“People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think that's it. Because you can't just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it's about not being defensive.” PeopleThinkingImportantAbleActorsWalksToughSkinsImportant ThingsVulnerableThickThick Skin Author:Jess Weixler
“It is important to know: 1) You are OK just the way you are. You need a strong stomach, a tough hide, and to be able to take rejection well. 2) Do your homework. Check out galleries. Don't just walk in with your work. Be as professional as you can. 3)... there is a gallery for everybody.” KnowsWayNeedsWellsImportantAbleStrongWalksToughImportanceChecksRejectionStomachGalleryHomework Author:Kay WalkingStick
“I'm not a fighter. I'm not a tough guy at all. I walk away from fights.” GuyFightingWalksToughFighterTough Guy Author:Channing Tatum
“All true competitors in any field and walk of life take adversity and are strengthened from it. They develop a reputation of determination and toughness that wins more decisive moments in life than winning shots. Bobby Blair was one tough player. Playing him was like going into a phone booth with an angry bobcat. His massive talent was only surpassed by his courage to hit the big shots under the most pressure. No one ever looked forward to playing him. It was going to be pain and suffering if you wanted to go the distance it took to beat him.” IfsMomentsBigsWantedPainSufferingWinningWalksPlayerTalentFieldsBeatsShotsToughDeterminationPressureAdversityAngryDistancePhonesReputationMassiveCompetitorsToughnessBlairWalks Of LifePain And SufferingBig ShotsDecisive MomentsPhone BoothBobcats Author:Luke Jensen
“From this day forward, Flight Control will be known by two words: "Tough" and "Competent." Tough means we are forever accountable for what we do or what we fail to do. We will never again compromise our responsibilities. Every time we walk into Mission Control we will know what we stand for. Competent means we will never take anything for granted. We will never be found short in our knowledge and in our skills.” KnowsMeanTwoFoundWalksResponsibilityKnownForeverFailingSkillsToughSafetyMissionsFlightCompromiseGrantedAviationThis DayCompetentNever Take Anything For Granted Author:Gene Kranz
“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
“Now I know that if I'm in a fight or a big argument with executives or the studio or whoever, and it's getting to a point where it's starting to get bad, I don't have to have the fear of, "Am I strong enough to see this through? Would I really make a stand here? Would I really quit over this issue?" And I know in my heart that there is a place where I would walk away. I don't have to make it about my ego. I don't have to make it about whether I'm being strong enough or tough enough.” IfsKnowsHeartEnoughBigsFightingStrongWalksIssuesMy HeartEgoToughArgumentStartingStudiosQuittingExecutivesStrong Enough Author:Ronald D. Moore
“I don't walk into a room with an authoritative stance. I tend to be a little more submissive, even though I think I have a certain amount of strength. So, it's tough for me to play authority without feeling uncomfortable.” ThinkingLittlesPlayFeelingsCertainWalksRoomsAmountAuthorityToughUncomfortableStanceSubmissive Author:Kristin Kreuk
“I went to high school in Indianapolis I learned how to walk around looking tough because everybody had to do that. I go out there occasionally and they're still doing it, walking around looking very tough because something might happen.” StillsMightHappensSchoolWalksWalkingHigh SchoolToughIndianapolis Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“I think having a good life prompts it... anybody who has a good life and looks around them sees the enormous disparity that exists in the world between those people who do and those that don't. I can't say we walk about our guilt a lot, though. If we do, it probably comes out in the form of self-loathing jokes. But it's a tough thing to wrap your head around... the have's and have not's in the world.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldLooksI CanSelfFormWalksJokesToughGuiltEnormousGood LifeWrapsLoathingPromptsSelf LoathingDisparityTough Things Author:Nicole Holofcener
“I think the hardest one had to do with suffering. It had to do with all of our church members and friends passing through difficult times. Sometimes it's the global climate: tsunamis, earthquakes, radiation. I think these kinds of questions are absolutely the most difficult, yet we need to be ready to respond to them because we have to be able as pastors to walk people through these valleys, these tough times in their lives.” PeopleThinkingNeedsKindSometimesAbleSufferingDifficultChurchWalksReadyMembersToughClimatePassingHardestPassingsValleysRadiationPastorDifficult TimesTough TimesEarthquakesPassing ThroughTsunamiChurch Members Author:Max Lucado
“For me, I've never been too concerned of what people think of me, so now as the youngest Baldwin brother in Hollywood making movies while simultaneously being a charismatic evangelical born again Christian who's an evangelist - that's a pretty crazy combination. But early on in my walk of faith I said a very personal prayer and made a commitment to God. I said if you reveal yourself to me in a way that is more thrilling and powerful and exciting than anything I've experience thus far, then I'll go anywhere and do whatever you want. And that can be very tough.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantMadeSaidChristianBornPrayerWalksPowerfulCrazyBrotherCommitmentToughConcernedHollywoodExcitingCombinationThrillingCommitment To GodEvangelicalBorn AgainThink Of MeCharismaticDo Whatever You WantEvangelists Author:Stephen Baldwin
“I think the hardest questions had to do with suffering. It had to do with all of our church members and friends passing through difficult times. Sometimes it's the global climate: tsunamis, earthquakes, radiation. I think these kinds of questions are absolutely the most difficult, yet we need to be ready to respond to them because we have to be able as pastors to walk people through these valleys, these tough times in their lives.” PeopleThinkingNeedsKindSometimesAbleSufferingDifficultChurchWalksReadyMembersToughClimatePassingHardestPassingsValleysRadiationPastorDifficult TimesTough TimesEarthquakesPassing ThroughTsunamiChurch Members Author:Max Lucado
“Walk rate is probably the area in which a pitcher has the most room to improve, but a rate that high is tough to overcome.” WalksRoomsToughAreasOvercomingRatePitcher Author:Nate Silver
“Sometimes...it's better for a man just to walk away. But if you can't walk away? I guess that's when it's tough.” IfsMenSometimesWalksTough Author:Arthur Miller