“He [Donald Trump] is a tough boss. I've known him for decades. He hasn't changed very much. He's a driven person, highly intelligent, and he's very motivated, very charismatic, and he is tough as nails in the sense there's no slack there. You can't put anything over on Donald. Donald can see right through someone trying to dissemble or spin stuff.” TryingPersonsStuffKnownChangedTrumpToughIntelligentDrivenDecadesBossMotivatedNailsCharismaticHighly Intelligent Author:Geraldo Rivera
“The musical stuff I'd go up for was always funny, sexy, tough-as-nails, heart-of-gold characters.” HeartCharacterStuffToughGoldMusicalSexyNailsHeart Of GoldFunny Sexy Author:Bebe Neuwirth
“I grew up surrounded by these tough, ballsy, strong women. They were also adoring women, but they were the kind of women who would argue over what kind of pants you were wearing or the color of your nail polish.” KindStrongColorGrewGrew UpToughArguingPantsNailsStrong WomenPolishNail Polish Author:Michael Kors
“When your spinal cord freezes up, you're vulnerable to everything. But he [Chrestopher Reese] was tough as nails. And he kept a great, kind of dark sense of humor about it, but also was able to accomplish amazing things.” KindAbleDarkToughAccomplishVulnerableSense Of HumorNailsFreezeAmazing ThingsCordsSpinal Cord Author:Robin Williams
“I saw so many kids 22, 19, with holes the size of a dime and they're dead. It's a gunshot and of course those kids thought they were as tough as nails, they never expected to be dead but they're gone. It's kinda nice to walk out of the County Coroner's Office with a couple of sayings, you know? "You're not so tough being dead on a morgue table."” KnowsKidsCoursesWalksGoneSawsNiceCoupleOfficeToughTablesSizeExpectedHolesNailsCountyDimesGunshotsMorgues Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“I actually never got badly injured - I'm tough as frickin' nails.” ToughNailsInjured Author:Ellen Page
“My mother was the tough-as-nails disciplinarian who showed very little to no emotion. My father, on the other hand, was a study in contradiction. He was the fire, hell, and brimstone preacher, while also being incredibly gentle and forward thinking. I identify with him a lot.” ThinkingLittlesHandsMotherFatherEmotionHellStudyFireToughGentleContradictionPreacherNailsForward Thinking Author:Patricia Montandon
“In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or claw your way to the top. It's sure been tough on my nails.” WayTwoIndustryToughNailsLaddersTwo WaysClaws Author:Jack Nicholson
“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
“Do I look like I’ve been crying?’ I say. ‘Hmm.’ He leans in close, narrowing his eyes like he’s inspecting my face. A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.” IfsLooksWould BeEyeRememberFacesAirCrySeriousMouthsToughAddCornersBreatheHis EyesIf I CouldNailsTrisHmmHis SmileSerious Look Author:Veronica Roth
“I just try to stay positive and focused on the tennis, not let anything get to me, like crazy questions. But I'm tough, let me tell you, tough as nails.” TryingCrazyPositiveToughLet MeFocusedTennisNailsStay Positive Author:Venus Williams
“Professional courage is the steel fiber that makes an NCO unafraid and willing to tell it like it is. The concept of professional courage does not always mean being as tough as nails, either. It also suggests a willingness to listen to the soldiers' problems, to go to bat for them in a tough situation and it means knowing just how far they can go. It also means being willing to tell the boss when he is wrong.” MeanDoeProblemSituationKnowingWillingConceptsToughArmySoldierBossWillingnessNailsSteelBatsFiberUnafraidTough SituationsNcos Author:William A. Connelly
“Mom spent the time that she was supposed to be a kid actully raising children, her younger brother and younger sister. She was tough as nails and did not suffer fools at all. And the truth was she could not afford to. She spoke the truth, bluntly, directly, and without much varnish. I am her son.” ChildrenKidsSufferingSonBrotherMomFoolToughSupposed To BeSpokesNailsRaising ChildrenYounger BrotherYounger SisterYoung Brother Author:Chris Christie