Tension Quotes

678 Tension quotes by 537 unique authors

Ohm (a distinguished mathematician, be it noted) brought into order a host of puzzling facts connecting electromotive force and electric current in conductors, which all… — Oliver Heaviside
Newness only becomes mere evil in its totalitarian format, where all the tension between individual and society, that once gave rise to the category of… — Theodor Adorno
The more I think about sex, the better it gets. Here we have a purpose in life, good for the blood circulation, good for releasing… — Kate Bush
The most interesting character to me is someone who is stuck in the no man's land between Belief and Unbelief, Faith and Faithlessness. I'm capitalizing… — Richard Dooling
Comedy has to do with holding and releasing tension; it's very technical. It's more technical than drama. — John Michael Higgins
Whatever tension is on set can end up on your face. — Lauren Hutton
When you translate poetry in particular, you're obliged to look at how the writer with whom you're working puts together words, sentences, phrases, the triple… — Marilyn Hacker
The pleasure that I take in writing gets me interested in writing a poem. It's not a statement about what I think anybody else should… — Marilyn Hacker
The pull between sound and syntax creates a kind of musical tension in the language that interests me. — Marilyn Hacker
I like connecting the abstract to the concrete. There's a tension in that. I believe the reader or listener should be able to enter the… — Yusef Komunyakaa
When there is tension, arguments and money problems, it's tough to do your work. Some people thrive on that. I don't. — Richard Jenkins
Maybe what life needs is a good soundtrack, especially during the long stretches when nothing interesting is being said. A soundtrack might dignify things a… — Jonathan Hull
To possess a high degree of consciousness, to be always aware of yourself in relation to the world, to live in the permanent tension of… — Emile M. Cioran
Lord Jesus, bring comfort to all those who mourn and peace of heart to those under pressure and tension, in Jesus Christ's name — T. B. Joshua
Tension, in the long run, is a more dangerous force than any feud known to man. — Criss Jami
A poem needs disguises. It needs secrets. It thrives on the tension between what is said and not said; it prefers the oblique, the implied,… — J. D. McClatchy
The emphasis is on community, on participating in more and more programs and events, on meeting more and more people. It’s a constant tension for… — Susan Cain
And shooting things in a documentary style was a good way to create tension and energy without money. — Michael Patrick Jann
I tend to believe, when you're in a relationship, if you don't fight, it's not a real relationship. You have to have arguments and tensions,… — Richard LaGravenese
Consciousness is the awareness that emerges out of the dialectical tension between possibilities and limitations. — Rollo May
The secret of 'fusion' is the fact that the artist's eye sees in nature... an inexhaustible wealth of tension, rhythms, continuities, and contrasts which can… — Susanne Katherina Langer
My environment can give me relief from sin and tension, only the Lord can cure it. — Henry R Brandt
Creativity reduces instinctual tension, it fuses pleasure with reality, and satisfies the libido. — Peter Shepherd
When you start your meditation, picture a beautiful blue sky without any clouds in it. Feel that your body is growing lighter. Visualize that you… — Frederick Lenz
Take a deep breath and exhale slowly. Mentally picture all tiredness, tension, and fatigue leaving you. Visualize that a wave of golden light is entering… — Frederick Lenz

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