Famous quotes containing the word tough:
“The agents steep and steady stare
Corroded to a grin.
Why, you black old, tough old hell of a man,
Move your family in!”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)
“Sheriff, have you ever watched a friend dying before your eyes and not been able to help? Thats the worst of it. Being helpless. Its particularly tough when youre a physician and you know whats wrong with him, and there isnt a single solitary thing you or anyone else can do.”
—Robert M. Fresco. Jack Arnold. Prof. Gerald Deemer (Leo G. Carroll)
“And if the stage-dark head rehearse
The fifth act of the closing night,
Why, cut it off, piece after piece,
And throw the tough cortex away....”
—Allen Tate (18991979)
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