Leadership is about tough choices.

Life is a matter of really tough choices.

Every governor's got tough choices to make.

Leadership demands that we make tough choices.

Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.

I think most people are not willing to make the tough choices.

Real vision demands that we make tough choices. Real vision is responsible and it is paid for.

I am very clear with people that I am willing and able to make tough choices, and I will do that.

To regain our political footing, we must prove to moderates that Democrats can make tough choices.

There's a big difference between being good and being nice. Being good involves tough choices - tough love.

Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts.

Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require.

The shift to a cleaner energy economy wont happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.

For far too long, virtually every time Americans have been asked to make 'tough choices,' it has resulted in disproportionate harm for hardworking Americans and retirees.

Economic success without accountability and social inclusion is not sustainable, and new governments often must face tough choices in order to protect the poor and vulnerable.

I want to show two things. One, that Democrats can solve big problems and get things done. And two, that as a public official, you can make tough choices, do the right things for the right reasons, and upset some people. And still get elected.

Obama has demonstrated no desire to make tough choices. Americans demand a more efficient, effective government, but his budget calls for more taxes and more spending. It employs deceptive accounting gimmicks but does nothing to tackle long-term entitlement problems, nothing to save Medicare or fix Social Security.

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