Sometimes when I'm under pressure, if I think somebody is expecting stuff from me, I'll do better than if I was just… — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
I think we've come to a kind of splinter period in poetry. These tiny little bright fragments of observation - and not… — Conrad Aiken Copy Share Image
As he approached his 28th birthday in February 1840, Dickens knew himself to be famous, successful and tired. He needed a rest,… — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
When you play for Liverpool, there's always pressure, pressure to perform, expectation. Of course, that's the reason why you want to go… — Jordan Henderson Copy Share Image
There was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted… — Zinedine Zidane Copy Share Image
At 10,000 feet, the 3 parachutes would come out, a little lower the pressure of the atmosphere outside was greater than inside,… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
Unelected bureaucrats should not have the ability to direct settlement funds to progressive organizations under the guise of 'donations,' especially when these… — Tommy Tuberville Copy Share Image
I had already been into my professional career for six years and had not won an individual gold medal at the Olympics.… — Michael Johnson Copy Share Image
I could never just play in a pub in front of four people because I would have had all the press turn… — Dhani Harrison Copy Share Image
We're now in one of those periods when the reality of intense pressure on the middle class diverges from long-held assumptions of… — James Fallows Copy Share Image
You know, there were all kinds of calls when George W. Bush left office in 2009 for the left to investigate him.… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Traditional consumer banking will come under extreme pressure as its central deposit-taking and lending functions are challenged by online savings vehicles, crowdfunding,… — James P. Gorman Copy Share Image
Anyone who comes to Paris Saint-Germain knows there will be a lot of pressure, and that comes with having big targets. — Marco Verratti Copy Share Image
I think there's a pressure to be likeable in life, which is really hard when you're really unlikeable. — Ellie Rowsell Copy Share Image
The pressure on kids is high to get good grades. In my time, no one cared about it. My father looked at… — Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Copy Share Image
Osteopath--One who argues that all human ills are caused by the pressure of hard bone upon soft tissue. The proof of his… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Discontented women are like pressure cookers. The steam rises and one day they just reach boiling point. — Bella Pollen Copy Share Image
1971-79 was when I shared the stage with my father. We did more than 500 plays together. He was a hard worker,… — Radha Ravi Copy Share Image
Meditation is one of the most therapeutic things that one can do for the body and mind. Specifically, studies demonstrate a reduction… — Tim McCarthy Copy Share Image
We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
It takes the pressure off of your better players to know they don't always have to be on top of their game… — Cal Hubbard Copy Share Image
The creative individual has the capacity to free himself from the web of social pressures in which the rest of us are… — John W. Gardner Copy Share Image
So many women feel this pressure to have children by 35, but I don't feel pressure. — Jo Frost Copy Share Image
I've just been enjoying the training a bit more. I've put too much pressure on myself in the past. Just relax and… — Sophie Edington Copy Share Image
When a hospital isn't under as much pressure, you start to see things slowing down, and it might take five, six, seven… — Leo Varadkar Copy Share Image
Democracy is a bundle of rights and freedoms wrestled from the powerful. Our rulers only surrender their power when compelled to -… — Owen Jones Copy Share Image
My advice to people who are nervous is take that pressure off yourself and try and enjoy yourself up there and play… — Jen Ledger Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the manager is always the one who gets under pressure the most. — Petr Cech Copy Share Image
I'm not good under pressure. I can easily start panicking and getting hot and sweaty. — Alison Hammond Copy Share Image
When you end the European Championship the best goal-scorer in your own country, you show the world that you have the shoulders… — Kylian Mbappe Copy Share Image