Tough Guy Quotes

“You’re a tough guy, but I’m a nightmare wrapped in the apocalypse.”
― James S.A. Corey, Gods of Risk

“If love lyrics were too mushy, he could sing them and make wised-up fun of the mush, and still, in some part of the self, acknowledge that there was some truth to the words. He could be tender and still be a tough guy. Ruth Etting could sing her weepy torch songs, but for men, whining or self-pity was not allowed; they were forbidden by the male codes of the city. Sinatra slowly found a way to allow tenderness into the performance while remaining manly. When he finally took command of his own career, he perfected the role of the Tender Tough Guy and passed it on to several generations of Americans. Before him, that archetype did not exist in American popular culture. That is one reason why he continues to matter; Frank Sinatra created a new model for American masculinity.”
― Pete Hamill, Why Sinatra Matters

“On the inside, the copycats of the ruffians are more delicate than the copycats of prudes.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Tough men are tough not because they want to be tough, but because they have to be tough. Outgrow the adolescent fawning over being a tough guy, and you will become a tough man.”
― Criss Jami

“I need you to do that thing where you smother me with your body and touch me all over while I sleep."

"You mean cuddle?”
― Nordika Night, Little Demon in the Details

“A man's level of "toughness" (as assessed by other men), will determine whether or not his girlfriend will get hit on by other guys right in front of him in public places. If you're deemed a "p*#%y" by other guys and they want your girlfriend, even in your company she'll be considered "fair game".”
― Miya Yamanouchi, Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women

“Being good enough doesn’t obligate us to take those jobs. It’s okay to use your talent to create happiness rather than wealth. It’s okay to not use your talent at all.”
― Rachel Reid

“For his enemies' sake, the good boy, the really dangerous man, fights to never fight again; whereas the bad boy, the proud man, fights that he might never fight again.”
― Criss Jami

“Someone isn't tough enough for cowardice.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“Like all fads which come and go, all are familiar with those types of people who want to seem tough, who for some form of acceptance want to impress others with their rigidity; but there is another kind of person that does the very same thing when espousing on 'love': while some pretend to be tougher than they really are, others pretend to be lovers when they really aren't.”
― Criss Jami

“It may sound stupid, but there is nothing more romantic than an alpha admitting he went to therapy for our relationship.”
― Amy Bellows, Wicked