Stress Quotes

"Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight." Benjamin Franklin

"If you focus on the possible when you experience difficult situations you can positively change your outlook, reduce your stress, and concentrate on achieving things that otherwise may not have been possible." Catherine Pulsifer

"Things could be a lot worse, the stress of the situation always could be worse, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for - so I shall not waste my days with stress and frustrations - Life is too short!" Catherine Pulsifer, from A Wake Up Call

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." Albert Einstein

"Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously." Norman Vincent Peale

"The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it." Author Unknown

"Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow." Douglas Pagels

"Whether a person is spiritual or not, we all seek to get away from the stress, anger, and anxiety of everyday life. Some people drink, do drugs, or do worse to escape, and they hurt themselves in the process. Some people listen to music, mine included, and feel better." Yanni

"What does the word “work” mean to you? To some, it means unpleasantness, stress, and drudgery. To others, it means happiness, fulfillment, challenge and gratification." Catherine Pulsifer, from Wings for Work

"When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, 'compared to what'?" Sydney Harris

"I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity." John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

"We enjoy our work so much we get up when the sun comes up. The stress in our life is non-existent." Catherine Pulsifer, from WANNA DO'S

"Have a variety of interests...These interests relax the mind and lessen tension on the nervous system. People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest." George Matthew Allen

"Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are." Chinese Proverb

"When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened." Winston Churchill

"If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm." Elizabeth Bowen

"Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live." Margaret Fuller

"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment." Marcus Aurelius

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." Lao Tzu

"To be free of destructive stress don't sweat the small stuff and by realizing that all stuff is small." Author Unknown

"Every exit is an entry somewhere." Tom Stoppard

"You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life." James G. Bilkey

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept in trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." Dale Carnegie

"A clear direction can help reduce your stress." Catherine Pulsifer, from Wings for Goals

"Every problem has a gift for you in its hands." Richard Bach

"Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency." Natalie Goldberg

“You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.” James G. Bilkey

"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." Bertrand Russell

"The next time you find yourself in an argument, rather than defend your position, see if you can see the other point of view first." Richard Carlson, PH.D.

"Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one." Dr. Hans Selye

"Kids are happier, more relaxed, more creative and less stressed when scheduled activities are limited." Jacquie McTaggart

"One must pick and choose one's battles in life or risk living in many emotional foxholes." Donald S. Neviaser, from The Inner View

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.” Seneca

"Throw out an alarming alarm clock. If the ring is loud and strident, you're waking up to instant stress. You shouldn't be bullied out of bed, just reminded that it's time to start your day." Sharon Gold

"The happiest people I know are the ones who have learned how to hold everything loosely and have given the worrisome, stress-filled, fearful details of their lives into God's keeping." Charles R. Swindoll

"Practice easing your way along. Don't get het up or in a dither. Do your best; take it as it comes. You can handle anything if you think you can. Just keep your cool and your sense of humor. " Smiley Blanton, MD

"Angels around us, angels beside us, angels within us. Angels are watching over you when times are good or stressed. Their wings wrap gently around you, whispering you are loved and blessed." Angel Blessing

"Those who continue to work at a job they hate for the money alone are more likely to be stressed, and very unhappy." Catherine Pulsifer, from Love What You Do

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive." Lee Iacocca

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