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Quotes About Stress

He tenido miles de problemas en mi vida, la mayoría de los cuales nunca sucedieron en realidad
~ Mark Twain
Tom. Looky-here, Tom, being rich ain't what it's cracked up to be. It's just worry and worry, and sweat and sweat, and a-wishing you was dead all the time.
~ Mark Twain
Burnout is what happens to doctors and nurses who feel powerless and are unable to help patients.
~ Mark Vonnegut
the most ancient parts of the brain make no distinction between the external threat of the tiger and internal "threats" such as worries about the future or memories from the past.
~ Mark Williams
They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thin, incessantly: 'Get it done, get it done.' So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.
~ Markus Zusak
Personally, I like a chocolate-covered sky. Dark, dark chocolate. People say it suits me. I do, however, try to enjoy every color I see - the whole spectrum. A billion or so flavors, none of them quite the same, and a sky to slowly suck on. It takes the edge off the stress. It helps me relax.
~ Markus Zusak
To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly: "Get it done, get it done." So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.
~ Markus Zusak
Personally, I like a chocolate-colored sky. Dark, dark chocolate. People say it suits me. I do, however, try to enjoy the whole spectrum. A billion or so flavors, none of them quite the same, and a sky to slowly suck on. It takes the edge off the stress. It helps me relax.
~ Markus Zusak
Her nerves licked her palms.
~ Markus Zusak
They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly: "Get it done, get it done." So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more. Often
~ Markus Zusak
As I've been alluding to, my one saving grace is distraction. It keeps me sane. It helps me cope,...
~ Markus Zusak
I look through the old record collection my dad gave me. Stress relief. I shuffle through the albums feverishly and find what I'm looking for-the Proclaimers. I chuck it on and watch it spin. The ridiculous first notes of Five Hundred Miles come on, and I feel like going berserk. Even the Proclaimers are giving me the shits tonight. Their singing's an abomination.
~ Markus Zusak
To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly: "Get it done, get it done." So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more. Often
~ Markus Zusak
When you find yourself stressed, tense, and veering toward anxiety eating, take a time-out for just three breaths. Long, deep breaths.
~ Martha N. Beck
research on meditation does indicate that staying in a compassionate mode toward one's self removes brain activity from zones that trigger flight, fight, and frenzied eating.
~ Martha N. Beck
I think I'm losing my bottle. I think I'm going tonto.
~ Martin Amis
Left alone in an interrogation room, some men will look as though they're well into their last ten seconds before throwing up. And they'll look that way for hours. They sweat like they just climbed out of the swimming pool. They eat and swallow air. I mean these guys are really going through it. You come and tip a light in their face. And they're bugeyed - the orbs both big and red, and faceted also. Little raised soft-cornered squares, wired with rust. These are the innocent.
~ Martin Amis
Money and emotion were never a good combination.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
Every Owner's nightmare was to get stuck in traffic w / a trailer full of horses and a hurricane approaching.
~ Mary Alice Monroe
Self-care is never selfish, but it may feel that way when you live a frenzied life.
~ Arthur P. Ciaramicoli
Empathy plays a crucial role in the reduction of stress from the moment of birth.
~ Arthur P. Ciaramicoli
Authenticity reduces stress and produces faith in oneself and in the potential to grow and learn.
~ Arthur P. Ciaramicoli
After a while, though, it seemed that the only thing he thought about was getting through all his patients as quickly as possible.
~ Atul Gawande
The burdens for today's caregiver have actually increased from what they would have been a century ago.
~ Atul Gawande