Voters in 1960 elected the first Catholic president. In 2012, I voted to reelect the first African American president. Each was a vote for a man of principle and character, for a man who had proved himself capable and courageous and who would lead our country with a combination of dignity, compassion and toughness along a path of progress.

Jack Schlossberg

A Democrat has to show the toughness to govern. People don't doubt that Republicans will be tough.

Al From

Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles.

Alex Karras

One of the things I noticed while I lived in New York City was how different the kids and teens were that grew up there versus, you know, my suburban upbringing. They have this innate resilience and toughness to them, and they're incredibly self-sufficient, usually from a pretty young age.

Alexandra Bracken

One of the things about being raised British in Africa is that you get this double whammy of toughness. The continent in place itself made you quite tough. And then you've got this British mother whose entire being rejects 'coddling' in case it makes you too soft. So there's absolutely nothing standing between you and a fairly rough experience.

Alexandra Fuller

I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

Anais Nin

From the age of seven, I basically started practicing my hand-eye and foot coordination, balance, strength, endurance, discipline, and mental toughness three days a week until I was about 15.

Ashton Eaton

If I really felt like I was the world's greatest athlete, I'd get 10 great events. But I know that's pretty much not possible. That's the toughness of the decathlon.

Ashton Eaton

I really want to test my athletic ability, my toughness, and my skills against those guys who are in my ballpark size-wise.

Baron Corbin

When I'm thinking of sports, when I'm thinking of a boy growing up and being a man, I'm thinking of three things - honor, integrity, and toughness.

Ben Askren

Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of.

Bethany Hamilton

Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.

Bill Russell

Team chemistry is what really matters, your team chemistry and team toughness.

Bob Stoops

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one.

Bobby Knight

I suppose there is a lot of toughness in me.

Boy George

I started playing basketball when I was about three years old. After that, everything else just came naturally. I had older cousins that used to let me hang with them, so I got my toughness from them.

Brandon Jennings

The Special Ops community has always been about mental toughness.

Brandon Webb

Because I don't look like I'm skating around as hard as Bobby Bassen doesn't mean my mind isn't working twice as hard as Bobby's mind. Just because I can't fight like Kelly Chase doesn't mean standing in front of the net getting cross-checked and slashed isn't toughness as well.

Brett Hull

I've been a longtime admirer of Condoleezza Rice, because I like her articulateness and style - her toughness and rigor.

Camille Paglia

College lacrosse can be pretty brutal at times, so that definitely helped me with the toughness. It's a fast-paced game, so that helped me kind of translate over to the game speed of playing in the NFL. I think just the one-on-one aspect of trying to beat the guy in front of you definitely helped me as being a receiver.

Chris Hogan

Calvin Johnson, we've never seen a receiver like him - size, speed and how he's developed his overall route running and toughness.

Cris Carter