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Pressure Quotes

For when everything is riding on it.

Several of these quotes come from people who built entire careers under pressure, describing repertory theatre as training for exactly that, a feeling explored further in the feel collection.

The expectations some Americans put on me is too much, is what I would say. But I don't take it that way. I know no one means harm to me like that or wanting to put too much pressure on...

Quotes by Christian Pulisic

The pressure I give myself from within is what drives me.

Quotes by Christian Pulisic

I've always been hard on myself, so I expect so much out of myself that that pressure can be inspiring at time.

Quotes by Christian Pulisic

Obviously, making my debut at such a young age, people put a lot of pressure on you.

Quotes by Christian Pulisic

I don't put any extra pressure on myself for national team games.

Quotes by Christian Pulisic

If you win games, at the top, there's no pressure to change. You change when you have to change. You change when you don't win anymore.

Quotes by Christen Press

When I left the U.S., I sort of left that frustration and that pressure to make the national team behind me.

Quotes by Christen Press

I think a lot of managers say that it starts from the front and us as defenders know it helps our job when the front two strikers put that pressure on. If they can do that it makes our job...

Quotes by Chris Smalling

You feel the pressure of going to university because you need a back-up plan, which is why I enrolled.

Quotes by Chris Lilley

I've been compared to my dad my whole life. That pressure I've learned to deal with.

Quotes by Chris Long

Record sales don't really mean anything. For us, the pressure is imagining some 15-year-old kid in Cincinnati who buys our album and doesn't feel like he wasted his pocket money.

Quotes by Chris Martin

There is always pressure playing cornerback. It's just a position where you're always in the spotlight.

Quotes by Chris Harris, Jr.

For whatever reason, I'm pretty good with pressure. I kinda just flip it over and think of it as positive.

Quotes by Chloe Kim

All these retailers these days are under pressure. Why? It's because... for the last 30 years, value equaled price. But now, value equals price, convenience, and a little bit of brand.

Quotes by Chieh Huang

I put pressure on myself.

Quotes by Chen Long

That's kind of been my entire career, the stress and pressure.

Quotes by Chauncey Billups

The pressure to keep up with what society tells us is perfect is causing us to enter a time when women are no longer women, but plastic shells of what women used to be.

Quotes by Chelsea Hobbs

You can't be afraid to not have everything figured out. There's too much pressure on young people today to have it all figured out when they're in college.

Quotes by Charlie Trotter

I think I thrive under pressure.

Quotes by Charlotte Dujardin

If you control one house of Congress, you cannot abolish something like Obamacare, no matter how much pressure you apply.

Quotes by Charles Krauthammer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about pressure in selling a film?
Yes - one describes it as almost engineered: "So much of selling a film in the industry is about creating a fulcrum where all the pressure comes to bear, and something seems suddenly valuable and approved by an audience."
Is there a quote about working under pressure throughout a career?
Yes - one traces it back to early theatre work: "I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career." Our Being quotes explore more on adapting to demanding circumstances.
Is there a quote about political or 'pressure groups'?
Yes - one calls for vigilance against them: "we must fight in their incipient stages all movements by government or party or pressure groups that seek to limit the legitimate liberties of any of our fellow citizens."
Is there a quote linking pressure to health?
Yes - one points to a physical toll: "Many people find themselves with illness as they become successful: higher blood pressure and diabetes." Our Feel quotes cover more on the emotional and physical toll of stress.
Where can I find more quotes about handling stress well?
Our Good quotes and Always quotes touch on staying steady under difficult circumstances.

Others widen the lens to civic pressure groups and the physical cost of success, including higher blood pressure. Related reflections continue in the being and good collections.