A Quote by Benny Binion

Tough times make tough people.

Benny Binion

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Benny Binion
November 20, 1904 - December 25, 1989

I was a hard-times governor. I had to steer my state through the deepest recession since the 1930s. But hey, tough times don't last and tough people do. And can I tell you that Virginians are tough people? We are tough people.

Tim Kaine

Tough times don't last, but tough people do. And I've been through some tough times, and I know a lot of people can recall tough times, and maybe are going through some tough times right now, but they don't last.

Alonzo Mourning

'Tough' meant it was an uncompromising image, something that came from your gut, out of instinct, raw, of the moment, something that couldn't be described in any other way. So it was tough. Tough to like, tough to see, tough to make, tough to understand. The tougher they were the more beautiful they became.

Joel Meyerowitz

It might be tough, but my dad used to say, tough times don't last — tough people do.

James Robertson

In my experience, growing up in Brooklyn and all that, the real tough guys didn't act tough. They didn't talk tough. They were tough, you know? I think about these politicians who try to pose as tough guys - it makes me laugh.

Pete Hamill

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. I preach that, and I guess you have to live to it.

Julian Edelman

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.

Mr. T

Tough times never last, but tough people do. You might add, "You're tougher than you give yourself credit for."

Robert H. Schuller

Tough times go away, tough people do not.

Walter Payton

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

Robert H. Schuller

Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?

Gregory Peck

The tough times never lasted and the tough people inspired me to be better and give more. I hope I did the same.

Julius Peppers

You don't know what a rough crowd is. If all I have to do is go make people laugh, that's nothing. Let me tell you what a tough crowd is. A tough crowd is going to a morning service and you got six people there and you gotta pat your house payment. That's a tough crowd.

Sam Kinison

I'm not going to get into details, but every band has their moments when things are tough. Just logistically, tough on your body, stress levels, psychologically tough, relationships can be tough.