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Quotes About Stress

The hardest thing about starting a company and running a company is, there's just so many expectations on you, and there are so many people who have things that they want you to do. It's a lot like life about that.
~ Ben Horowitz
Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable.
~ Peter Farrelly
The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.
~ William Floyd
I don't know about the rest of you, but I feel pressed and tense almost every day of my life about something or other. And I think it's the one thing, as I look into people's eyes, that I think I share with almost everybody.
~ William Friedkin
The one thing about dealing with anxiety is normally getting to the gym, fitness.
~ Jordyn Woods
The only thing I liked about Christmas as a kid was the gifts; otherwise, it just seemed like a stressful time.
~ Lake Bell
The problem with being human is that there's far too much responsibility, too much pressure and too many expectations placed on you to achieve.
~ Chloe Madeley
Remember that the problem with hyper-parenting isn't that it's bad for children; it's that it's bad for parents.
~ Pamela Druckerman
Taking time to contemplate what you're grateful for isn't merely the 'right' thing to do. It also improves your mood because it reduces the stress hormone cortisol by 23%.
~ Travis Bradberry
We get caught up in all the stress - 'Got to do this, is this the right thing for me to do?' - but what about the thing you want to do? That's what'll keep you young. It's empowering, not becoming a prisoner of some other person's idea of what you should be.
~ Matt Dillon
I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career.
~ Wesley Snipes
The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.
~ Richard M. Nixon
'Dilbert' became popular during the downsizing of the '90s, and job security was a major theme of the strip.
~ Scott Adams
One thing I've noticed is that the only places people insist you relax are the least relaxing places on the planet.
~ Robyn Schneider
It was the pressure of being told two things: 1. That I only had a short amount of time, and 2. That I had to get everything right.
~ Robyn Schneider
As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.
~ Rodney King
It should be particularly stressed that the fantastic makes no sense in an out-and-out strange world. To imagine the fantastic in it is even impossible. In a world full of marvels the extraordinary loses its power.
~ Roger Caillois
Using clay, recreate the hole in which you can throw your trouble and anxiety. Throw them in and press more clay on the top. Then squash the ball of clay, destroying those negative feelings. Objectives This nautical visualisation is about life and all its difficulties. The client is taken through hazards at sea
~ Roger Day
This is a visualisation aimed at clients who need to relax. The story involves a walk along a cliff path, with sensory stimulation (sights, sounds, smells) for clients to experience in their imagination. They can leave the stresses of everyday life behind and move forward into a more relaxed existence.
~ Roger Day
It is almost automatic that relaxation accompanies a deep breath. However, by adding the intention to relax to the breathing the result is even greater.
~ Roger Jahnke
paradise" is defined in contrast to the stresses of home. Take away those stresses for a couple of months, and it's hard to wring much passion or esteem from hanging out on a beach and not doing much.
~ Rolf Potts
But, as is obvious to any observer, many people are thrown into anxiety by situations which are not objectively threatening either in kind or degree. The person may very often state himself that the occasion of his anxiety is a relatively minor event, that his apprehension is 'silly,' and he may be angry with himself for letting such a minor thing bother him; but he still feels it.
~ Rollo May
In anxiety, however, we are threatened without knowing what steps to take to meet the danger. Anxiety is the feeling of being "caught," "overwhelmed"; and instead of becoming sharper, our perceptions generally become blurred or vague.
~ Rollo May
It is extremely interesting that when people become ill in organic ways, anxiety tends to disappear.
~ Rollo May