Hard Times Quotes - Page 16

• For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Frustration, Rocks, Roots

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• Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.

  Iris Chang

  Racism, Racist, Slides

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• I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day.

  Ryne Sandberg

  Struggle, Hard Work, Effort

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• In the business world, lower profits reflect less demand for your product. But in government the opposite is true - demand for our services increases in hard times.

  Sonny Perdue

  Government, Opposites, World

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• It's hard enough to get any movie made, and when you take on these tough genres - and I've done it a couple times - it just makes the whole struggle more.

  Lawrence Kasdan

  Couple, Struggle, Done

  Interview with Jim "Stax" Vejvoda, www.ign.com. March 21, 2003.

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• I know the game wasn't a classic, but the night was about more than that-it was about bringing back the memories and raising money for former heroes who have now fallen on hard times.

  David Ginola

  Memories, Hero, Night

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• It is hard to play Blue Suede Shoes. I know everyone has heard it 10 million times, and that makes it even harder to play it, but there's a very laid back tempo on that. I was surprised at how slow it really was.

  Brian Setzer

  Blue, Play, Shoes

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• As a working actor, all I want to do is work. That's it. It's terrifying when you don't work. It's very hard when you don't work. There have been times when I've been out of work for like six months. I feel theatre to me is like manna.

  Sandra Oh

  Scary, Theatre, Six Months

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• But it's very difficult, I can tell you I played the Czech Open a few times and it's very difficult just to go on to a scene where the course is prepared differently when the greens are fast and he's not used to it and they're hard as a rock and he's not used to it.

  Ivan Lendl

  Rocks, Goes On, Scene

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• At times those skills were really hard to do because not only was I having to contend with the camera, but I was having to learn these new skills and the ball was always kind of doing what you didn't want it to do. So it got a little bit frustrating at times but we got there.

  Parminder Nagra

  Skills, Cameras, Balls

  Interview by Steve Head, www.ign.com. August 7, 2003.

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• It's hard to compare. Different times, different players. The administration four years ago did not have 9/11. I could tell you this; this particular administration was better suited to handle that than the former.

  Montel Williams

  Player, Years, Different

  "Interview: Montel Williams". www.askmen.com.

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• I studied chemical engineering. I was a good student, but these were the hard times of the depression, my scholarship came to an end, and it was necessary to work to supplement the family income.

  Jack Steinberger

  Engineering, Income, Students

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• I know he (Albert Belle) hates me. If he needs that hate to succeed, it's fine by me. I always liked him. He was a good kid. He just had a hard time with the pressure.

  Skip Bertman

  Hate, Kids, Needs

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• Hard times produce your greatest gifts.

  Robin Sharma

  Produce, Hard, Greatest Gifts

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from Feb 27, 2012

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• I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making 'The Appaloosa' a good movie.

  Dylan McDermott

  Good Movie, Able, Hell

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• Many people don't wake up. They fight against a difficult time, shut the window and become more bitter. Fortunately or unfortunately, however you see it, we are served up those opportunities over and over in our life. So if you've shut the window, don't worry, another hard time is going to come around the corner - to give you that chance all over again.

  Elizabeth Lesser

  Fighting, Opportunity, People

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• If you are committed to creating value and if you aren't afraid of hard times; obstacles become utterly unimportant. A nuisance perhaps; but with no real power. The world respects creation; people will get out of your way. - Candice Carpenter Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that's the one that is going to require the most from you.

  Caroline Myss

  Real, Creating Value, People

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• No one gives Cameron Diaz a hard time for not speaking Spanish.

  Jessica Alba

  Speaking Spanish, Giving, Cameron

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• Yes, I did have to struggle very hard to get this [the vote on the Iraq war] through, but the reason I did it was because I thought it was the right thing to do. I didn't take this on myself... just because I thought, 'Let's give myself a really hard time for a couple of years!'

  Tony Blair

  Couple, War, Struggle

  BBC Question Time's election special programme, April 28, 2005.

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• Old New York City is a friendly old town From Washington Heights to Harlem on down There's a-mighty many people all millin' all around They'll kick you when you're up and knock you when you're down It's hard times in the city Livin' down in New York town

  Bob Dylan

  New York, Cities, People

  Song: Hard Times in New York Town

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• I am the captain of my destiny, I do not abandon the ship in hard times, But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.

  Cesare Pavese

  Destiny, Captains, Ships

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• Do your thing. Do it unapologetically. Don't be discouraged by criticism. You probably already know what they're going to say. Pay no mind to the fear of failure. It's far more valuable than success. Take ownership, take chances, and have fun. And no matter what, don't ever stop doing your thing.

  Asher Roth

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• I had such a hard time finding great organic and non-toxic items for my daughter.

  Soleil Moon Frye

  Daughter, Mother, Toxic

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I didn't know you were having a hard time. I really am unqualified to be a teacher. Hurting you there...I'm really sorry.

  Cheon Eunbi

  Teacher, Hurt, Sorry

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• On the show, I do a very serious thing. And a lot of people have a hard time reconciling that with what I'm going to do after the show. They can't get it into their heads: "How can he be talking to Madeleine Albright one minute and then somebody half his age...." They're just jealous. But I never made any bones about it. I am a player. Always have been.

  Bill Maher

  Jealous, Player, Talking

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