Uptight Quotes

50 quotes by 47 authors

By tuning in to your minute-to-minute stream of consciousness, you discover the addictions that make you worried, anxious, resentful, uptight, afraid, angry, bored, etc. You… — Ken Keyes Jr.
It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I'm not perfect. I'm a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when… — Nick Jonas
Basil Fawlty was an easy character for me. For some reason, portraying a mean uptight incompetent bully comes naturally to me. — John Cleese
I was a Christian. I didn't want to have sex before marriage, I was a bit uptight and not very self-confident. I was a virgin… — Jimmy Carr
The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit… — Carl Yastrzemski
I think dressing up or down should be a creative experience. Exciting. Fun. For me the key to personal style lies in accessories. I love… — Iris Apfel
I think that I was being much more uptight about those things before. I feel like I really don't have to prove anything at this… — Diana Krall
I am very lustful. I am in this fortunate or unfortunate position being bisexual in that I have twice as many people to lust over.… — Brian Molko
I get always a little uptight when I hear politicians say how exceptional America is. — John F. Kerry
I've noticed the people most uptight about smokers and drinkers don't really have a problem with gluttony and gossip. — Tim Hawkins
Tommie Aaron taught me how to have a good attitude, to be easy going and not get uptight. — Dale Murphy
So somebody comes along and gets to me. They get me angry or uptight or they awaken some desire in me, wow am I delighted.… — Ram Dass
I can zero in on a vision of where I want to be in the future. I can see it so clearly in front of… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
I'm more contented and at peace with myself now than I was as a box-office queen. I'm less uptight. I've even reached a stage where… — Julie Andrews
I like someone who doesn't take life too seriously. I hate people who are a bit uptight. — Louis Tomlinson
To enjoy your goals, think of them as signposts, pointing you in a certain direction. They give you a focus and help your energy to… — Shakti Gawain
Laughing at fear is one of the best things you can do. When you are afraid, instead of just plunging into panic, laugh. The fear… — Frederick Lenz
You'll notice all around the Hindu temples couples, statues and drawings, in various erotic forms of love-making. This used to give the British a lot… — Frederick Lenz
Choose your tools carefully, but not so carefully that you get uptight or spend more time at the stationery store than at your writing table. — Natalie Goldberg
One of the things that comedy has given me over the years is a really good ability to laugh at myself and to not take… — Anna Faris

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