I have to say that my husband and my children are so…

Children are tough, though we tend to think of them as fragile. They have to be tough. Childhood is not easy. We sentimentalize children,…

— Maurice Sendak

Between his eyes, there were four lines, the marks of such misery as children should never feel. He spoke with that wonderful whisky voice…

— Martha Gellhorn

If you're a young couple when you start out and are both working, trying to raise children, that is tough.

— Eric Braeden

When you start out in the industry and things are tough, and you're not really making money, you question yourself: should I give up?

— Edward Enninful

“You have to overcome the fear and anger inside you,” the boy named Crow says. “Let a bright light shine in and melt the…

— Haruki Murakami

Those people don't know how tough that really was.

— Mickey Mantle

Just being away from home was the toughest bit. Battling injuries, going to tournaments, and not even playing was tough, but they're not really…

— Nick Kyrgios

Freshman year is tough, but you really find yourself.

— Anonymous

When the going got tough, I really had to draw on many of the same competitive instincts I did when I was skating. I…

— Peggy Fleming

It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldn't have…

— Thierry Henry

Life is tough, and it's really tough when you're stupid.

— Damon Runyon

Everyone applauds each other's success in Hollywood because they know how tough it is, but it really comes down fundamentally to the process.

— Robert Rodriguez

Being an entrepreneur is tough. Really, really tough.

— David S. Rose

“I know people might think I'm strong or tough, but I'm really not. I'm a sheep in wolf's clothing.”

— James Frey

My happiness isn't connected to my husband's or my boss's or my children's behavior. You have control over your own actions, your own well-being.

— Michelle Obama