“when times are tough, the weak bail and the tough get creative.”

“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.”

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

“I have a weakness for tough guys who read.”

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

“When it’s too easy to get money, then you get a lot of noise mixed in with the real innovation and entrepreneurship. Tough times bring out the best parts of Silicon Valley.”

“Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us.”

“When obstacles or difficulties arise, the positive thinker takes them as creative opportunities. He welcomes the challenge of a tough problem and looks for ways to turn it to advantage.”

“When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.”

“It occurred to him that strength was quite different from toughness and that being vulnerable wasn't quite the same as being weak.”