John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/27/mccain-warns-there-will_n_83459.html <br class="br">2000s, 2008
White House suggests US may still accept Australia refugees despite clash https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/02/donald-trump-australia-refugees-malcolm-turnbull-phone-call (2 February 2017) <br class="br">2010s, 2017, February
John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/27/mccain-warns-there-will_n_83459.html <br class="br">2000s, 2008
“When the going gets tough, the tough go drinking.”
Bret Easton Ellis The Rules of Attraction
Source: The Rules of Attraction
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going”
Billy Joel (1949) American singer-songwriter and pianist
Donald J. Trump (1946) 45th President of the United States of America
In an interview with the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/01/us/politics/donald-trump-interview-bill-hillary-clinton.html?_r=0; Trump Appears to Back Off Pledge to Support Clinton If She Wins http://www.nbcnews.com/card/trump-appears-back-pledge-support-clinton-if-she-wins-n657866, NBC News (30 September 2016) <br class="br">2010s, 2016, September
“In other words, when the going get tough, the tough get going.”
Nicholas Sparks (1965) American writer and novelist
Gaby Holland, Chapter 10, p. 115
2000s, The Choice (2007)
Greg Egan (1961) Australian science fiction writer and former computer programmer
New Scientist
Reviews
John Shadegg (1949) American politician
Referring to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's comments on trying terrorists in criminal courts in NYC.
Quoted in
Terrorism
“When the going gets tough, the tough make cookies.”
Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent le…
“We're not going to have any casualties.”
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
Pat Robertson claims that Bush said this to him in Nashville, Tennessee before the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. Bush campaign advisor Karen Hughes, who was not working in Washington at the time of the invasion, claimed in 2004 that Bush did not say this. See John King (2004-10-21), " No casualties? White House disputes Robertson comment http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/19/robertson.bush.iraq/index.html," CNN.com. <br class="br">Attributed, Disputed
Ysabella Brave (1979) American singer
"Everyday Bravery" (25 March 2007)