Jon Hamm

I've gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize you're not getting away with it, it's taking its toll somewhere. So you try not to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called growing up. Some people do that better than others.

American Actor

London Breed

When I was in college, the bell tolled for us. Just as my grandmother, the woman who had cared for me all my life, started needing me to care for her, we were told our home was being torn down, and we would need to find another place to live.

American Politician

Iskra Lawrence

I spent so many years being repeatedly rejected and told I wasn't good enough. It took a huge toll on my self-esteem until I realized I am more than my body and that, actually, our beauty comes from diversity.

English Model

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Life will take its toll on all of us. We get injured, we get old. It's really sad to try to run away from these harsh realities of life. Looks are not everything. I am not going to look beautiful all the time.

Indian Actress

Nina Dobrev

I haven't personally in my real life had many people close to me die, but my characters have, and I've had to live that as though it's real. And it can take a really big emotional toll on someone.

Canadian Actress

Roger Federer

Obviously, matches and all that stuff takes its toll on your body and so forth. But as you get sort of a bit older, a bit wiser, and a bit more experienced, you know also how to handle it.

Swiss Athlete

Gus Kenworthy

I think that being in the closet is really hard. It takes a toll on your mind. It takes a toll on you. I think it just makes every aspect of your life more difficult.

British Athlete

Michelle Pfeiffer

Being a parent is the hardest thing in the world... the psychological toll it takes on you because these lives are in your hands. I take it very seriously.

American Actress

Preity Zinta

Acting can truly take a toll on your nerves. I mean, we have to be larger than life. Worse, I've seen actors acting off the sets, too.

Ricky Steamboat

My back hurts real bad, every day. All those bumps took their toll. But life is good and I wouldn't have it any other way.

American Writer

Toll often relates to public services like roads or bridges managed by authorities or companies.

Public Services

A toll reminds users about the costs of maintaining facilities they are using.

Cost Reminder

Modern tolls may use technology for automatic payment rather than stopping at booths.

Automatic Systems

The toll often signifies the severity of events like natural disasters or accidents.

Aftermath of Events

Use toll to highlight the human impact, focusing on loss and suffering.

Human Impact

Tolling a bell is a traditional way to mark someone's death or show respect.

Sound of Mourning

Hearing a toll can evoke feelings of solemnity and reverence during respectful observances.

Solemn Occasions

Toll often refers to the negative effects on someone's wellbeing or mental state.

Personal Consequences

The toll on someone might not be immediately obvious but can be significant over time.

Not Always Visible

 will be worse as we get into the fall. So there are scenarios where in the US, like, if you extrapolate those numbers forward, we end up with, what, more than a quarter of a million deaths, perchance, even this year if we're not careful, and worldwide, I guess the death toll could, by the end of the year,

How the pandemic will...

 and to help me overcome those steep learning curves and to be excited to work on this every single day I knew it had to be full of the things that I love I grew up listening to the stories my grandfather toll of his time as a mechanic in the Royal Air Force and I've

How I made the ultimate...

 when the going got tough, those arguments didn't take a toll on their memories. So this message, that good, close relationships are good for our health and well-being, this is wisdom that's as old as the hills. Why is this so hard to get and so easy to ignore?

Robert Waldinger: What...

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 and moved inside the walls surrounding their city and port, now provisioned by a superior fleet and extensive maritime empire. The cramped conditions have taken a toll and a recent plague wiped out a third of the population. But city life goes on.

A day in the life of an...

 The death toll is starting to rise and everyone is asking the same when will the pandemic end? The WHO will likely declare the pandemic over once the infection is mostly contained and rates of transmission drop significantly throughout the world.

When is a pandemic over?

 and the disability checks soon stopped coming. To the outside world, I clearly didn't belong in the kingdom of the sick anymore. But in reality, I never felt further from being well. All that chemo had taken a permanent physical toll on my body.

What almost dying taught...

 What reality are you creating for yourself? In your career and personal life, in your relationships, and in your heart and soul, your backwards-swimming fish do you great harm. They exact a toll in missed opportunities and unrealized potential,

Isaac Lidsky: What...

 Her book documented the misuse of chemicals and their toll on nature and human health. "Silent Spring" immediately drew both applause and impassioned dissent— along with vicious personal attacks on the author.

How one scientist took...

 sudden downpours can take a heavy toll of young birds so it is just as well that their mother's feathers can create a waterproof cloak to protect her