“When a trout rising to a fly gets hoooked on a line and finds himself unable to swim about freeely, he begins with a fight which results in struggles and splashes and sometimes an escape. Often, of course, the situation is too tough for him. In the same way the human being struggles with his environment and with the hooks that catch him. Sometimes he masters his difficulties; sometimes they are too much for him. His struggles are all that the world sees and it naturally misunderstands them. It is hard for a free fish to understand what is happening to a hooked one.” WorldWayHumansSometimesHardFightingCoursesLinesHuman BeingsResultsSituationStruggleEnvironmentToo MuchMastersHappeningsToughDifficultyFishesRisingSwimHookHookedTrout Author:Karl A. Menninger
“We are generally pleased that we were able to report a solid quarter in a tough advertising environment,.” AbleEnvironmentToughAdvertisingReportsQuarters Author:Gary Pruitt
“This is a tough environment, and it's tough for everybody.” LiteratureEnvironmentTough Author:Brit Hume
“My biggest fear is that we [Unilever company] at one point in time will not be able to attract the best and brightest [workers]. I don't worry so much about the business, the strategy. If we can continue to attract the best, I know they will ultimately figure out how to run the company in a very tough environment.” IfsKnowsRunningAbleCompanyWorryEnvironmentFiguresToughStrategyWorkersBiggest Fear Author:Paul Polman
“I don't want our success to be measured only by financial yardsticks, or by our distribution or number of shops. What I want to be celebrated for - and it's going to be tough in a business environment - is how good we are to our employees and how we benefit our community. It's a different bottom line.” WantDifferentCommunityLinesNumbersBusinessEnvironmentBenefitsToughBottomFinancialShopsEmployeeDistributionBottom LineOur CommunityYardsticksBusiness Environment Author:Anita Roddick
“For a person that's on tour, the environment is difficult. I don't want to come off sounding like, "Oh, it's so hard!," but it gets tough, after awhile. You need to take care of yourself. You need to sleep and you need to eat. Those things are hard to keep on any kind of routine.” WantNeedsKindPersonsHardCareDifficultSleepEnvironmentToughTake CareRoutineTake Care Of Yourself Author:Patty Schemel
“Our expertise is preparing foods in tough environments. We have a kitchen where we grill and roast and make smelly stuff happen, and then bring it to the site and warm it in a way that makes it taste just-cooked.” WayHappensStuffEnvironmentTasteToughWarmKitchenSitePreparingExpertiseSmellyStuff HappensPreparing Food Author:David Castle
“I think there was something about being in a tough environment that gave me a certain drive.” ThinkingCertainEnvironmentTough Author:Alicia Keys
“In both places [Paraguay and Newfoundland] people rise despite everything - both are pretty tough environments.” PeopleEnvironmentToughDespiteParaguay Author:John Gimlette
“In a live environment, the more bodies you put in a room, the more energy there will be. That's a real big payoff. That's really important, the live show, it's a big cycle of energy. If the audience is boring, it's tough to get excited about it.” ImportantRealEnergyAudienceEnvironmentToughExcitedBoring Author:Jay Reatard
“I was a creative kid; I wasn't really into sports, and sports in the South are a pretty big deal. It's like a religion down there. It was tough to find my footing, but thankfully, my parents discovered, through a neighbor, this theater called Young Actors Theater and signed me up for the summer program. It really was a gift. Even if a kid doesn't go into acting or the arts like I did, some kids need that environment to find themselves and find what they love to do. I'm so thankful for that theater; it was a big gift to me.” ArtKidsSportsParentActingCreativeEnvironmentSummerToughProgramNeighbor Author:Tony Hale
“Northern Sweden holds a special kind of magic. It's cold, lonely, and the people are tough and silent, or so the stereotype says. This is Asa Larsson's home turf and I find as much joy in reading her closely observed descriptions of the environment, as in following her intriguing plots.” PeopleKindHomeJoyReadingEnvironmentMagicSpecialColdToughLonelySilentFollowingDescriptionPlotStereotypeIntriguingSwedenTurfAsa Author:Camilla Lackberg
“We found that the most exciting environments, that treated people very well, are also tough as nails. There is no bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo... excellent companies provide two things simultaneously: tough environments and very supportive environments.” PeopleWellsTwoFoundCompanyEnvironmentToughExcitingEnvironmentalTreatedExcellentTwo ThingsNailsSupportiveRebellious Author:Tom Peters