“Growing up with three older brothers and being the youngest and the only girl, my mom always made me tough. She's taught me over the years how to be a strong, independent woman, how to carry yourself in a positive way and anything that my brothers can do, I can do.” WayYearsMadeI CanGirlThreeStrongCan DoGrowing UpGrowingTaughtBrotherMomToughIndependentMy MomMy BrotherIndependent WomenOlder BrotherStrong Independent WomenBeing Independent WomanStrong Independent Author:Diana Lopez
“The qualifying system helps the top guys like Sergio Garcia, who play most of their golf in the U.S. They can rely on the world rankings and just play their four extra events [with the four majors and three World Golf Championship events counting as seven European events]. But for the other guys it's tough, and I don't know if that can be changed. It is a tricky situation.” IfsKnowsWorldPlayHelpingGuyThreeSituationFourEventsChangedMajorsToughGolfSevenRelyExtrasChampionshipCountingTrickyOther GuysRankingQualifying Author:Luke Donald
“I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times.” ThinkingYearsThreeNextDoubtFourFrontsToughEuropeDifficultyNo DoubtFour YearsPreparingTough TimesStagnation Author:Carlos Ghosn
“When I did Yoda, me and three other people worked our asses off, and I was sweating every single day, it was tough as hell. Now that it's CGI, 24 people work on Yoda, and I get all the credit -- I do nothing.” PeopleThreeHellToughCreditAssSweatingCgi Author:Frank Oz
“Our two biggest rivals had adjusted their whole season to this one aim of beating us. Of course, it is a big compliment that they were so motivated to stop us but it was very tough to face two matches like that so close together. Suddenly three trophies are down to one.” TwoWholeBigsTogetherFacesThreeCoursesSportsToughSeasonsAimComplimentMotivatedRivalsTrophies Author:Dennis Bergkamp
“I was turned down by every record label in L.A. Perseverance is three quarters of the game. Talent's only a quarter. Being able to withstand the word 'no' over and over can build you a pretty tough skin. I knew if I just kept at it, at the very least I'd get better at my craft.” IfsAbleThreeGamesRecordsTalentToughSkinsPerseveranceCraftsLabelsGet BetterQuartersTurned DownRecord LabelsTough Skin Author:Sheryl Crow
“I love how my sport reaches out to people with the music and story lines, the glory of standing up for three or four minutes of tough, arduous, gravity-defying skating and all the stuff that goes with it.” PeopleStoriesThreeStuffSportsLinesFourMinutesGloryToughStandingReach OutGravitySkatingDefying Author:Kurt Browning
“I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.” LittlesEndsShowsHomeSongThreeCommunityPrayerEventsTrainingToughBeltsVocal Author:Naomi Scott
“I had three sessions of chemotherapy so it was really tough, it was hard to go through it. But while I was going through my treatment, I was always motivated that I was going to come back and play for India. I think that's what kept me going and got me through.” ThinkingHardPlayThreeToughIndiaTreatmentMotivatedSessionChemotherapy Author:Yuvraj Singh
“Love is... what makes a weak man brave and a king step off his throne. Good times, bad times, easy times, tough times, it comes in an instant and lasts three days after forever. That's what love is.” MenLoveLastsThreeEasyLove IsStepsForeverKingsToughWeakBraveInstantGood TimesThronesTough TimesBad TimesWeak ManGood Times Bad Times Author:Mike Oldfield
“It's tough to make funny films. And the truth is, with this process, especially if you write your own movie, then you're giving three years of your life to it. And so, I just have to be sure that when I embark on it that I'm happy to think that in three years' time I'm going to be sitting in a room on the tenth floor of an odd office building at Ginsberg Libby talking about it. So I'm keen not to jump into it too quickly and just make sure it's something that I really want.” IfsThinkingWantGivingWritingYearsFilmThreeProcessRoomsTalkingBuildingTruth IsOfficeSittingToughOddThree YearsGinsbergWrite Your OwnOffice Buildings Author:Dan Mazer
“As artists and traders in medieval cities began to form organizations, they instituted tough initiation ceremonies. Journeymen in Bergen, Norway, were shoved down a chimney, thrown three times into the sea, and soundly whipped. Such rites made belonging to the guild or corporation more precious to those who were accepted, and survived.” MadeFormArtistThreeCitiesSeaToughOrganizationAcceptedCorporationsThrownBelongingSurvivedThree TimesCeremonyMedievalRiteTradersInitiationChimneysNorwayGuilds Author:Isaac Asimov
“The Catholic Church has a tough new policy on child molestors: three strikes and you're a cardinal.” ChildrenThreeChurchPolicyToughCatholicStrikesCatholic ChurchCardinalsThree Strikes Author:David Letterman
“In these tough economic times, everybody has to cut back. I am down to three tabs of ecstasy a day.” ThreeCuttingEconomicToughEcstasyTough Economic Times Author:Chelsea Handler
“Davis Cup, you know, does take a lot out of you over the weekend. It's tough, especially if you play all three days.” IfsKnowsDoePlayThreeToughCupsWeekend Author:Andy Murray
“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
“I have three daughters, so I can't be as tough as I want to be. When you have kids - especially daughters - they know how to work you. They're a lot smarter than we are, that's for sure. But I'll be more tough on their boyfriends.” KnowsWantI CanKidsMotherThreeKnow HowInspireDaughterToughParentingSmarterThree Daughters Author:Tim McGraw
“If you can't think of what to write, tough luck; write anyway. If you can think of lots more when you've finished the three pages, don't write it; it'll be that much easier to get going next day.” IfsThinkingWritingThreeNextEasierPagesToughLuckFinishedNext Day Author:Philip Pullman
“My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping.” TwoDeathThreeHusbandToughGrandmotherBuriedMy GrandmotherNapsOld JokesGrand MotherTough Women Author:Rita Rudner
“You're tough when you need to be, and you can charm the pants off men who have three times your experience. Well, yes. Although I try not to take advantage of that too often. Very awkward negotiating with people who are sitting around in their underwear.” PeopleMenNeedsTryingWellsThreeSittingToughAdvantageCharmPantsAwkwardThree TimesUnderwearSitting AroundNegotiating Book:Something About You Source: Something About You
“It's tough to say, exactly, what things will look like in three to five years, but there's a lot of work to do in just moving along the path that we've already set out.” YearsLooksMovingThreePathFiveHard WorkToughFive Years Author:Mark Zuckerberg