“The serious crimes by the Sudanese government and the government-supported militias must be met with serious consequences. We must work for tough international economic sanctions on the Sudanese government.” GovernmentEconomicCrimeSeriousMetsToughConsequenceInternationalSanctionsMilitiaEconomic Sanctions Author:Allyson Schwartz
“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've been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, and a Jewish mother with more complaints than Portnoy. There are those who say I'm impatient, impetuous, uppity, rude, profane, brash, and overbearing. Whether I'm any of those things, or all of them, you can decide for yourself. But whatever I am -- and this ought to be made very clear -- I am a very serious woman.” MenMadeMotherPoliticsNamesClearSeriousOughtToughFighterPrizeCall MeRudeComplaintsImpatientNoisyProfaneAssertivenessOverbearingBrashImpetuousMan HaterJewish Mother Book:Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington Source: Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington
“There aren't really many compliments flying around with me and my friends. It's a lot of tough love. But you know, that love is there and if you need to have a serious conversation you just gotta wait for the right time to do it.” IfsKnowsNeedsWaitingLove IsSeriousConversationMy FriendsToughFlyingComplimentRight TimeTough Love Author:Mark Wahlberg
“On the other hand, if you suggest to a person who has been a victim of a serious crime that we take the issue too seriously, they'll look at you like you're crazy. So that's a really tough issue, whether we're doing more harm than good by paying so much attention to a few cases that honestly don't normally intersect with our lives.” IfsLooksPersonsHas BeensHandsAttentionCasesIssuesOur LivesCrazyCrimeSeriousLike YouToughVictimHarmHonestly Author:Bill James
“We often get pigeon-holed as a tough guy, or whatever else. I've been pigeon-holed as a heavy and serious, and almost a baddy, but not quite a baddy, over the years of my work in television, particularly.” YearsGuyTelevisionSeriousToughHeavyPigeonsTough GuyBaddies Author:John Noble
“I certainly wake up every morning and thank God that I'm not a novelist because the theater is tough, but novel writing is infinitely harder. Especially with the economics of serious fiction being what they are in America.” WritingAmericaFictionMorningNovelSeriousToughEconomicsHarderWake UpTheaterNovelistsThank GodEvery MorningNovel Writing Author:Tony Kushner
“Life is very tough, you know. You sit at a dinner party and talk to the person on your right or your left, you're going to hear something terribly sad, or horrible, or awful. And you just laugh at everything. I think it was Winston Churchill who said something like, any time you get someone to laugh, you're giving them a little vacation. It's so true. You laugh for one second, you're happy. I find in negotiations, everybody's sitting around looking so serious, I say something funny and it breaks the ice. And it's like, now we can get through this.” ThinkingGivingPartyBreakLaughingSeriousToughHorribleVacationNegotiationDinner Party Author:Joan Rivers
“Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.” StuffSeriousToughBagsBeansBean CountersBean Bags Author:Colin Powell
“Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication, and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us --- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along.” IfsProblemFacesReligionNextNationsPracticeRiskSeriousBecomingHabitOceanFindingsToughAtheistIndividualitySolveConfusionDedicationOccasionalSuckerStrawsNonconformityVigilanceCharlatansConformity And IndividualityBamboozle Author:Carl Sagan
“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