Stressed Quotes

“More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

“The reason many people in our society are miserable, sick, and highly stressed is because of an unhealthy attachment to things they have no control over.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“Live a good life. More smiling, less worrying. More compassion, less judgment. More blessed, less stressed. More love, less hate.”
― Roy Bennett

“We all have problems. Or rather, everyone has at least one thing that they regard as a problem.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“You are not walking slow enough, when taking a walk, if you do not come across as bored or depressed (to the average sane person).”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Is stress inflicted on you — or created by you?”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Soul Food: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

“I am sunken in my own sea and
I will drown myself in my loneliness within it.”
― Arvyn Cerézo, Dystopia and Derelict Dreams: Poems

“a stressed human helps no one not even himself.”
― Jomny Sun, Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too

“And now you can see the relationship between pride and stress. Pride convinces us that we are stronger and more capable than we actually are. Pride convinces us that we must do and be more than we are able. And when we try, we find ourselves feeling "thin, sort of stretched . . . like butter that has been scraped over too much bread." (The Fellowship of the Ring) We begin to fall apart physically, emotionally, and spiritually for the simple reason that we are not existing as we were meant to exist.”
― Hannah Anderson, Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul

“The majority of the common people do not realize that calling 911 may result in a stressed out armed police officer that has a range of medical issues and is taking potent prescription drugs being sent to out to them.”
― Steven Magee

“I’m mean? That’s the worst you can throw at me?”
“Mean and self-pitying. Does that make it better?”
“And what are you, Astrid?” he shouted. “A smug know-it-all! You point your finger at me and say, ‘Hey, Sam, you make the decisions, and you take all the heat.’”
“Oh, it’s my fault? No way. I didn’t anoint you.”
“Yeah, you did, Astrid. You guilted me into it. You think I don’t know what you’re all about? You used me to protect Little Pete. You use me to get your way. You manipulate me anytime you feel like it.”
“You really are a jerk, you know that?”
“No, I’m not a jerk, Astrid. You know what I am? I’m the guy getting people killed,” Sam said quietly.
Then, “My head is exploding from it. I can’t get my brain around it. I can’t do this. I can’t be that guy, Astrid, I’m a kid, I should be studying algebra or whatever. I should be hanging out. I should be watching TV.”
His voice rose, higher and louder till he was screaming. “What do you want from me? I’m not Little Pete’s father. I’m not everybody’s father. Do you ever stop to think what people are asking me to do? You know what they want me to do? Do you? They want me to kill my brother so the lights will come back on. They want me to kill kids! Kill Drake. Kill Diana. Get our own kids killed.
“That’s what they ask. Why not, Sam? Why aren’t you doing what you have to do, Sam? Tell kids to get eaten alive by zekes, Sam. Tell Edilio to dig some more holes in the square, Sam.”
He had gone from yelling to sobbing. “I’m fifteen years old. I’m fifteen.”
He sat down hard on the edge of the bed. “Oh, my God, Astrid. It’s in my head, all these things. I can’t get rid of them. It’s like some filthy animal inside my head and I will never, ever, ever get rid of it. It makes me feel so bad. It’s disgusting. I want to throw up. I want to die. I want someone to shoot me in the head so I don’t have to think about everything.”
Astrid was beside him, and her arms were around him. He was ashamed, but he couldn’t stop the tears. He was sobbing like he had when he was a little kid, like when he had a nightmare. Out of control. Sobbing.
Gradually the spasms slowed. Then stopped. His breathing went from ragged to regular.
“I’m really glad the lights weren’t on,” Sam said. “Bad enough you had to hear it.”
“I’m falling apart,” he said.
Astrid gave no answer, just held him close. And after what felt like a very long time, Sam moved away from her, gently putting distance between them again.
“Listen. You won’t ever tell anyone…”
“No. But, Sam…”
“Please don’t tell me it’s okay,” Sam said. “Don’t be nice to me anymore. Don’t even tell me you love me. I’m about a millimeter from falling apart again.”
“Okay.”
― Michael Grant, Hunger

“Better a little with God than a whole lot without Him. Better to have fewer houses, cars, appliances, clothes, toys, and bills than to have the whole world and lose your soul. Better something paid for that's used and enjoyed and shared and worn out than something nice and shiny and new that won't be paid for until 2019 and that you're too stressed to enjoy. Better a little with the fear of the Lord than more of what everyone else has. Better than normal, instead of normal is best.”
― Craig Groeschel, Weird: Because Normal Isn't Working

“When you wake up one morning realizing you have piled so much on yourself that you feel you can't afford to get out, GET THE FUCK OUT!”
― DC Allen

“Most of us feel isolated and paranoid during stressful times. We feel alone in the wilderness.”
― Patricia Cornwell, Body of Evidence

“Do you spend more time stressing about work or doing it?”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Listen to Your Conscience: That's Why You Have One

“Nature is the antidote for the chaos inside of us.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Night of a Thousand Thoughts

“You ever been so stressed that you're calm.”
― Nitya Prakash

“Nothing happens because of your stress rather than causing your hairs to fall”
― Dr.P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“When dealing with your wife, never use logic otherwise you will go crazy. Simply understand her and save yourself stress.”
― Khuliso Mamathoni, The Greatest Proposal

“How will anyone ever know what stress is? I’ll tell you: it’s the overwhelming feeling that you won’t ever be able to catch up, you’ll always be stuck in the darkness, and that no one can ever help you with it. I should know: I am its embodiment, and yet no one ever seems to care.”
― Luis Quintanilla-Jimenez

“The amount of stress on the mind and body is known as allostatic load, of which we have different individual capacities for.”
― Shawn Wells, The Energy Formula: Six life changing ingredients to unleash your limitless potential

“When we approach a circumstance already stressed out, we are setting ourselves up for misery before we begin. Instead, refuse to allow your circumstances to dictate how you are going to feel. You may not be able to control the situation, but you can control how you respond to it.”
― Tony Warrick

“Sometimes, stress can be useful and inspire us to tackle challenges. But stress can also feel overwhelming, making us constantly worry about how things will turn out.”
― Jessica Speer, Middle School - Safety Goggles Advised: Exploring the WEIRD Stuff from Gossip to Grades, Cliques to Crushes and Popularity to Peer Pressure

“When stress feels overwhelming, it's important to find support and to take care of yourself while getting your stress level back to a manageable level.”
― Jessica Speer, Middle School - Safety Goggles Advised: Exploring the WEIRD Stuff from Gossip to Grades, Cliques to Crushes and Popularity to Peer Pressure

“There were a lot of stressed out people in the company as we were discovering how dangerous the DeSoto Solar Farm was!”
― Steven Magee

“It was funny on the day of the President Obama launch of the Desoto Solar Farm to be watching all of the stressed out people that knew it was dangerous!”
― Steven Magee

“When you’re stressed, simplify the rest.”
― George Choy, Simplicity Secret: How to Reduce Overwhelm and Stress, Make More Money, Improve Your Health and Fitness, and Be Happier

“When faced with complexity, the answer is simplicity.”
― George Choy, Simplicity Secret: How to Reduce Overwhelm and Stress, Make More Money, Improve Your Health and Fitness, and Be Happier

“I guess I fainted due to the stress of everything. -Ruth Ezrah”
― Oneal Walters, The Empty Couple: A Thriller

“Why should I live each day being unloved?" -Ruth Ezrah”
― Oneal Walters, The Empty Couple: A Thriller