- Behaved
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Lose
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can manage it if I don't make it in Hollywood. I've got nothing to lose, which is the great thing. There's no pressure.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Big-city police chiefs feel more pressure from race activists than from the hard-working residents of high-crime areas, who fiercely want more policing but have no spokesmen to defend their interests.
- Body Image
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a pressure to conform to particular images, and it feels a pretty exclusive pool of body image or facial image that is considered appealing. And in a way, that feels like pre-judging what an audience might actually want.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every young lad's dream is to play for England, but when you get the chance, there's bound to be pressure and a few nerves.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I'm feeling awful, music is the only thing that releases the pressure. It's been the best psychiatrist I've ever had.
- Hand
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- Nov 07, 2020
Wind depends on temperature. Temperature depends on pressure. And pressure depends on wind. It's an intricate mathematical tapestry that is far too intertwined to unpick by hand.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't received any pressure to be anything other than myself, and for that, I am so grateful.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
With independent music, I can do what I feel satisfied with, and not feel the pressure of what others expect me to deliver.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in the closet, I had so much pressure on my shoulders. When I came out, that was actually the first moment I felt relieved of those stresses. It really showed in my skiing.
- Prove
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most pressure I've ever felt to be brilliant was in drama school - those were the toughest auditions. I really wanted to prove myself.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My pregnancy was great, but the last three weeks were manic because my blood pressure was going up and up.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was so much pressure to fit in, I tried to force myself to be like everyone else. The last thing any teen wants is to be 'uncool.'
- Evening
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was Orwellian. I completely disappeared, and disappeared the same day. It was by early that evening when the Times story ran. That was an overreaction. All human beings under pressure behave poorly.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020