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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.

There's so much pressure on becoming the next Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, and if you don't achieve that in boxing, you're nothing.

Quotes by Anthony Joshua

Press junkets are incredibly annoying. You sit in a chair for three to six hours and have different journalists shuttle in for three minutes at a time, asking cheesy movie questions to get a quick sound bite - and that's...

Quotes by Annabella Sciorra

'Nothing to lose' means I can go out there and try to play like I'm playing, without pressure, without nothing.

Quotes by Angelique Kerber

Acting is a sort of pressure cooker that allows the fizz to come out the top. God knows what I'd be like if I didn't have that.

Quotes by Andy Serkis

The only pressure I feel is the pressure I put on myself to win.

Quotes by Andy Murray

Everybody always talks about the pressure of playing at Wimbledon, how tough it is, but the people watching make it so much easier to play.

Quotes by Andy Murray

I think it would be really brutal to put on a persona and get famous for that persona. Like, 'I'm number one, I'm the best!' because that sounds like a lot of pressure.

Quotes by Andy Grammer

Leaders have to act more quickly today. The pressure comes much faster.

Quotes by Andy Grove

I know people expect a lot from me and want to see certain things when I play, but it's not really any pressure for me.

Quotes by Andrew Wiggins

In England everyone puts a lot of pressure on you when you have cost a lot of money.

Quotes by Andriy Shevchenko

Relegation - that's pressure.

Quotes by Andrew Robertson

Here's the perversity of Wall Street's psychology: The more Wall Street is convinced that Washington will act rationally and raise the debt ceiling, most likely at the 11th hour, the less pressure there will be on lawmakers to reach an...

Quotes by Andrew Ross Sorkin

People still ask my husband and me which of us is the mom - which, as one lesbian friend pointed out to me, is like asking which chopstick is the fork. This pressure on us to embody normative traditions can...

Quotes by Andrew Solomon

Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour, and they are classic excuses.

Quotes by Andrew Lansley

Pressure and stress is the common cold of the psyche.

Quotes by Andrew Denton

We were under a lot of financial pressure when I was growing up.

Quotes by Andrew Garfield

I don't feel pressure.

Quotes by Andrea Pirlo

In high school, I figured I'd get a few extra baskets by getting steals. I would just pressure up the ball.

Quotes by Andre Iguodala

Mesut is a player who needs the pressure a little bit. He needs the pressure to perform. He is a great player. He is everything that you need in his position when he plays No. 10. He can play the...

Quotes by Andre Schurrle

Pressure comes from myself, because I expect a lot, but I am trying not to put so much pressure on tournaments and to be less emotional during matches.

Quotes by Ana Ivanovic

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.