Quotes About Stressful Situations

“Personally, I think I am much calmer under incredibly stressful situations, and I've learned to deal with pressure and nerves, which is key to being a performer of any caliber.”

— James Wolpert

“Compromise is most likely when both parties respect each other no matter how much they disagree. In stressful situations where you need a consensus, respect sometimes means saying nothing and refraining from name-calling even when irritated.”

— Ben Carson

“Music is like medicine. It can bring relief to the aches and stressful situations that life brings. We live in a world of music. There is sound and rhythm everywhere we go!”

— Ellen J. Barrier

“I like to look at how people work together when they are put into stressful situations, when life stops being cozy.”

— Jeanette Winterson

“Apathy is, too often, a result of overexposure to stressful, highly emotional situations. To rekindle empathy, sometimes we need some space. It's okay to walk away so that you can feel love for someone again. Sometimes for a moment. Sometimes forever.”

— Vironika Tugaleva

“Women take fewer financial risks than men do, but not because we're wusses. Both sexes secrete the hormone oxytocin in stressful situations, but women secrete more of it, which helps us stay calmer.”

— Jean Chatzky

“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.”

— Robert Greene

“In the past, human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other, especially in highly stressful situations.”

— Daisaku Ikeda

“Some people say that in stressful situations I can seem unflappable, and I think that's partly because I'm always kind of internally flapped.”

— Scott Stossel

“In stressful situations, people often talk about a fight-or-flight response. Which, in my opinion, doesn't give enough credit to the more common reaction of curling up into a little ball. [ ... ] For once, I made the decision to play it cool. Or stupid. Whichever came first.
-"Le Paris!" in How Did You Get This Number, by Sloane Crosley (2010), P. 219-220”

— Sloane Crosley

“That's the dream scenario: when people approach these stressful situations not focused on that concrete outcome but just focused on being there and being themselves and enjoying connecting with people. You're not going to be present all the time, but if you can figure out how to connect with yourself and bring that self forth in those moments, you will probably be feeling a lot better over time, and it's likely that even though you're not focused on the outcome, the outcomes will be better.”

— Amy Cuddy

“When you have harmony in the different areas of your life, with your mind, body, and spirit, you're just so much stronger, especially in really intense stressful situations.”

— Frank Shamrock

“The truth is that Ron is my hero. He's always there for his friends - sometimes belligerently, but there nevertheless. He's also the comic relief in stressful situations; the funny guy with a great one-liner. And no matter how scared he may be, he will put aside his fears to support and protect the people he loves. To me, that represents true courage.”

— Rupert Grint

“If you prepare your subconscious for highly stressful situations, you can create harmony with your fears. You can tame fear like a wild animal and use it to your advantage.”

— Georges St-Pierre

“People who contend with stressful situations regularly detect more opportunities of this nature than people who are living in pampered circumstances.”

— Gunter Pauli

“Learning slowly to not be so reactionary while inserting verbal gratitude into stressful situations is almost like being healed of mental blindness.”

— Ann Voskamp

“It's kind of a unique concept, but it's totally real, isn't it? ... I mean, these paramedics put themselves in incredibly stressful situations, are killing themselves to save our lives and they're not really regarded or appreciated.”

— Nicolas Cage