Quotes & Sayings About Being A Tough Cookie

Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement. — Ronald Reagan

God gives us intelligence to uncover the wonders of nature. Without the gift, nothing is possible. — James Clavell

What an awesome privilege for some, looking upon a human body that houses the forbidden mystery of death. — Mark Smith

There is an element of delusional obsession in the French political elite's preoccupation with the notion that France is still a global power. — Zbigniew Brzezinski

Reality is neurology, and is not absolute. — David Cronenberg

Every time they have somebody born in the movies, it is a little boy. They never have little girls being born. What makes boys so great and woooonnnderfullll? I can do anything a boy can do — Fannie Flagg

So, you actually cooked tonight? He regards me skeptically. I snort. Because snorting is attractive. — Katja Millay

[W]hat suffers in the atmosphere of immediacy is analysis. What suffers in this search for speed is depth. The media in the wealthy world are becoming increasingly simplistic, superficial, and celebrity-focused. — Laurie Garrett

I addressed a remark to him which he acknowledged simply by closing and opening his eyes, making me feel that, the next time I spoke, I ought to make an attempt to find something a trifle less banal to say: though his smile at the same time absolved me from the slightest blame in falling so patently short of his accustomed standards. I was not conscious of being at all offended by this demeanour: on the contrary, Truscott's comportment seemed a kind of spur to encourage all who came to win his esteem; although - and perhaps because - he was obviously prepared to offer nothing in return. — Anthony Powell