“You get tough when you grow up unloved. People described me as a boyish girl - rather shy, but I didn't show it. I had an attitude. I was rather wild. I lied a lot because I knew the alternative was to be punished. As I got older I realised I didn't have to lie any more and it was a nice feeling. I could be myself.” PeopleShowsFeelingsLyingGirlGrowsAttitudeGrowing UpNiceToughAlternativesShyLiedRealisedUnlovedBoyishNice Feeling Author:Maj Sjowall
“Couples who have been together for a long time say the key to staying together is to work as a team toward the greater good, tolerating some tough (even tragic) times to grow together and work toward a mature kind of union.” KindLongHas BeensTogetherGrowsWomenGreaterTeamKeysCoupleLong TimeToughUnionsTragicStayingMatureTeam WorkGreater GoodStaying Together Author:Amy Dickinson
“It's tough when you started out as young as I did to look back and see how far I've come. I try to be easy on myself and go 'Look man, you were younger, you were learning; you learn, you grow.' But I'm not my best judge. I always feel like my best work is still ahead of me.” MenFeelsTryingLooksStillsYoungGrowsEasyJudgingToughBest WorkHow Far I've Come Author:Matt Dillon
“We grow through our dreams. All great men and women are dreamers. Some, however, allow their dreams to die. You should nurse your dreams and protect them through bad times and tough times to the sunshine and light which always come.” MenShouldDreamLightDiesGrowsProtectMen And WomenToughYour DreamsGreat MenSunshineDreamerNurseOur DreamsTough TimesBad Times Author:Woodrow Wilson
“The shell is America's most active contribution to the formation of character. A tough hide. Grow it early.” CharacterAmericaGrowsToughActiveContributionShellsFormation Author:Anais Nin
“Sweet is the rose, but grows upon a brere; Sweet is the juniper, but sharp his bough; Sweet is the eglantine, but stiketh nere; Sweet is the firbloome, but its braunches rough; Sweet is the cypress, but its rynd is tough; Sweet is the nut, but bitter is his pill; Sweet is the broome-flowre, but yet sowre enough; And sweet is moly, but his root is ill.” EnoughGrowsGrowing UpSweetToughRootsRoseIllBitterRoughNutsPillsCypresses Author:Edmund Spenser
“I have noticed that people tend to stop maturing when they start self-medicating. Everyone has very tough seasons of life, but by persevering through them we have an opportunity to mature and grow as people. Those who self-medicate...often thwart maturity as they escape the tough seasons of life rather than face them.” PeopleSelfFacesOpportunityGrowsToughSeasonsMaturityMatureSeasons Of LifeSelf Medicating Author:Mark Driscoll
“The one thing about players today is that they're very sensitive, and very fragile. They didn't grow up with tough coaches.” TodayGrowsGrowing UpPlayerOne ThingToughCoachesSensitiveFragile Author:Doug Collins
“I want to be a positive influence in little girls' eyes. Little girls need to be confident and grow up with a healthy state of mind. It's a tough, tough world out there.” WorldWantNeedsMindLittlesStatesEyeGirlGrowsGrowing UpInfluenceHealthyToughState Of MindBe ConfidentPositive InfluenceTough World Author:Christy Carlson Romano
“I won't say ours was a tough school, but we had our own coroner. We used to write songs like, "What I'm going to do if I grow up".” IfsWritingSchoolUsedGrowsEducationGrowing UpViolenceHumorousToughEssaysDark Sarcasm Author:Lenny Bruce
“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old-time rail journey—delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.” PeopleLifeChildrenFactsRunningJobsBeautifulLife IsGrowsLordGrowing UpSuccessfulImagineJourneyDegreesWasteNormalToughSpeedTricksDustSmokeBlissDullMutualImagine ThatDelayThrillingLife Is LikeShoutingBeefRailTolerationOld TimeVistasSuccessful Marriage Author:Jenkin Lloyd Jones
“For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks.” GrowsTreeRocksToughRootsHard TimesFrustrationTallBe Strong And CourageousTall Trees Author:Friedrich Nietzsche