Pressure Quotes

Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco. (Edmund Burke)
In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from. View quote
Peter Ustinov
Courage is grace under pressure. View quote
Ernest Hemingway
All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume. View quote
Noam Chomsky
Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help. View quote
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
My attitude on skis is different now. I have learned to put less pressure on myself and on the edges of my skis when I'm racing, to be keep myself more under control. View quote
Hermann Maier
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. View quote
Peter Marshall
I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement. And I wasn't at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me. View quote
Beatrice Arthur
The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine afterwards the constant weight of it brings forth bitterness, the taste and strain from the lees of the vat. View quote
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Talking is a hydrant in the yard and writing is a faucet upstairs in the house. Opening the first takes the pressure off the second. View quote
Robert Frost
I was putting myself under enormous pressure to be successful. (Kenny Dalglish)
You know what's the worst part about being an actress? It's the pressure to look gorgeous all the time and to behave perfectly. But I'm not perfect, nobody is. View quote
Preity Zinta
You're playing a game, whether it's Little League or Game 7 of the World Series. It's impossible to do well unless you're having a good time. People talk about pressure. Yeah, there's pressure. But I just look at it as fun. View quote
Derek Jeter
I have occasionally had the exquisite thrill of putting my finger on a little capsule of truth, and heard it give the faint squeak of mortality under my pressure. View quote
E. B. White
But I think the Champions League Final puts a massive pressure on every player and the manager, but we're enjoying the pressure and hopefully we can go there and win it. View quote
Steven Gerrard
Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent's pressure, and the temporary failures. View quote
Vince Lombardi
It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing; his manhood all taken out of him by the hydraulic pressure of excessive business. View quote
Theodore Parker
Maybe you feel pressure to be positive because so many people rely on your good, fake-positive energy? If that's the case, screw everybody else. You're not a bottle of Valium. View quote
Augusten Burroughs
Many people are more like the earth than we know. Maybe they have fault lines that sooner or later are going to split open under pressure. View quote
Rebecca Wells
There's a problem with political polling in that you have so much pressure to do what your client wants you to do and say what your client wants you to say. I've never felt that pressure. I am independent of the political parties. View quote
Frank Luntz
At my age, you need to verify that everything is fine. I put a lot of pressure on my body, and I feel sometimes pain in my back and in my knees, so I have to be sure that I can keep on training hard before going on. (Hermann Maier)
There is no pressure on me, I can take a lot of risks in the coming weeks. I feel free to ski the way I decide on race-day because the overall title was not my main target this winter. View quote
Hermann Maier
We do all mistakes. No one's perfect. No one should be expected to be perfect, it's too much pressure and we would crumble. View quote
Jennifer Morrison
This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern. View quote
Barbara Deming
I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone. View quote
Cathy Freeman