Quotes About Pressure

I headed towards the mountain, which was an almost irresistible beacon to my storm self. It glowed with heat, pressure, and turbulence—everything a little dust devil like me could want.

We're eyeball to eyeball...and I think the other fellow just blinked.

Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain.

This is not a must-win; World War II was a must-win (Referring to the Super Bowl)

When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.

I contend that non-violent acts exert pressure far more effective than violent acts, for the pressure comes from goodwill and gentleness.

The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves.

Declaring victory without war .. the belief that India gave up the option of war under American pressure is totally wrong.

To some degree it matters who's in office, but it matters more how much pressure they're under from the public.

I think the rest of the world will think we're made, and indeed we are. We've turned out the greatest Prime Minister in the post war years simply because of short term nerves.

Whichever country you are, if you lose games you are criticised. It's only when it's England it's like a new world war.

He made sure she didn't fall, but he also made sure she had to focus on keeping her balance instead of judging her singing because one of the biggest reasons athletes choked was from overconcentrating in crunch situations. Tension disrupted rhythm. An experienced player going through a bad streak only made it worse by focusing so much on the outcome he lost touch with his natural instincts. it was exactly the kind of mental disconnect he suspected had happened to her.

Denial is the lid on our emotional pressure cooker: the longer we leave it on, the more pressure we build up. Sooner or later, that pressure is bound to pop the lid, and we have an emotional crisis.

Perfectionist parents seem to operate under the illusion that if they can just get their children to be perfect, they will be a perfect family. They put the burden of stability on the child to avoid facing the fact that they, as parents, cannot provide it. The child fails and becomes the scapegoat for family problems. Once again, the child is saddled with the blame.

Approximately seventy percent of the female population is on a diet at any given time. More women diet than vote.

To discuss schoolwork voluntarily would violate the agreement I have with my parents that I will be the biggest disappointment who ever lived.

Some Chinese intellectuals and entrepreneurs told me they were positively inclined toward Trump, intrigued with his profile as a brash businessman–TV star, and hoped he would put pressure on Xi to undertake the reforms they believed were overdue in China.

T]he pressure to become muscular begins even earlier, as evidenced by the extreme bulking up of male action figures. These popular toys, including G.I.Joe and Star Wars characters, have increased in muscle size every decade since the 1960s; such subtleties can begin to exert size pressure on boys at a young age.

The pain of depression and despair can build enough heat to melt the lead walls surrounding you. The darkness of charcoal, under pressure, can turn into a diamond. We need to realize blessings come in strange shapes and sizes, and if we are willing to learn from our pain, then suicide is not on the list of options.

The message couldn't have been clearer: women may rise to the top, but they must seem as though they don't care whether they win or lose. Nice girls care only about being nice. They win only by accident or by someone else's efforts.

moms, even good ones, sometimes lose it a little so as not to lose it all.

Part of the school dilemma results from an over-focus on testing results; home educators are free from that pressure, so you won't have to decide between test prep and expository writing.

turning an immense pecuniary Mangle.

Beauty has been democratised. No longer the preserve of movie stars and models but available to all. But while the invitation to beauty is welcomed, it has become not so much an option as an imperative.