Top 100 Quotes About Tough Times
#1. The gifts we treasure most over the years are often small and simple. In easy times and tough times, what seems to matter most is the way we show those nearest us that we've been listening to their needs, to their joys, and to their challenges.
Fred Rogers
#2. Those who successfully go through tough times do so because they keep insisting.
Max Lucado
#3. Making every record is a process full of tough times.
Ezra Koenig
#4. Sometimes laughter is the only way to process tough times
Todd Burpo
#5. I say find one true friend to help you get through the tough times.
Kelly Osbourne
#6. Music is, to me, proof of the existence of God. It is so extraordinarily full of magic, and in tough times of my life I can listen to music and it makes such a difference.
Kurt Vonnegut
#7. You're going to go through tough times - that's life. But I say, 'Nothing happens to you, it happens for you.' See the positive in negative events.
Joel Osteen
#8. I look at my father. He is one of my heroes. He is such an incredible, classy man. He was such a great father and such a great husband in so many ways, and we lived through some pretty tough times losing my mom. When I see all that he did, I think, 'Wow, that's a really wonderful man.'
Emmanuelle Chriqui
#9. 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.
Sergey Brin
#10. I was a hard-times governor. I had to steer my state through the deepest recession since the 1930s. But hey, tough times don't last and tough people do. And can I tell you that Virginians are tough people? We are tough people.
Tim Kaine
#11. The more I've walked through tough times, the stronger I've become.
Matt Sorum
#12. In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.
Theresa May
#13. Our faith is watered and we flourish when we reach out to others in love. We think good times and comfort will make us happy. But history shows that the people who are filled with the most joy and contentment are those who reach out to others-despite tough times
Laurie Ostby Kehler
#14. We live in a society that likes to kick people when they're down. Don't be a fair-weather friend. Stick with people. They need you more in the tough times than they do in the good times.
Joel Osteen
#15. By sticking it out through tough times, people emerge from adversity with a stronger sense of efficacy.
Albert Bandura
#16. I served as a missionary for my church. I served as a pastor in my congregation for about 10 years. I've sat across the table from people who were out of work and worked with them to try and find new work or to help them through tough times.
Mitt Romney
#17. In prosperous times, the marginal workers get by. But in tough times, they get the shaft.
Bill O'Reilly
#18. I don't know what's waiting for me around the corner and I don't know what else I'm going to be doing in the future - but you've got to enjoy things while you're doing them. There are tough times and mountains to climb, but you've got to go for it.
Miley Cyrus
#20. I told my parents she's a low-income student from inner-city Philadelphia who's going through some tough times at home right now, and I'm doing this as an outreach program through Rosewood Day. Amazingly, they bought it.
Sara Shepard
#21. These are tough times and under this Tory-led government many people in Manchester are suffering and getting left behind. If elected I will use all my energy, skills, experience and knowledge to stand up for our communities and get things done for the better.
Lucy Powell
#22. You never know how the tough times you are going through today will inspire someone else tomorrow.
Tim Tebow
#23. I know things have been hard for you. I'm not saying that's an excuse. There's never an excuse for doing the wrong thing, but sometimes people need a little more support if they've been through some tough times.
Cecily Anne Paterson
#24. I know each fund has its supporters, and that some will not want to see the surplus go to schools. But, in tough times, you have to set priorities. And our priority is education.
Rod Blagojevich
#25. Sometimes the Lord allows us to go through tough times so we learn to rely upon Him.
Shirley Corder
#26. We've gotten through a lot of tough times, and we're going to keep working to make them better. I wish the record was better.
Mike Quade
#27. We can doubt the Lord when we go through tough times, but you know that He's always got your best interest at heart.
Mike Fisher
#28. Turkey's economy is powerful enough to tackle tough times.
Ali Babacan
#29. Tough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams.
Paulo Coelho
#30. My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.
LeBron James
#31. I've been through tough times but I did not allow myself to stop from there.
Kcat Yarza
#32. Tough times helped many commodities producers become lean and mean through consolidation, mergers and cost-cutting. All that excess supply has been sopped up.
Jim Rogers
#33. When our forefathers put down roots in desolate places, the thing that allowed them to survive was that they had a faith to see them through the tough times.
Lee Greenwood
#34. As an adolescent, Spider-Man was what got me through tough times in terms of being a skinny kid.
Andrew Garfield
#35. Bad things happen to everyone. No one by their behavior can store up any immunity from disaster or tragedy. All any of us can control is how we respond when tough times come. This does not diminish God or his sovereignty in my mind.
Janice Cantore
#36. It might be tough, but my dad used to say, tough times don't last - tough people do.
James Robertson
#37. The friendship that we established early on in our marriage ... that carries you through tough times. That and a good sense of humor.
Barack Obama
#38. I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.
R. T. Rybak
#39. Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it.
Kristi Yamaguchi
#40. Everyone experiences tough times, it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come through them.
Lakshmi Mittal
#41. I had some tough times ... i did some bad shit ... but i'm still the same girl i used to be
Britney Spears
#42. There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again.
George W. Bush
#43. Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your objectives and to win against all the odds.
Marta
#44. I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times.
Carlos Ghosn
#45. Creativity and the world of the imagination - the beauty of what we see as a child and the kind of play that we experience as a child - can be a way for us to survive tough times.
Diane Paulus
#46. If you want your marriage to work and you want to have the strength for the tough times ahead it must be "100-100." Each person gives all they have and that is that.
Larry Hagner
#47. Having a belief in God, being able to find joy, despite your circumstances or put yourself outside of yourself, and stop looking inwards and look outwards a little bit really helps to carry through tough times. Giving makes you feel better.
Queen Latifah
#48. You will go through tough times, it's about getting through them.
David Beckham
#49. I've made tough calls and tough times and been held accountability. I think that is the kind of leadership that the American people need now to produce results.
Carly Fiorina
#50. President Obama is going to have to run against himself. In tough times, nobody can defeat himself.
William J. Clinton
#51. Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.
David Ortiz
#52. Thank God for the tough times. They are the reason you are there - to be the leader. If everything was going well, the people wouldn't need you!
John C. Maxwell
#53. The truly bold thing for Obama to do would be to tell the panic-mongers and boondoggle-seekers to shove it, and to tell taxpayers to ride out the rest of the tough times while he gets Washington's own economic house in order.
Michelle Malkin
#54. Keep in mind that part of growing up is dealing with difficult issues, and the benefits can be great if you have the courage to ask for help. Human beings are not designed to go through life alone. No one has to bear the burden of tough times all by themselves.
Jack Canfield
#55. There are no tough times, hard knocks, or challenges that aren't laden with emeralds, rubies, and diamonds for those who see them through.
Mike Dooley
#57. I've lived in many things - boats, caravans, and buses. I've been homeless, I've had no money: everything. But I believe in magic, and having a vision. The tough times made me a warrior. I work hard.
Neon Hitch
#58. I think you need to go through some stuff to really appreciate life and understand what it means to persevere, overcome and have faith. I think those tough times make you a stronger person.
Judith Hill
#59. If you're married you'll have tough times.
Jeff Bridges
#60. Love is ... what makes a weak man brave and a king step off his throne. Good times, bad times, easy times, tough times, it comes in an instant and lasts three days after forever. That's what love is.
Mike Oldfield
#61. A career in sport is almost impossible to manage without the support, and guidance, and reassurance of family and friends. During tough times, and there always are, this is whom we go to.
Rahul Dravid
#62. 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.
Malcolm Gladwell
#63. My music has been a sort of personal therapy. It's got me out of tough times, it has been the friend that I needed, when I didn't have a friend there.
Trent Reznor
#64. One belief that I've developed to carry me through extremely tough times is simply this: God's delays are not God's denials.
Anthony Robbins
#65. In tough times, a librarian is a terrible thing to waste.
Marilyn Johnson
#66. You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.
Carly Fiorina
#67. It goes without saying that 'Buncha Losers' comedies speak to tough times. The massive unemployment of the Reagan years gave us 'Taxi,' 'Cheers' and the genre-defining 'Night Court,' a show you could never admit to watching without making people feel sorry for you.
Rob Sheffield
#68. When I see my own people going through the tough times, it's a wake-up call. I hope my influence can impact someone else's decision to get out here and vote.
Bow Wow
#69. Tough times are inevitable in life and in business. But how you compose yourself during those times defines your spirit and will define your future.
Richard Branson
#70. Tough times for Martha Stewart. Yesterday, Martha Stewart reported to her parole officer and had to take a mandatory urine test for cocaine and marijuana. Martha was found to be drug-free and her urine was found to be a lovely yellow saffron.
Conan O'Brien
#71. Tough times don't last, but tough people do. And I've been through some tough times, and I know a lot of people can recall tough times, and maybe are going through some tough times right now, but they don't last.
Alonzo Mourning
#72. When it rains it pours. Maybe the art of life is to convert tough times to great experiences: we can choose to hate the rain or dance in it.
Joan Marques
#73. Everybody has to deal with tough times. A gold medal doesn't make you immune to that. A skater is used to falling down and getting up again.
Dorothy Hamill
#74. That's what perseverance is. You go through some tough times and you fight through it. And now, it's over. It's over.
Trot Nixon
#75. These things I wish for you-tough times and disappointment, hard work and happiness. To me, it's the only way to appreciate life.
Paul Harvey
#76. People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.
Joel Osteen
#77. The words a leader speaks are important, of course. But how they're delivered can make all the difference, especially in tough times.
John Baldoni
#78. Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?
Gregory Peck
#79. There will be beautiful times and tough times, as such is life, but if your heart is in it, then it is worth it all the way.
Irena A. Hoffman
#80. When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.
Byron Dorgan
#81. Law enforcement's biased view of the Irish lives on in the nickname we still use for the vehicles we use to transport groups of prisoners. It is, after all, the 'paddy wagon.' The Irish had tough times, but little compares to the experience on our soil of black Americans.
James Comey
#82. To hear people saying, 'The music you are doing has really touched my life and it's moved me in a lot of ways. It's helped me get through some tough times.' That's the best compliment that you could get.
Kip Moore
#83. God is a man of His word, He assures us that we'll succeed in every task, every assignment, every dream, every vision He gives us. And always uses catchphrases for us to cling on during tough times. 'Be strong and courageous' (Joshua 1:6).
Euginia Herlihy
#84. All runners are tough. Everyone has to have a little fire in them, that even in tough times, can't be turned off.
Shalane Flanagan
#85. God already knows what we're made of, but perhaps He wants us to learn what we're made of. I think we would all agree that we learn more from our tough times than from our easy times.
John Bytheway
#86. When you face tough times but keep on going; when you're discouraged and doubtful, but still show up; when you are not sure of what to do, but you give it you best anyway--you will, in the end, succeed. Just be willing to do whatever it takes.
Mo Anderson
#87. My parents are very proud of my success but still worry, as I'm in a profession where there is no guarantee of work. They have always supported my decision to go into acting, but there have been tough times work-wise.
David Harewood
#89. Paul says that as Christians we can rejoice even in tough times because we have hope and because we know that God is working in our lives.
Rick Warren
#90. Keep doing the right things in life. Keep your faith and joy during tough times. Difficulty means you are being prepared for takeoff on the runways of life ahead of you!
Timothy Pina
#91. I don't think I changed a lot although I learned a lot. Adversity can be a wonderful teacher. Some people can't handle the pressure of it. For me it was a great thing. I learned about myself going through tough times. I guess I learned well.
Donald Trump
#92. ... what kind of life do we live if we let fear break us down? The truth is there will be tough times, we've certainly been through them before; but good things happen everyday. Great things. We just have to open our eyes and see them.
Christene Houston
#93. The drink? Yes, I've had tough times in my life, especially the last year, regarding my ex-wife, my kids, I nearly broke my neck, I was on death row with pneumonia.
Paul Gascoigne
#94. Passion pulls you. It's the sense of connection you feel when the work you do expresses who you are. Only passion will get you through the tough times.
Randy Komisar
#95. Don't discount your angst. Don't discount the tough times, being broke, being unhappy or even disappointed. This are the things great stories are made of.
Lakeshia Poole
#97. I wouldn't ever say if you're having tough times then there must be something wrong with you or your attitude. Life's a fight. It's a good fight of faith. I encourage people to stay up, stay hopeful, stay faith-filled.
Joel Osteen
#98. When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.
Vera Nazarian
#99. I do think that people who are now in their sixties and their seventies are living a different kind of life than their grandparents led, even in these tough times. A lot of them are more active, a lot of them are still working, which was not the case when our grandparents were in their sixties.
Anna Quindlen
#100. Again and again, I learn how much friendship enriches my life, bringing warmth, assurance, humour, inspiration, a sense of security. It depends on honesty, trust, loyalty. It's about giving. It's for sharing the good times, but also the tough times, hurt, grief, sadness.
Quentin Bryce
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