“Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.”

“When it gets tough, it is time to renew your spirit, not to give up. It is time to be tough, not weak.”

“When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.”

“If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”

“Tough times never last, but tough people do. ”

“Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?”

“Hope is something really tough and tenacious you have to give up. It’s an addiction to break.”

“I tell you, Izetbegović has earned Sarajevo by not abandoning it. He's one tough guy. It's his.”

“Open your heart when times get tough, accept what happens, live in the moment and reach out to help others as there’s always someone worse off than you.”

“"Trotter its all wrong. Nothing turned out the way it was supposed to." "How do you mean supposed to? Life ain't supposed to be nothing, 'cept maybe tough." [.. ] "If life is so bad, how come you're so happy?" "Did I say bad? I said it was tough. Nothing to make you happy like doing good on a tough job, now is there?"”