SuicideJumpersErdoganBosphorus Author:Peter Kenyon
“It's actually good when the performers are nervous, because it kind of sharpens up your brain and a little bit of adrenaline is good. Initially it's really tough.” KindLittlesBitsBrainLittle BitToughNervousPerformersAdrenaline Author:Brian Henson
“I write a little bit about what it's like to be a female boss in my book [ Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?] and the things I've noticed about that, but by and large, it's just a tough job in general.” WritingLittlesBookJobsBitsLittle BitToughFemaleBossHanging Out Author:Mindy Kaling
“[My boys] they're all different. Jackie was very competitive. He was a tough kid - a little bit like Nick. Steve was sort of a finesse guy. He was a little bit like Nick - if he could touch it, he'd catch it. He played wide receiver at Florida State. Then, Gary came along and Gary was more my size.” IfsLittlesDifferentStatesKidsGuyBitsBoysLittle BitToughSizeWideFloridaJackieGaryReceiverMy BoysFinesseWide ReceiverFlorida State Author:Jack Nicklaus
“The thing I would worry a little bit about is Donald Trump owes about $650 million to banks, including the Bank of China. I'm not sure he could stand up so tough to the people who have loaned him money.” PeopleLittlesBitsMillionsWorryTrumpLittle BitToughIncludingChinaNot Sure Author:Tim Kaine
“There was a little bit of hesitancy about staying in Pittsburgh and not moving away for college, but that didn't last long. It was right in line with what I wanted, so I auditioned there and it wasn't a tough decision.” LittlesLongWantedLastsMovingBitsLinesDecisionCollegeLittle BitToughStayingPittsburghMoving AwayTough Decisions Author:Zachary Quinto
“Throughout the course [of Twilight], you get to see a little more of her vampiric side, because I think she's this vampire with a heart of gold and so that was kind of fun - to show her be a little tough and a little fierce, and to show that she has a little bit of a sassy side when she's dealing with the wolves or with Jacob. So I feel like I got to really round [Alice Cullen] out quite nicely.” ThinkingFeelsHeartKindLittlesShowsCoursesFunBitsSidesLittle BitToughGoldRoundsVampireTwilightFierceJacobSassyHeart Of GoldAlice Cullen Author:Ashley Greene
“Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit if a history regarding Pakistan.” IfsBitsSportsTeamSpecialToughPakistan Author:Sachin Tendulkar
“Understand, when you eat meat, that something did die. You have an obligation to value it - not just the sirloin but also all those wonderful tough little bits.” LittlesValuesDiesBitsWonderfulLittle BitToughObligationMeat Author:Anthony Bourdain
“Desperate times call for desperate measures. That's a saying, or a bit of advice, or a catchprase, or a string of words used to confuse people less intelligent than you. In any case, it means: Life is tough, so you'd better fight hard-or something like that.” PeopleMeanHardLife IsUsedFightingBitsCasesAdviceToughIntelligentDesperateStringsMeaning LifeLife Is ToughDesperate MeasuresDesperate TimesDesperate Times Call For Desperate Measures Book:The Whispered Secret Source: The Whispered Secret
“I believe that many who find that "nothing happens" when they sit down, or kneel down, to a book of devotion, would find that the heart sings unbidden while they are working their way through a tough bit of theology with a pipe in their teeth and a pencil in their hand.” WayBelieveHeartBookHandsHappensI BelieveBitsToughTheologyDevotionTeethPencilsPipe Book:God in the Dock Source: God in the Dock
“Hockey is a tough game. With all the talk and everything that's going on right now, it frightens me a little bit that we are giving our players an excuse not to hit. I just hope that we don't take that out of our game at the pro level.” GivingLittlesGamesBitsSportsLevelsPlayerRight NowLittle BitToughExcuseHockeyTough Games Author:Bobby Orr
“Yeah, I play a lot of their games. Going way back to Bulls vs. Lakers to the later Live stuff, I go at it quite a bit. More than anything tough, I play Madden.” WayPlayGamesStuffBitsBasketballToughYeahBullsLakersMadden Author:Jason Kidd