“I decided to be a smarter fighter. I already knew I was tough, so if I was smart and tough, I was more likely to be a champion.” IfsSmartToughDecidedFighterChampionMmaSmarter Author:Cub Swanson
“I'm not that tough; I'm not that smart. I need life telling me who I am, showing me my mind constantly. I wouldn't see it in a cave.” NeedsMindSmartToughWho I AmCaves Author:Richard Gere
“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 often went entire days without speaking - unable to get a word in over my inner taskmaster, who never shut up: “You fat, disgusting slob, you'll never be thin enough, good enough, smart enough, tough or talented enough.” EnoughSmartToughFatsGood EnoughDisgustingShut Up Author:Aimee Liu
“You can't just be a wimp and then a year and a half or two years later decide to not be a wimp anymore. Because people will always treat you like a wimp once they have decided that's what you are. You have to be strong and tough and intelligent and smart and kind of plan out what you're going to say and know who you are. So that people will get that right away. Because then they're always going to be great to you. And they're always going to treat you with respect.” PeopleKnowsYearsKindTwoStrongHalfPlansSmartToughDecidedTreatsIntelligentWho You AreTwo YearsWimps Author:Stevie Nicks
“I earned that the strong will always beat the weak, but the smart will beat the strong. Boxing is a tough guy sport. But in the end, the tough guy gets to clean the streets and be a bodyguard. In the ring, the tough guy is going to get hurt; at the end of the day, he's going to talk funny. Only the smartest win. So, I know it's cliché, but power - real power - comes from knowledge, comes from smarts.” KnowsRealEndsGuyWinningStrongSportsHurtStreetsSmartBeatsToughWeakCleanRingsBoxingThe End Of The DayStrong WillBodyguardReal PowerTough Guy Author:Mike Tyson
“For being book smart, I thought he (A. Barlett Giamatti) had a lot of street smarts, which is tough to find sometimes.” BookSometimesStreetsSmartTough Author:Whitey Herzog
“My father was a dreamer - my hero. He was a smart, tough guy from Poland, a cutter of lady's handbags, an old socialist-unionist who always considered himself a failure. His big line was: 'Don't end up like me.'” EndsBigsGuyFatherLinesHeroSmartToughLike MeDreamerSocialistMy HeroPolandTough GuyHandbagsCutters Author:Alan King
“Toughness is a good thing, yet it is considered good only in men. When a woman is tough, men can't stand it. I like being tough and smart.” MenSmartToughGood ThingsToughnessTough Man Author:Lillian Vernon
“I don't think Wall Street people in general are smart. I think that's one of the biggest myths in American lore. They're tough, aggressive, greedy, quick thinking but I don't think they're particularly smart at all.” PeopleThinkingStreetsWallSmartToughMythAggressiveGreedyQuick Thinking Author:Ben Stein
“My grandmother instilled in me a toughness that comes with survival. She was a tough lady and never truly enjoyed her life. She would always worry about things and I would tell her that it wasn't going to get her anywhere and it didn't. I wasn't even that smart back then, but I knew that worrying about everyone else wasn't good for her health. As Latinos, we stress and worry so much about the future when the future is today. As long as we protect what's good in our lives, we will be all right.” LongTodayWorryOur LivesProtectSurvivalSmartToughStressEnjoyedGrandmotherMy GrandmotherLatinoToughnessStress And WorryTough Lady Author:George Lopez
“I was always amused that people were either skeptical or surprised that I would choose a Hillary Clinton as a secretary of state. To my mind, having somebody smart, tough, capable with her own stature, who could travel around the world and command the stage, was a huge asset.” PeopleWorldMindStatesStageHugeCapableSmartToughClintonCommandAround The WorldAssetsSecretarySkepticalAmusedStature Author:Barack Obama
“By the physicality alone it was evident that we have one person [who] is incredibly smart, incredibly tough, and able to deal with him in a very, very calm and intelligent manner. And [Donald Trump] thought he was on The Jerry Springer Show.” PersonsShowsAbleDealsTrumpSmartToughIntelligentCalmEvidentJerryPhysicalityJerry Springer Show Author:Natalie Portman
“I don't think we need to have an either/or debate about the use of military force - I think you can be both tough and smart.” ThinkingNeedsUseForceMilitarySmartToughDebateMilitary ForceEither Or Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think that we can all learn from what smart companies are doing. My objective is to demonstrate what's possible, even during tough economic times. This is a period of great business dislocation, but that means it's also the time to try new things. This will be a challenge for existing companies. But the behaviors of smart companies can be learned.” ThinkingTryingMeanChallengesEconomicBehaviorSmartToughGreat Business Author:James A. Champy
“Health care can be made more affordable for the poor without requiring major new scientific developments, just the smart application of current technologies. We have seen a $25 incubator and diagnostic instruments that are built tough, cheap, and reusable for the developing world.” WorldMadeCarePoorTechnologyDevelopmentMajorsSmartToughBuiltInstrumentsCurrentsDevelopingHealth CareApplicationAffordable Author:Muhammad Yunus
“A chorus of tough southern belles whispered, You need a loyal husband around here. Loyal to you, loyal to your family, loyal to your land. I added, Good in bed, smart, and romantic. Politically, socially, and religiously compatible. And he had to want children.” WantNeedsChildrenLandBedHusbandSmartToughSouthernLoyalChorusCompatibleSouthern Belle Book:On Bear Mountain Source: On Bear Mountain
“Once upon a time there was a girl." "Not a princess?!" "No, definitely not! She was too smart to be a princess. Tough too...Stronger than anyone realized." "Does she live happily ever after?" "Shouldn't there be something in the middle?" "I like to read the ending first." (Wicked Lovely)” FirstsDoeGirlMiddleSmartToughStrongerLovelyWickedPrincessHappily Ever AfterOnce Upon A TimeEver AfterLiving Happily Ever AfterWicked Lovely Author:Melissa Marr
“Christ, how did you ever get this screwed up! his mind demanded of him. He knew the answer, but even that was not a full explanation. Different segments of the organism called John Terrance Kelly knew different parts of the whole story, but somehow they'd never all come together, leaving the separate fragments of what had ...once been a tough, smart, decisive and to blunder about in confusion - and despair! There was a happy thought.” MindDifferentWholeStoriesTogetherChristAnswersDespairSmartToughLeavingConfusionExplanationOrganismsFragmentsBlundersScrewed UpHappy Thoughts Author:Tom Clancy