Tough Times Quotes

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

2. “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.”

3. “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.”

4. “In tough times, that's when you see true colours and personality.”

5. “Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together.”

6. “Never give up. There are always tough times, regardless of what you do in anything in life. Be able to push through those times and maintain your ultimate goal.”

7. “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.”

8. “You've got to stay strong to be strong in tough times.”

9. “It is exactly in tough times when we discover our full potential, it allows our mind and body to push ourselves beyond our limits.”

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

11. “Anyone is free to judge me, but they weren't there in my tough times.”

12. “I believe, as human beings, we sometimes indulge in self pity more than it's necessary. Over my life's journey, I have realised that overthinking about your problems and indulging in self-pity is not the answer to get through tough times.”

13. “I think if you are passionate about what you want to be or where you want to go and you work very hard to that goal, it will happen. And, yes, you'll be knocked down and you'll have some tough times. And it won't be easy all the time, but the rewards are pretty amazing, especially if you stay true to yourself.”

14. “We know that in tough times, cynicism is just another way to give up, and in the military, we consider cynicism or giving up simply as forms of cowardice.”

15. “This is what real teams do in tough times, is stick together. It's easy to stay together when it's all good, you know? The tough times, that's when you have to stay together.”

16. “In tough times, we all hope for knights in shining armor, or the cavalry, to show up and effect change.”

17. “Anyone can take the wheel of the ship in calm water but it's not so easy when it's not calm water. You can't just enjoy the good times, you have to be resilient in the tough times.”

18. “The mark of the man is how he responds to situations. You're not going to avoid tough times. We're all over the barrel some of the time. What are you going to do about it?”

19. “My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.”

20. “You've got to fight through some adversity. You've got to have some tough times. You've got to have some rainy days.”

21. “Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.”

22. “I know that there's a god because I was able to survive everything that I've been through - all of the tough times - and I'm still at the top of my game.”

23. “I say find one true friend to help you get through the tough times.”

24. “Tough times not only make you stronger, but you grow from those experiences. The same is true with fighting. You have to lean into it.”

25. “In tough times, some of us see protecting the climate as a luxury, but that's an outdated 20th-century worldview from a time when we thought industrialization was the end goal, waste was growth, and wealth meant a thick haze of air pollution.”

26. “You've just got to keep going through the tough times and try your best every time you play.”

27. “Once you've been through tough times, you can only become stronger.”

28. “In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain.”

29. “Tough times call for tougher decisions.”

30. “For all the supporters of Tesla over the years, and it's been several years now and there have been some very tough times, I'd just like to say thank you very much. I deeply appreciate the support, particularly through the darkest times.”

31. “Tough times helped many commodities producers become lean and mean through consolidation, mergers and cost-cutting. All that excess supply has been sopped up.”

32. “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.”

33. “When you see people getting involved in Comic Relief, especially in tough times or times of recession, that's very positive.”

34. “I had a lot of tough times, and I know what it is. We must move forward, working equally and always strong.”

35. “Actually, when I fought in PRIDE, we had the best fighters in the world. Back then, the UFC had a very serious and big crisis; they were going through some tough times trying to get top fighters. All the best fighters were in PRIDE.”

36. “You've got to accept in this game that there are going to be tough times.”

37. “Even in the tough times, He's still a good God.”

38. “You learn a lot about guys in tough times.”

39. “Everybody goes through some tough times in their life, no matter what you do. Man, I've had my tough times.”

40. “You always feel for your fellow players when they are going through tough times, losing and things like that.”

41. “If you get good things, you must endure the tough times also.”

42. “You go through tough times. What I personally believe in is you should forget the stats. But also, it pushes you to see the areas where you have to work on to be a consistent team.”

43. “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.”

44. “I had a lot of tough times.”

45. “Certainly, there were tough times, but no, you can't go back and change it. So, why dwell on it?”

46. “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.”

47. “I used to play guitar years ago. It brought me a lot of pleasure when I was a teenager growing up and was having tough times.”

48. “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.”

49. “All these tough times that I've had in my career, I've just been able to prove that I can persevere and to me that means everything.”

50. “I was called everything ugly and black in the world. Man, those where some tough times. They called me Fat Albert, Magilla Gorilla, black ape. It all hurt.”

51. “Things are constantly in flux and changing, and as crazy-making as that can be, it's also the thing that can get you through tough times - 'Well, things change.'”

52. “Most people fall upon tough times at some point.”

53. “You have to enjoy the good moments, of course, but you also have to work through the tough times and maintain that belief in yourself and that is all I have done.”

54. “Whether it was audition after audition or facing media with little exposure, there were times I hit rock bottom, but then, I am not the one to break. Support of my family helped me sail through those tough times.”

55. “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.”

56. “I'm so grateful to God for allowing my dreams to come true. It was worth going through a few tough times, as I am so appreciative for my many, many blessings.”

57. “In tough times, the people of West Virginia have always stepped up to help a community in need.”

58. “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.”

59. “In tough times, one has to see if the fundamentals of the business are good or not.”

60. “When businesses face tough times, one of the first items they cut is overhead expenses. The government should do the same.”

61. “We've had some tough times, but we've hung in there.”

62. “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.”

63. “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.”

64. “Winning in women's singles felt surreal. I felt that everything I had done - the hard work, the tough times - was all worth it.”

65. “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.”

66. “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.”

67. “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.”

68. “As an adolescent, Spider-Man was what got me through tough times in terms of being a skinny kid.”

69. “People in tough times - it doesn't mean they don't have a great attitude.”

70. “You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.”

71. “Every dollar of SNAP benefits generates $1.84 in the economy in terms of economic activity. If people are able to buy a little more in the grocery store, someone has to stock it, package it, shelve it, process it, ship it. All of those are jobs. It's the most direct stimulus you can get in the economy during these tough times.”

72. “If you're married you'll have tough times.”

73. “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.”

74. “These are tough times, and the New Yorkers I have met are facing economic adversity with grace and dignity. They worry about their future, care about their neighbors and hope this storm will pass so they can focus on better days ahead.”

75. “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.'”

76. “Making every record is a process full of tough times.”

77. “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.”

78. “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.”

79. “I believe that young people are looking for answers to the big questions just like everyone else, and that they respect intelligent comment to help guide them through tough times.”

80. “Tough times have always lent themselves to nativist sentiments and closed-door policies. But in the case of highly skilled immigrants, these policies are a recipe for stagnation.”

81. “Michael and I had great role models. Though his father has passed away, his parents had an amazingly strong marriage, as do mine. Both weathered really tough times. For us it has been normal to stay together through difficulties. We grew up witnessing that firsthand.”

82. “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.”

83. “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.”

84. “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.”

85. “In prosperous times, the marginal workers get by. But in tough times, they get the shaft.”

86. “I learned from my grandmother, who grew up in devastating war times, how important it is to keep with tradition and celebrate the holidays during tough times.”

87. “In cricket, my superhero is Sachin Tendulkar. He has always been my hero and will continue to remain so. Apart from him and outside cricket, my mother has remained my inspiration. Whatever difficult time I had faced, she was always there for me. She has given me all the strength. She maintained her composure and supported me in tough times.”

88. “Turkey's economy is powerful enough to tackle tough times.”

89. “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.”

90. “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.”

91. “Some states like Nebraska have thus far responsibly managed their budgets, even in tough times, and I could not ask Nebraskans to pay for poor governance elsewhere.”

92. “The vibe in our locker room is real energetic and fun and real personable, I think from Day 1. That gets you through a lot of tough times, where in hard times, it might be common nature for guys to do their own thing and split up and become silent.”

93. “Liberty never had to file bankruptcy, thanks to God's blessings, but we did go through tough times and painful debt restructuring in the 1990s.”

94. “Some children are tackling tough times without the support that can help them because the adults in their life are scared to ask.”

95. “In life, I'm like Molly Brown. I've had tough times along the way and gone through experiences that many women have gone through. But I ain't down yet.”

96. “Martial arts is what pulled me through tough times, and it is one of the reasons for my happiness.”

97. “I like to see the world from different levels. Even when I'm making a candle or designing a piece, I like to sit on the floor to polish or make it from scratch. I haven't seen really tough times, but my husband has come up the hard way. He has even seen poverty.”

98. “I don't know a startup that hasn't been through tough times.”

99. “Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.”

100. “I had struggles throughout my career. I had some tough times.”

101. “When you have tough times, and when you learn you can't be perfect in every situation, it's hard to accept, you know, because I still do expect that. But you just have to, because, you know, it's not about the situation. It's how you deal with it. You always have a choice.”

102. “It was tough times in Ohio when we lived there. My dad was between unemployed and just selling random knickknacks at a flea market. My mom was a cashier at a Chinese food restaurant. They both had awesome careers back in Taiwan, and they came here for my sister and I.”

103. “For entrepreneurs, choosing your co-founders is like a professional marriage. You're going to go through tough times, and you need to remember that ideas can change, but business partners can't.”

104. “When I was growing up, I never saw couples fight on the family sitcoms I loved to watch. Subsequently, when tough times arose in my own relationship, I wasn't prepared and felt so isolated and alone. Marital issues weren't a part of the narrative that television told me was a 'working relationship.'”

105. “I think there's this idea that the depth of an actor's performance is built on tough times or horrible events or isolation, but I never found that. I figured that my imagination coupled with the story can get me anywhere.”

106. “It's always inspiring when people all come together and be strong as a group. This is why I feel so strongly to put the message to people that we need to stand together in tough times.”

107. “I am very happy I grew up in Serbia. You can have tough times, good times, but you learn a lot. I am incredibly proud of where I am from.”

108. “When a sports team is doing well in a city that's going through tough times like New Orleans, like Detroit, it bolsters this real sentiment of 'we can get through this.' And when you have that sentiment, it becomes more than feelings: It's transported into action.”

109. “My uncle is a hemophiliac, and my brother is one as well. I am a carrier, and it's a disease that my kids also deal with. It's something that has affected my family and I for so long, and I think it's actually what drove me to comedy as a means to cope during tough times.”

110. “It really helps me if I think back to what our first families up here went through because, my goodness, they really had very tough times.”

111. “When I had older guys around me, I kind of leaned on them for advice and went through tough times.”

112. “A lot of people don't see, when we lose and go through tough times, how upset and disappointed we are.”

113. “The cricket team has been great. There's never a lonesome moment. If you are struggling, there are 10 girls who can help you out and get you through the tough times. We can enjoy the ups and downs together.”

114. “You are brought up to realise that there will always be tough times in football and that nothing is ever straight forward.”

115. “The caddies are so overlooked out here, and I remember the tough times I had making ends meet when I used to carry the bag.”

116. “I saw tough times, and there were many nights when I would just cry out aloud.”

117. “I believe most people in their life will fall upon tough times at some point.”

118. “I understand you've got to go through tough times to get better.”

119. “Obviously, I've had some tough times in my career. I've had some ups and downs just like anybody's life, but you just keep continuing to work hard.”

120. “Many kids going through tough times watch WWE on TV and tell me that they feel inspired to be strong and brave because of us. That makes me feel the need to be an even better person because I feel like I'm a role model to them, and that's a responsibility I don't take lightly.”

121. “People don't really care to be around you when you're going through tough times.”

122. “Anyone who's been a teenager, or raised one, knows growing up is hard. Kids can be cruel to their peers, and many young people go through tough times and experience low moments.”

123. “Sometimes, you have tough times when you don't score goals, but the most important thing is to keep working hard.”

124. “If you look at me outside the cricket ground, I am a simple, normal guy, like everyone else. But on the field, that passion flows because I have been through a lot of tough times and have lost many special people.”

125. “We're not robots, we're not factory built. We have feelings, we have families and we go through tough times that people don't know about. Sometimes your form isn't good and there's a reason for that. Sometimes the team isn't playing well and you can't quite work out why.”

126. “I want people who go through tough times, hard times, or didn't have everything right-things didn't fall in their lap or go in their favor-to know that they can still achieve their dream and go to the highest of the highs.”

127. “I saw my parents go through tough times between 1979 and 1983. They almost split up.”

128. “Why make things difficult? Why have tough times when it's not necessary?”

129. “That's what really gets me going, thinking about my past. I think about all the tough times and bad times I've had in my life and I bring all that into the Octagon. That's only because it's hard going in there trying to fight someone who didn't do anything to you.”

130. “I've had tough times before. Leaving Brazil when I was so young, saying goodbye to my family and friends to go to another culture, that was so difficult.”

131. “It's extraordinary to hear from people who are bereaved, or gone through a divorce, and they still take the time to tell me how a certain track or album helped them through tough times, or kept them sane.”

132. “Every time I take the field, I know I have to run hard for my mum, because of all the tough times we went through. Only we know how difficult it was.”

133. “Tough times were when I didn't have a job and nobody called me.”

134. “I never understood the importance of fans until we struggled and went through tough times.”

135. “We're going to have tough times. We're going to have five-game losing streaks. Everybody goes through it.”

136. “I think there are moments when everyone feels a bit low or goes through tough times.”

137. “In every relationship you go through really tough times.”

138. “The tough times never lasted and the tough people inspired me to be better and give more. I hope I did the same.”

139. “Just because I'm in the spotlight - I'm actually no better than anyone else. Everyone has hard days and tough times.”

140. “When there's a need for someone to speak, I'm there. When there's tough times, I'm there.”

141. “They were tough times and I started working when I was 10 years old, delivering papers and eventually becoming a waiter.”

142. “I can see the gravity of this pandemic as my parents are doctors. This is not only a health crisis and we need to be on humanitarian grounds. It gives me immense satisfaction to help people who are in need and it is a very basic thing that I can do in these tough times.”

143. “My father passed away when I was seven, mom single-handedly brought up my brother Rahul and me. She was a civil surgeon posted in rural areas. We went through some tough times but she gave us a beautiful life.”

144. “When I do well, I don't really feel it for me, I feel it for the people who have supported me through good times, but also through tough times.”

145. “We went through tough times when I was very young and I'm so infinitely grateful to my parents. Their journey began during the civil war in Liberia and we came to Canada via Ghana. I'm in the happy situation where I can say I can enjoy every single day of my life.”

146. “Yes, this is our job, but when we're having rough days and when we're going through tough times, we can all come to the gym and come to the locker room and let everything out.”

147. “You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.”

148. “Please stay home and stay safe and keep your family safe. In these tough times, we have to come together and fight the battle against COVID-19.”

149. “In our case, my children and I couldn't have made it through the tough times without the grace of God and the wonderful support we received from family and friends.”

150. “If I double-fault or I miss a shot I don't think I should miss, instead of getting more upset, I can think back to the tough times that my brother went through or trying to make my grandpa proud.”

151. “No matter what kind of tough times you're going through, if you can get a night out with friends and really just lose yourself in the music, that's just straight-up good for you, you know?”

152. “You have to be able to connect and re-connect to the passionate things that got you to a certain point in the first place. If you can connect and continue to hold onto that passion, that's the key thing that will help you get through tough times.”

153. “I look to role models to get through tough times and to reach my own lofty goals.”

154. “When people know and care about their neighbors, they show up for each other in tough times and work together more effectively to boost quality of life in all the times in between.”

155. “Anyone who has a family member, son, daughter, brother, cousin who has special needs you understand what I mean about unconditional love. You're going to have some tough times. You're going to have a lot of great times, but you're going to have some tough times, some tough days. It's not easy.”

156. “There were some really tough times during those years of true heartache and depression from just not understanding why I couldn't get anything going.”

157. “Recognise that there's a negative side to life and that there will be tough times and challenges. You have to embrace it.”

158. “I have many moments of glory, but I have many more, moments of very tough times. I don't mean anyone should feel sorry for me, but it's true.”

159. “I have based my game all around being professional and working hard and that has helped me get through the tough times.”

160. “Make Me Feel' is all about getting through the tough times together.”

161. “I had some tough times along the way but also some great ones.”

162. “I think all of us have had tough times in our lives and we haven't had to do it on the glare of a camera.”

163. “One of the tricks I used when I was going through all the really tough times, I actually had a physical white board in my apartment and I would have eight things that I needed to check off for the day.”

164. “Through all the tough times I had at home and didn't want to travel because I was so tired, it made me who I am. It made me more focused and motivated.”

165. “There are really tough times in this world. A broken finger isn't the worst of it.”

166. “We will help those who are genuinely homeless and there is a huge amount of investment and resources dedicated to helping those who are falling on tough times and need accommodation, need support, need refuge, need sanctuary. That's what we owe to many, many vulnerable people in our country and that's the right thing to do.”

167. “My tough times would be a dream to someone else.”

168. “We accept that warrantless wiretapping may be necessary in extreme circumstances. We accept the added delays and inconvenience of increased airport security. And we understand tough times call for tough measures. The Patriot Act has worked.”