Early education is the type of issue politicians nod their heads at, and then when it comes time to make a tough decision, a financial trade-off, inevitably it’s about the first item tossed from the table.

It’s tough going to bed with a stranger. There’s nothing much to talk about the next morning when you wake up.

When things get tough, look at the people who love you! You will get energy from them.

Your journey may be tough, but the destination will be worth it.

My name can’t be THAT tough to pronounce!

There are competing studies on how much crime drops or doesn’t drop when there are strict rules on gun possession and sale. I don’t think there’s any question that New York City’s very tough laws have reduced violence.

It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldn’t have been here. I mean it was tough for me because he was really demanding. With him, it was never enough, you know, anything I did was never enough

It is very tough in England. Every away game is hard, of course. And normally, if you’re a big club like Chelsea, you’re supposed to win games at home against smaller clubs. But in England, that’s not the case. We must play well every game.

Everybody’s talking a lot in my ear, so it’s tough sometimes. I try to stay with my team in my bubble.

It’s tough for us to fight against those who have the microphone. We try and respond on the pitch, playing as well as possible, and dedicating ourselves on the training ground.

As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn’t sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a phony accent that I can’t shake, so it’s not phony anymore.

The double sessions are tough. The manager wants us to get fit, wants us to work hard. And that’s because the Premier League is so tough. We need it. Something we have to do.

It’s a tough world out there. You’re going to prepare yourself for politics, bad bosses, hating employees – and usually when you’re the absolute best, you get hated on the most.

In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain

I totally enjoyed playing in Australia. I think they play very tough cricket, and the brand of cricket they play is very strong.

It’s tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won’t drink from my glass.

I came from a real tough neighborhood. I put my hand in some cement and felt another hand.

I came from a real tough neighborhood. Why, every time I shut the window I hurt somebody’s fingers.

I came from a real tough neighborhood. Once a guy pulled a knife on me. I knew he wasn’t a professional, the knife had butter on it.

He’s our catalyst, he means everything to this team. I think there’s not a man in here that doesn’t realize that Johnny kind of makes us go. He’s very, very important to us. I know he’s a tough player and he’ll be back out on the field for us soon.

It’s very tough for me to focus. I’m like: ‘Look, something shiny! No, focus. Oh, there goes a butterfly!’

It was a tough loss. We had the lead, but things like this happen every once in a while. Of course, I’m very disappointed.

Be tough minded but tenderhearted.

Playing against Messi, as I’ve said before, is as tough a test of your concentration as any in football. At any moment, he can take the mickey out of you. Physically, it is demanding, but mentally even more so. You cannot switch off.

You can’t get tired in the studio. It’s really tough. But you just gotta keep on going.

I was a very defensive kid ’cause I was really sensitive underneath and didn’t want people to know. So I came off as very tough and very angry.

To experience the good you have to have seen the bad; plus it makes you appreciate blessings more. Tough times taught me to be a fighter.

But I love women chefs: they are intelligent, they are fast learners, and they can be tough. As for the effect the have on the boys, its entirely positive. Put a woman in a kitchen and discipline will improve, if anything: the guys have being told off in front of the girls. It’s a playground thing – they just find it embarrassing.

This is a really tough decision…’cause you’re both crap.

This is a really tough decision…’cause you’re both crap.

Tough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams.

Thing is, I went to a born-again Christian high school, was brought up in a traditional Mormon family where these ideas about parenting are of structure and sacrifice. To think outside of that idea of family and parenting that I’ve grown up with is tough but also very freeing.

The Fast’ is tough; it’s not easy. It represents too much to too many people. But that’s what also makes it fun.

No matter how tough the hood is, it’s important to remember that we are stronger than our circumstances.

Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.

School is tough sometimes, but it’s all about knowing who your real friends are.

I am a tough guy.

To kids, I’ve always been more than just some big tough black guy. I train to be tough I box and do karate but underneath all that toughness is a tender man.

I’m tough when I have to be, tender when I should be. When you find a really tough guy, he’s not a predator. He doesn’t have to prove himself. Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough.

I’m tender when I need to be. I’m tough when I should to be.

Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough, I don’t know why.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn’t have tenure

How shall I touch you unless it is everywhere?

I train to quite an intense level because Formula 1 is so physical – the G-forces, the demands on your body. Your heart rate is 150, 160 through the whole race. On qualifying lap, your heart rate can be up to 180, 190, under tough conditions.