“I'll tell you what I think in general about people who want to make their Broadway debut that are not trained stage actors. Don't they know, Broadway ain't for sissies? It is a tough gig. You are responsible, physically, mentally, emotionally, for eight shows a week, at the top of your game. It's not easy.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantShowsActorsGamesEasyWeekStageToughResponsibleEightBroadwayGigsDebutSissyStage Actors Author:Patti LuPone
“I have SO many books I didn't sell. Some my agent rejected outright, others made it all the way to my editor to be turned away. Not everything is a winner, which is tough when you've devoted eight or nine months of your life to something.” WayMadeBookMonthsToughSellsEightNineAgentsMade ItWinnerEditorsDevotedRejectedNine Months Author:Sarah Dessen
“I think by take eight you're kind of going, "Oh, wow, I don't know if I want to fall entirely off the roof again." That stuff is tough, and I'm also not 21 anymore. I just don't like cement. Cement isn't hilarious any more.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantKindFallStuffToughEightWowRoofCement Author:Ryan Reynolds
“Suddenly, I realized how tough trying to structure a story like this is. It was a lot of work. The one big advantage that we had was that we had eight scripts written before we started shooting, or even started casting. We had a really good opportunity to look at it and figure out where we were going to go and how to do it. Once we got a cast, which I love, then we started doing some revisions to make sure that they fit into it.” TryingLooksStoriesBigsOpportunityWrittenFiguresFitToughAdvantageStructureScriptsCastsEightI RealizedShootingCastingRevisionGood Opportunity Author:Remi Aubuchon
“Donald Trump in Philadelphia, and he's delivering a very substantive speech on military preparedness, the status of the current military. He detailed the deterioration of the U.S. military in the past eight years and explained how he's going to rebuild it and why we need to, and it's a very tough audience. It's an expressly military audience, and they are of course listening for any sign that he's not really genuine here. I think, knocking this out of the park as far as that audience is concerned.” ThinkingNeedsYearsPastCoursesAudienceMilitaryListeningTrumpSpeechToughConcernedCurrentsEightGenuineParksKnockingPhiladelphiaDeliveringPreparednessDeterioration Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Hillary Clinton has a long track record of service in public life. And you can look at that. I tell the story about her being first lady of the United States, when the effort to get Hillary Clinton done failed, and that was a tough, tough, bitter loss, but then it tested her as a leader. And she worked together with Democrats and Republicans to get health insurance for eight million low-income American children in the CHIP program.” FirstsLooksChildrenLongStatesDoneStoriesTogetherLossUnitedEffortLeaderMillionsUnited StatesRecordsRepublicanLowsToughProgramClintonDemocratTrackEightIncomeBitterTestedChipsPublic LifeFirst LadyTrack RecordLow Income Author:Tim Kaine
“If you've worked together with somebody very well, leave-taking is very difficult. But we are all politicians. We all know that democracy lives off change. So, in the United States of America, the Constitution has very clear stipulations on this. It's a tough rule. Eight years and that's it, out goes the president and a new one comes in.” IfsKnowsYearsWellsStatesTogetherAmericaDifficultPresidentUnitedUnited StatesDemocracyClearPoliticianToughConstitutionEightUnited States Of AmericaStipulations Author:Angela Merkel
“Check this out,” Nine says. He holds up a small purple stone and then places it on the back of his hand. The stone slides into his hand—through it. Nine turns his hand over just as the stone pops out in his palm. “Pretty cool, right?” he asks me, waggling his eyebrows. “Uh, but what is it supposed to do?” Eight asks, looking up from his own Chest. “I dunno. Impress girls?” Nine looks over at me. “Did it work?” “Um . . .” I hesitate, trying not to roll my eyes too hard. “Not really. But, I’ve seen guys teleport so I’m kind of hard to impress.” “Tough crowd.” TryingLooksKindHardHandsEyeGuyTurnsGirlAsksToughStonesCrowdsPopsEightNineChecksAsk MeChestsImpressPalmsPurpleEyebrowsSlidesImpress A Girl Author:Pittacus Lore
“Santa is having a tough time this year. Last year he deducted eight billion for gifts, and the IRS wants an itemized list” WantYearsLastsToughEightListsBillionsChristmasLast YearSantaTough TimesIrsFunny Money Author:Milton Berle