Quotes About Tension

thumb the safety off my Glock as I near the foyer.

Whereas literalists and fundamentalists tend to choose one pole of any dilemma or opposition, whereas modern political parties and religious groups tend towards demonizing each other, the creative individual must be born again and again in the crucible created by the tension between opposing instincts, conflicted feelings, and contrasting ideas.

When the obstacles in the world become greater and more complex and seem to be coming from all directions at once, there are two great tendencies in the psyche. One is to simplify and quickly adopt some form of fundamentalism. The other is to accept the multiplicity and the great tension that come from embracing the world as it presents itself.

Until a person has failed significantly or missed the boat, they will not know how to hold the tension until the right moment or how to test the waters before pushing on.

the most effective method for self-treatment of tension-related ailments

acupressure can be effective in helping relieve headaches, eyestrain, sinus problems, neck pain, backaches, arthritis, muscle aches, and tension due to stress.

Thus acupressure focuses on relieving pain and discomfort as well as on responding to tension before it develops into a "dis-ease," that is, before the constrictions and imbalances can do further damage.

Conflict is drama.

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Drake's hand snatched at his mic, what felt like a day late and many dollars short, to warn the pilots – that they had basically just brought a knife to a dogfight.

When she saw me, my mother stood up and started to come toward me, but then stopped. I think maybe Cat Poop had told her not to make any sudden movements because they might scare me, like I'm a wild animal or something, because she kept looking at him and then at me. Finally she just said, "Hello, Jeff," and sat down again next to my father.

Everybody hates you and that`s why I love you.

Write your screenplays to raise, develop, and answer one central dramatic question so that your reader or audience will stay hooked.

Let Jordan take the West Bank, let Egypt take Gaza. Let them deal with it. Or sink trying. The Saudis are on the brink, Egyptians are on the brink, all scared to death of Persia . . . Yemen, Sinai, Libya . . . this thing is bad. . . . That's why Russia is so key. . . . Is Russia that bad? They're bad guys. But the world is full of bad guys." Bannon offered all this with something like ebullience—a man remaking the world.

China was the first front in a new cold war. And it had all been misunderstood

The new politics was not the art of the compromise but the art of conflict.

Whitestone became what everyone around Trump had to become—long-suffering—because Trump was always ready to explode with anger. "It's not your fault," said Whitestone. "It's just your turn, was how we put it." "How's the weather?" was the code for the boss's mood.

The more acute the stress, the more active the leakers, the bigger the story.

But now, the new president-elect—after the most astonishing upset in American history—was on tenterhooks waiting for Murdoch.

Both sides think they are about to lose. They are both correct." —Old military proverb

The fighting had begun. You could make out groups of masked men roaming around with assault rifles and automatic weapons. Windows had been broken, here and there cars were on fire, but the images, shot in the pelting rain, were of such poor quality it was impossible to get a clear idea of who was doing what.

ik wist alleen dat het een streek is waar confit de canard wordt gegeten; en confit de canard leek me niet goed te verenigen met een burgeroorlog. Maar ik kon me vergissen.

Mon corps tendu jusqu'au délire / Attend comme un embrasement / Un devenir, un claquement ; / La nuit je m'exerce à mourir.

Mi cuerpo tensado hasta el delirio Espera como una llamarada Un devenir, un chasquido; Por la noche me entreno para morir.