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“I went to the beach a couple of times in New York City. Tough summer out there, but I was pretty excited. I found what I thought at the time was a very rare seashell. And I took it to a friend of mine who works in a museum. And I was really disappointed. It turned out to be just a human ear.”

Inspirational Humans Found Cities New York Mines Couple Summer Tough Ears Excited Beach Museums Disappointed New York City

Author:David Letterman

“I found school pretty tough. I got the mickey taken out of me at school.”

School Found Taken Tough Mickey

Author:Mika

“Russia has lost an empire but not yet found a role. Russia has to decide what it wants to be. And as we know in Britain, that takes some time. It is quite tough to lose an empire and Russia lost its empire very rapidly and very admirably, that is to say peacefully, it didn't fight.”

Knows Want Fighting Found Lost Loses Roles Tough Russia Britain Empires

Author:Timothy Garton Ash

“I found acting tough; it takes a lot out of you if you have no technique.”

Ifs Found Acting Tough Technique

Author:Kiki Dee

“Tough times for Martha Stewart. Yesterday, Martha Stewart reported to her parole officer and had to take a mandatory urine test for cocaine and marijuana. Martha was found to be drug-free and her urine was found to be a lovely yellow saffron.”

Found Drug Tough Tests Yesterday Lovely Officers Yellow Marijuana Tough Times Cocaine Parole Saffron Drug Free

Author:Conan O'Brien

“The truth is, I can choose to view tough times as growing times, I can choose to see aging as seasoning and I can choose to focus on whatever good there is to be found in living. I choose. After all, it's my point of view.”

I Can Found Views Focus Growing Truth Is Tough Aging Point Of View Tough Times Seasoning

Author:Steve Goodier

“From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: "Tough" and "Competent." Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will never take anything for granted. We will never be found short in our knowledge and in our skills.”

Knows Mean Two Found Walks Responsibility Known Forever Failing Skills Tough Safety Missions Flight Compromise Granted Aviation This Day Competent Never Take Anything For Granted

Author:Gene Kranz

“Sourav Ganguly has been an excellent captain, his record speaks for himself. I found him to be a tough competitor and every Indian should feel proud of Sourav.”

Feels Should Has Beens Found Speak Records Proud Tough Indian Excellent Captains Competitors Ganguly

Author:Nasser Hussain

“Even though Sachin is great, I have always found Rahul more solid and hard to get out. He has a solid defense and plays less shots than others. When a batsman plays less shots then it is tough to get him as he makes less mistakes.”

Hard Play Found Mistake Shots Tough Defense

Author:Shoaib Akhtar

“My only hesitation after Law & Order was that I didn't want to be in a super dry procedural like that. I found that satisfying, but very tough because every episode was kind of the same. It just is with that show.”

Want Kind Shows Law Order Found Tough Dry Satisfying Episodes Hesitation

Author:Jamie Bamber

“Most of the reasons for late-term abortions have to do with severe fetal deformities, but when I found out that dwarfism was also a reason for late-term abortions that was tough. I did a book on dwarfs and know a lot of them, and that was a shock. That's a decision I could not feel comfortable with.”

Knows Feels Book Reason Found Term Decision Comfortable Late Tough Abortion Shock Severe Dwarfs Deformity

Author:John H Richardson

“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.”

People Wells Two Found Company Environment Tough Exciting Environmental Treated Excellent Two Things Nails Supportive Rebellious

Author:Tom Peters

“In a clutch or a corner, I tend to make a weapon out of what is near at hand. That can be anything from a crowbar to a cat, though if I had a choice, I would prefer an angry cat, which I have found to be more effective than a crowbar. Although weaponless, I left the house by the back door, with two chocolate-pumpkin cookies. It's a tough world out there, and a man has to armor himself against it however he can. ~Odd Thomas”

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“He reached out, opened the glove compartment, and took out a gun. It was a Smith & Wesson .38 five-shot special. It looked a lot like my gun. "I stopped by your apartment this morning and picked this up for you," Ranger said. "I found it in the cookie jar." "Tough guys always keep their gun in the cookie jar." "Name one." "Rockford." Ranger grinned. "I stand corrected.”

Said Guy Found Names Morning Five Special Gun Shots Tough Apartment Cookies Gloves Jars Rangers Tough Guy Cookie Jars

Author:Janet Evanovich

“She was tough in the best sense of the word. She'd taken blows, the disappointments, and had worked her way through them. Some people, he knew, would have buckled under, found a clutch, or given up. But she had carved a place for herself and made it work.”

People Way Made Found Given Taken Tough Blow Disappointment Made It Given Up Clutch

Author:Nora Roberts