2007-02-10 08:14:19 · 4 answers · asked by Mark W 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Charleston Daily Mail, The - NewspaperArchive - May 4, 1954
I located this and another who studied this, and it is the earliest citation, example of the quote.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going~The earliest attribution goes to Frank Leahy (1908-1973), U.S. football coach. It was quoted in the Charleston (W. Va) Daily Mail on May 4, 1954 as Leahy's own personal football motto 8 years before Kennedy.
2007-02-10 09:58:33 · answer #1 · answered by cruisingyeti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING - "When the situation gets critical, those who aren't weak-willed work harder and never give up. The proverb is attributed to Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969), the father of (U.S.) President John F. Kennedy. It was recently popularized by Billy Ocean's song 'When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going' (1986). The saying is found in varying forms. When the times are tough, the tough see opportunities." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).
2007-02-10 08:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by pinkvariety 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he should get tough but stick to the true issues. He needs to project himself as a strong leader. I don't want to see him get dirty but he should make Hillary answer some questions about her 35 years of experience and her time in the White House she wants to claim. Make her say why the Clintons refused to defend America when we were attacked by terrorist during their term in Office. Maybe she can tell America what has changed since then because they failed to get Bin Laden when they could have gotten him. edited: To Laura C: It was reported that the Hillary camp also contracted Canada and said to take Hillary's comments about NAFTA with a grain of salt. I wonder if the Media especially the Clinton News Network (CNN) will report this over and over. I bet they will not say anything or bury it so fast.
2016-03-14 05:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joseph P. Kennedy quotes (American Executive, Businessman, Ambassador and Diplomat, and father of John F. Kennedy, 1888-1969) ~ “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.”
2007-02-10 08:47:09 · answer #4 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-03 13:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Belushi-Animal House...LOL!!
2015-08-29 10:49:35 · answer #6 · answered by Daniel S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know who first came up with that saying, but I know that it was a lyric in a Billy Ocean song back in '86.
2007-02-10 08:22:12 · answer #7 · answered by Randy Johnson's Mullet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋