Quotes About Stress

It's a good thing I work well under pressure.

Let's not think about anything like that. No point stressing over what hasn't happened. Just work on what you can control now.

This college would probably have the same problem as the last one did." I frowned, "What's that?" "Homework

What should you pray about? Everything! Here's a simple rule: If it's worth worrying about, then it is worth praying about. If you prayed as much as you worry, you would have a whole lot less to worry about.

One reason why Jesus could handle stress is that he knew when to relax.

If you saw someone vandalizing or damaging a temple dedicated to God, wouldn't you consider that a crime? Of course! But you abuse and vandalize God's temple, your body, when you deprive it of rest and sleep, overeat, put too much stress on it, and fail to take care of it.

For many people, getting ready for Christmas seems more of a hassle than a source of happiness. It is a source of stress. They feel pressure, not pleasure, when it comes to Christmas. It's a duty, not a delight. They endure Christmas rather than enjoy it.

Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset on a fine summer's day.

Because the blinking line doesn't just taunt you with all the possibilities that are before you, the potential, all that you sense could exist but isn't yet because you haven't created it. The blinking line also asks a question: Who are you to do this? And that question can be paralyzing. It can prevent us from overcoming inertia. It can cause crippling doubt and stress. It can keep us stuck on the couch while life passes us by.

Veronica's hands wouldn't stop shaking. She held the revolver straight out from her body and breathed slowly, deeply, the hot-metal smell stinging her nostrils. She tried to relax her shoulders.

Sam Rayburn on LBJ's recuperation from his heart attack: It would kill him if he relaxed.

Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal that voluntarily does this to himself.

When there's nothing else you can do, breathe slower. There's no way it can hurt, and it might help.

But the physical danger was judged to be less important than the psychological stresses. Eight humans, crowded together like monkeys for almost three Terran years, had better get along much better than humans usually did.

Don't bang your head against a stone wall." He might add: "Climb over, go around, tunnel under, knock a hole in it—and if nothing works, forget it! Change your plans. Or take a nap. But don't get ulcers.

Life is one, but consciousness is divided. It is the stress of the divided consciousness that every visionary is seeking to deal with.

I could feel the tension radiate from my solar plexus and jangle along the nerve circuitry. It had nothing to do with the weather.

There are three powerful reasons for learning to provide great customer service: greater job satisfaction, reduced stress and hassle, and enhanced job success.

But meanwhile he had to do something about the way his heart pounded.

The hunt was picking up speed, and now Pike wanted to push harder. The harder he pushed, the faster Meesh would have to react, and the more demands he would make on his men. His men would grow resentful and Meesh would get angry, and Pike would push faster and harder. This was called stressing the enemy, and when Meesh felt enough stress, he would realize he was no longer the hunter. He would accept that he was the prey. This was called breaking the enemy. Then Meesh would make a mistake.

He left ICM last year to start his own talent agency and things just haven't gone the way they should. He's had to worry about the house payments and the cars and schools.

Consequently, children who experience toxic stress have trouble concentrating, controlling impulsive behavior, and following directions.

The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.

take special note of how people respond to stressful situations—often the mask they wear in public falls off in the heat of the moment.