Toughness

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People live through such pain only once. Pain comes again-but it finds a tougher surface.

Willa Cather

The Song of the Lark

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Topic

Pain Thick skin Toughness

Author

Willa Cather

Source

The Song of the Lark

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1915 1910s 20th century

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Original Citation

Cather, Willa. The Song of the Lark. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1915, pt. 2, ch. 11.

Current Citation

Cather, Willa. The Song of the Lark. Vintage, 1999, pt. 2, ch. 11.

As for you, my galvanized friend, you want a heart. You don't know how lucky you are not to have one. Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.

The Wizard of Oz

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Topic

Vulnerability Toughness Broken heart

Speaker

The Wizard of Oz

Actor

Frank Morgan

Source

The Wizard of Oz

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy (film) Musical (film) Fantasy Musical

Language

English

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

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Citation

The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Victor Fleming. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

I've never met anyone like you. There's not a spark of sentiment or romance or human kindness in your whole body.

On the Waterfront

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Topic

Toughness

Speaker

Edie Doyle

Actor

Eva Marie Saint

Source

On the Waterfront

Medium

Film

Genre

Crime (film) Drama (film) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

1954 1950s 20th century

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Citation

On the Waterfront. Directed by Elia Kazan, Horizon Pictures, 1954.

Any mercy and people will take advantage of you.

Letters from Iwo Jima

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Topic

Toughness

Speaker

Captain Iwasaki

Actor

Toshiya Agata

Source

Letters from Iwo Jima

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) War

Language

Japanese

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Letters from Iwo Jima. Directed by Clint Eastwood, DreamWorks Pictures/Malpaso Productions/Amblin Entertainment/Warner Bros., 2006.

How you expect to run with the wolves come night when you spend all day sparring with the puppies?

The Wire

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Topic

Preparation Toughness Getting soft

Speaker

Omar Little

Actor

Michael K. Williams

Source

The Wire

Medium

TV program

Genre

Crime (TV) Drama (TV) Crime Drama

Language

English

Time

2006 2000s 21st century

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Citation

"Home Rooms." The Wire, written by David Simon and Richard Price and Ed Burns, directed by Seith Mann, season 4, episode 3, Blown Deadline Productions and Home Box Office, 2006.