Tension Quotes

678 Tension quotes by 537 unique authors

My childhood was marked by a tension between privilege on the one hand and emotional dysfunction on the other. — Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering feelings of low-grade anxiety and a nagging sense of… — Anthony Fauci
For me, a lot of my work has dealt with what it means to be at the center of the universe and how alienating and… — Marco Brambilla
To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social realities around you… — John Updike
Human beings are made up of many different values, and sometimes those values are in tension with each other. — John Mackey
Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns. — John Leonard
It was clear that the special interest groups in California really wanted the Chinese to be shut out of the country, because that was where… — Iris Chang
The tension between centrality, on the one hand, and competition, on the other, is probably the oldest of all market structure issues. — Arthur Levitt
But, in addition, there is, all through the tragedy, a constant alternation of rises and falls in this tension or in the emotional pitch of… — Andrew Coyle Bradley
In some units it may suppress the motor discharge altogether, in some it may merely slow the motor discharge thus lessening the wave frequency of… — Charles Scott Sherrington
But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension. — Jacky Ickx
I hoped the dramatic power of the play would rest on that tension between elegant structure - the underlying plan is that you see the… — Patrick Marber
I was never attracted to being a very proficient singer or player. I suppose I was interested in creating a vision; in the same way… — Siouxsie Sioux
I believe our emotional tension can manifest itself physically. — Tom Shadyac
Humor comes from the surprise release of some buried tension. — Lorrie Moore
There is always tension between the possibilities we aspire to and our wounded memories and past mistakes. — Sean Brady
In Afghan society, parents play a central role in the lives of their children; the parent-child relationship is fundamental to who you are and what… — Khaled Hosseini
I work on stretched linen canvas, sized so that the surface already has a sense of tension when I begin. It is a very rich… — Sean Scully
If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: Take two aspirin and Keep… — George Sand
Why does insanity always twist the great answers? Because only tormented persons want truth. Man is an animal like other animals, wants food and success… — Robinson Jeffers
There's a basic kind of tension here. It's between those who say, I'd like to clear cut this forest and reduce it to saw timber… — Bruce Babbitt
Sex relieves tension - love causes it. — Woody Allen
Support has come from the financial market turmoil in emerging economies, geopolitical tension in Syria and Egypt, together with the fact that gold holdings in… — Unknown Author
Life would be much easier if mosquitoes sucked, tension instead of blood — Hussein Nishah
WHEN HYPER TENSION STRIKE MY THROAT DESPITE RED FACE I FEEL A CHILLNESS IN MY CHEEKS DUE TO TEARS EACH DROP CONSOLING ME THIS NOT… — Iquote

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