Quotes About Tension

One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse.

Without fear I can acknowledge that the authentic Christian tension is not between life and death, but between life and life.

Conflict is the very essence of life.

Life is on the wire. The rest is just waiting.

When neighbors ran into each other, they did not stop to chat but just nodded and hurried on. Everyone felt vulnerable, and no one wanted to say anything that would cause trouble. We

The last peace had created the conditions for the next war. Out of want came fear, out of fear came fury.

Censorship is, as I hope this book makes clear, inherently political, and the more complex the rules, the more difficult they are to apply at scale. On top of that, as the past few months have demonstrated, the individual right to free expression is inherently in tension with public health and freedom from harm. These are not easy problems, and we must be wary of anyone who claims to have easy solutions.

He thought of Hilary's tantrums, of her vacuum-cleaner kisses, her sharp teeth and scraping hands.

In America, our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other and asking which you'd prefer.

Holy shit," I breathed. "Hellhounds." "Harry," Michael said sternly. "You know I hate it when you swear." "You're right. Sorry. Holy shit," I breathed, "heckhounds.

Watch your step," said Slash. Jig stopped, fully expecting to be shot, poisoned, crushed, or maybe all three at the same time. "What is it now?" Slash pointed to a pile of brown, slimy goo in the center of the tunnel. "Hairball.

Practically speaking, it was like carrying a Labrador retriever over a tightrope and having a squirrel race past.

treat every warm call as though it's the coldest one you ever made. When emotions run hot and heavy in negotiations, the high-pitched voice is a sure sign of need. The rushed delivery is another sure sign. While needy negotiators raise their voices, negotiators under control lower their voices. So lower your voice in times of inner turmoil. Slow down.

You know the trouble with real life? There's no danger music.

crushed between the fears of going forward and the dread of going back.

It all ends in one of two ways: either someone gets eaten or something blows up.

Jesus proclaimed, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matt. 5:9). Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us, "True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice."46

Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.

W)here there's drama, there's crap.

She looked at him and smiled. She placed her hand upon his shoulder. He took her right hand in his left and placed his other at her waist, looking at her as if she were an unexploded bomb. They began to dance.

Some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that tension to good use. We can look for every opportunity to give and receive love, to appreciate nature, to heal our wounds and the wounds of others, to forgive, and to serve.

Many people I know in Los Angeles believe that the Sixties ended abruptly on August 9, 1969, ended at the exact moment when word of the murders on Cielo Drive traveled like brushfire through the community, and in a sense this is true. The tension broke that day. The paranoia was fulfilled.

She yanked open his shirt, put the injector against his heart and pulled the trigger. She held her breath waiting to see if it would work, ticking off the seconds. Ten. Twenty. Thirty. The twitching stopped. Forty. Fifty. Sixty. Owen opened his eyes. Bay smiled at him. "Those are the loveliest red-rimmed eyes I've ever seen." Owen managed a wobbly grin. "Ditto.

Highsmith's life and work would always give the appearance of a balancing act.