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Quote by Whitney Houston
I mean, I've lasted this long. You've got to be tough.
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The speaker treats having “lasted this long” as evidence of toughness. The words suggest that enduring difficult circumstances requires strength and persistence, and that surviving up to this point shows the speaker has those qualities.
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Read quote“A burden can weigh you down, or it can challenge you to rise to the demands that it imposes.”
“在音乐和理想方面一定要固执，不固执下去不会成功。”
“The one thing we can all control is our effort.”
“Embrace your frustration, your fears, because that's what makes life interesting.”
“As for the charges against me, I am unconcerned.”
“Our respective nations have been caught in the same storm and we have looked to each other and drawn from our experiences to help navigate our way through.”
“The difficult way is often the best way.”
“I think talent is hugely overrated. I think most of it’s hard work.”
““Si vas a entrar en una zona de riesgo, debes entrar con todos los pelos de la burra en la mano, pero ir.””
“But I always knew what I wanted to do. I used it as fuel to prove everyone wrong.”
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