“These cruel, wanton, indiscriminate bombings of London are, of course, a part of Hitler's invasion plans. He hopes, by killing large numbers of civilians, and women and children, that he will terrorise and cow the people of this mighty imperial city ... Little does he know the spirit of the British nation, or the tough fibre of the Londoners.” PeopleKnowsChildrenLittlesDoeSpiritCoursesNationsNumbersCitiesPlansToughKillingBritishLondonCowsCiviliansInvasionBombingLarge NumbersWantonLondoners Book:Sir Winston Churchill, K. G., P. C., O. M., C. H., M. P.: selections from his writings and speeches Source: Sir Winston Churchill, K. G., P. C., O. M., C. H., M. P.: selections from his writings and speeches
“Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your future.” SpiritToughInevitableOur FutureYour FutureTough Times Author:Richard Branson
“We can live tough lives, but the human spirit is stronger, seemingly, than anything. There is redemption, hope, and love. All different forms of heartbreak, but beyond all that there is hope, there is love. There is beauty and bliss.” HumansDifferentFormSpiritToughAnd LoveStrongerRedemptionBlissHuman SpiritThere Is HopeHope And LoveTough Life Author:Hugh Jackman
“When I'm scared - and I'm always scared when I have to face an audience, when I have to read a review, when I publish a book...then, I think of my grandfather. My grandfather was this strong, tough Basque who would never bend....What would he do? Well, he would go ahead, close his eyes, and drive forward. You do it and the spirit that is within you....is there.” ThinkingWellsBookEyeFacesSpiritStrongAudienceToughScaredHis EyesReviewsWithin YouGrandfatherPublishMy GrandfatherBasques Author:Isabel Allende
“I had spent some time in the outback, but to meet Aboriginals and work with them was wonderful. It gave me a great appreciation of how tough life is and about the indomitable spirit that the Aboriginal people have always possessed.” PeopleLife IsSpiritWonderfulToughAppreciationPossessedAboriginalIndomitableTough LifeIndomitable Spirit Author:Hugh Jackman
“Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It's tough, difficult, not easy. But a spirit of harmony will survive in America only if each of us remembers that we share a common destiny.” IfsKindAmericaRememberSpiritEasyDifficultCommunityCommonDestinyShareIllusionToughDifficultyHarmonyNational Community Author:Barbara Jordan
“I think that the Holy Spirit works through the pastors of the church. It helps me avoid the trap of writing to the reading market. It helps me stay a pastor first, because they have no agenda; they are not thinking: "This would this be a good book someday." They're thinking: "How this will help Bob and Suzy who are going through a tough marriage? What series can encourage them?" And so I really bow to their preference.” ThinkingWritingFirstsBookHelpingPastSpiritReadingChurchHolyToughSeriesHoly SpiritHelp MeSomedayAgendasBobBowsTrapsPastorPreferenceGood Book Author:Max Lucado
“When I feel good, the crowd is behind me, have a great spirit, I think I can be very tough to beat.” ThinkingFeelsI CanSpiritBehindsBeatsToughCrowdsFeel GoodGreat SpiritI Feel Good Author:Gael Monfils
“America is proud of what it does to its writers, the way it breaks and bedevils them, rendering them deluded or drunken or dead by their own hands. To overpower its tender spirits makes America feel tough. Careers are generally short.” WayFeelsDoeHandsAmericaSpiritCareersBreakProudToughRenderingDeluded Author:Martin Amis
“So this is what I will do. I will gather together my past and look. I will see a thing that has already happened. the pain that cut my spirit loose. I will hold that pain in my hand until it becomes hard and shiny, more clear. And then my fierceness can come back, my golden side, my black side. I will use this sharp pain to penetrate my daughter's tough skin and cut her tiger spirit loose. She will fight me, because this is the nature of two tigers. But I will win and giver her my spirit, because this is the way a mother loves her daughter.” WayLooksTwoHardUseHandsPainTogetherPastSpiritMotherFightingWinningSidesBlackClearCuttingHappenedDaughterToughSkinsGoldenMy DaughterTigersPenetrateGiverMy PastMother LoveFiercenessI Will WinTough Skin Book:The Joy Luck Club Source: The Joy Luck Club
“How can we preserve our aspirations and at the same time develop the toughness of mind and spirit to face the fact that there are no easy victories? One is a tough-minded recognition that the fight for a better world is a long one.” WorldMindLongFactsFacesSpiritFightingEasyVictoryToughPerseveranceRecognitionPreservesAspirationToughness Author:John Nance Garner
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods.” KnowsMindImportantBodySpiritStrongSportsSoundCreativeKeysHealthyActivitySkillsIntellectualUnderstoodToughCapacityFunctionBasesComplexesGreekSubtleHockeyHardyHealthy BodyPhysical FitnessSoundness Author:John F. Kennedy