“I had a tough time 12 years ago getting 'Driving Miss Daisy' off the ground. Today, it would be impossible.” YearsWould BeTodayImpossibleMissingToughYears AgoDrivingTough TimesDaisies Author:Richard D. Zanuck
“A tough manager will have realistic quotas for his employees that he keeps to himself and aggressively stretch quotas, anywhere from ten percent higher to a lot more, which he imposes on his staff. If his people miss the stretch numbers but exceed the realistic goals, he's happy. If he's a superb manager, he knows how far they can stretch without breaking.” PeopleIfsKnowsGoalLeadershipNumbersKnow HowMissingHigherTenPercentToughManagersEmployeeRealisticStaffExceedSuperbQuotaRealistic Goals Book:The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
“If we think that we can secure our country by just talking tough without acting tough and smart, then we will misunderstand this moment and miss its opportunities. If we think that we can use the same partisan playbook where we just challenge our opponent's patriotism to win an election, then the American people will lose. The times are too serious for this kind of politics.” PeopleIfsThinkingKindCountryMomentsUseOpportunityWinningLosesChallengesActingTalkingMissingSeriousSmartToughElectionOur CountrySecureOpponentsPartisansPlaybooks Author:Barack Obama
“I know with my size, a lot of people might think I'm like a slasher, a make-you-miss guy, which I can do that. But I also like to lower my shoulder and get the tough yards, too. I like contact. I like to mix it up.” PeopleThinkingKnowsI CanMightGuyCan DoMissingToughSizeShouldersContactYards Author:Javon Ringer
“My Hamlet was about as alienated as you can get. Mine was a bitter and lonely prince. Valid, I think, but maybe tough to root for. I think that romance was missing.” ThinkingRomanceMissingMinesToughRootsLonelyBitter Author:Stephen Lang
“I think there is something barbaric in children, and it's missing in lots of books for them because we don't like to think of it. We want them to be happy [but] childhood is a very tough time.” ThinkingWantChildrenBookChildhoodMissingToughTough TimesBarbaric Author:Maurice Sendak
“In baseball, it's tough to get up for every single game, every single moment. In football, you have 90,000 fans screaming and the band's playing. I do miss that adrenaline rush.” MomentsGamesFansMissingFootballBandToughBaseballGet UpAdrenalineSingle MomAdrenaline Rush Author:Adam Dunn
“Some field days can be tough. I've worked inside fuel tanks with 3 foot ceilings, in -42 to +42 Celsius temperatures, in snow and smoke and hail, and I've dug through snow and ice and pavement to find legal evidence. I've worked clear through the night by headlamp, and I've flown in a rickety long-islander with propane tanks strapped into the other seats. I've jury-rigged missing equipment, broken into my own truck, and cut out an emergency helicopter pad with a machete. I've been hungry, cold, tired, lost, injured, and downright hopeless!” LongNightLostMy OwnClearCuttingFeetMissingFieldsBrokenColdEvidenceToughTiredHungrySnowIceSmokeSeatsFuelHopelessEquipmentEmergenciesTruckTemperatureInjuredTanksCeilingsJuryHailPadsPavementHelicoptersRiggedMachetesPropane Author:Mark Mason
“Get the overall. Some of my films may have been crude at times, or tough, or missed the points, but I've tried to get the overall in. I think that's more important. You may miss a thing or two, but you move faster. If you can do it in three takes, do it in three takes.” IfsThinkingMayHas BeensTwoImportantFilmMovingThreeCan DoMissingToughFasterYou Can Do ItCrude Author:Oliver Stone
“Doing new stuff live is tough just simply because I pay my money, I stand in my seats, and I see the guys I love. And if I paid that ticket, there's a good chance that I'm there to hear the stuff that made me fall in love with 'em - we call it the "old stuff." And if an artist comes in town and dumps his entire new album on me, as a listener in a concert venue, it happens to miss out on the old stuff that I came there for. That doesn't work too well for me as a listener. Most of the time for concerts, it's the old stuff.” ArtistGuyFallChanceMissingToughFalling In Love Author:Garth Brooks