Pressure Quotes

1817 Pressure quotes by 1488 unique authors

As he paid the hansom and followed his wife's long train into the house he took refuge in the comforting platitude that the first six… — Edith Wharton
She was feeling the pressure of the world outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
When I cannot bear outer pressures anymore, I begin to put order in my belongings...As if unable to organize and control my life, I seek… — Anais Nin
Love is louder then the pressure to be perfect. — Demi Lovato
Remember, he is not, like you, a pure spirit. Never having been a human (Oh that abominable advantage of the Enemy's) you don't realize how… — C.S. Lewis
We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar. I know exactly how we fit together, his arm around my waist, my hands on his… — Veronica Roth
In a massive, long-term study of 17,000 civil servants, an almost unbelievable conclusion emerged: the status of a person's job was more likely to predict… — Matt Ridley
The pressure of his touch through my jacket and my sweater was more assurance than any promise ever made to me. It was a touch… — Justina Chen
We want to believe in the essential, unchanging goodness of people, in their power to resist external pressures, in their rational appraisal and then rejection… — Philip Zimbardo
It didn't come from the Government down. There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure… — Ray Bradbury
The pressures on gay teens can be overwhelming--to keep secrets, tell lies, deny who you are, and try to be who you're not. Remember: you… — Alex Sanchez
From out of nowhere, Phury felt an overwhelming tide of guilt, like someone had popped the lid off all his deepest concerns and his fears… — J R Ward
Guess what it is that turns plants to coal. Pressure. Guess what it is that turns limestone to marble. Pressure. Guess what it is that… — Franny Billingsley
Some sort of pressure must exist; the artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as… — Andrei Tarkovsky
I'm going to brush my hair and change my clothes if we're going out. That gives you two ten minutes to get it out of… — Lynsay Sands
No subject is terrible if the story is true, if the prose is clean and honest, and if it affirms courage and grace under pressure. — Ernest Hemingway
But I have never had the privilege of unhappiness in Happy Valley. California is about the good life. So a bad life there seems so… — Sarah Vowell
Because of social pressure, individualism is rejected by most people in favor of conformity. Thus the individual relies mainly upon the actions of others and… — Viktor E. Frankl
I can become someone else, not out of pressure and desperation, but merely because a new life sounds fun or interesting or joyful. — Chuck Palahniuk
A kiss can be like the world turning over. It can be like the tide of a dragon's dream washing through the unseen world that… — Kate Elliott
Love is louder than the pressure ti be perfact — Miley Cyrus
Hurry," she breathed. Man, talk about pressure. He was supposed to get it up while demon hordes were trying to kill him, and Satan himself… — Larissa Ione
I always feel this pressure of being a strong and independent icon of womanhood, and without making it look my whole life is revolving around… — Julie Delpy
Grief is like sinking, like being buried. I am in water the tawny color of kicked-up dirt. Every breath is full of choking. There is… — Lauren Oliver
Discontented women are like pressure cookers. The steam rises and one day they just reach boiling point. — Bella Pollen

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