Quotes about Under Pressure

Courage is grace under pressure. Votes: 4

Nobody works better under pressure. They just work faster. Votes: 4

You never really know yourself until you see yourself under pressure. Votes: 4

A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure. Votes: 4

What makes you really come together under pressure is determination and focus and toughness. Votes: 4

I come out of repertory theatre so I've been working under pressure my whole career. Votes: 4

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure. Votes: 4

I don't fold under pressure, great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me. Votes: 4

Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being bores. Votes: 4

Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure. Votes: 4

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. Votes: 4

Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure. Votes: 4

No subject is terrible if the story is true, if the prose is clean and honest, and if it affirms courage and grace under pressure. Votes: 4

Maybe people are more like the earth than we know. Maybe they have fault lines that sooner or later are going to split open under pressure. Votes: 4

I am a person who works well under pressure. In fact, I work so well under pressure that at times, I will procrastinate in order to create this pressure. Votes: 4

I say that trials and tests locate a person. In other words they determine where you are spiritually. They reveal the true condition of your heart. How you react under pressure is how the real you reacts. Votes: 4

The planet is under pressure and our choices have never been more important. The Food Revolution Summit is an informative and empowering platform which highlights ways to set a new pattern for the future of the planet. Votes: 4

Ballet has really helped me in every acting role. You have to be very disciplined, you have to be able to control your nerves and perform under pressure, and all those things you have to use in acting when you're on film or going for an audition. Votes: 4

From journalism I learned to write under pressure, to work with deadlines, to have limited space and time, to conduct and interview, to find information, to research, and above all, to use language as efficiently as possible and to remember always that there is a reader out there. Votes: 4

i love girls under pressure but wouldn't recommend it to people who are under 10. i read it at the age of nine but my sister told me the bit u should never do. all in all, i loved this book and any jacqueline wilson fans over 10 i would recommend it to! Votes: 4

One thing is certain: the riddle of mind, long a topic for philosophers, has taken on new urgency. Under pressure from the computer, the question of mind in relation to machine is becoming a central cultural preoccupation. It is becoming for us what sex was to the Victorians--threat and obsession, taboo and fascination. Votes: 4

Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps the more precious thing is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure'- grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure. Votes: 4

Comedians work great as actors because they're good under pressure. With a lot of actors, you have to make them feel like everything's going really well to get a good performance out of them. But, if you have a comedian on the set, you can tell them, 'Hey, you really are screwing this up,' and then they just get better. Votes: 4

It doesn't sound anything like 'Under Pressure.' Votes: 3

You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure. Votes: 3

I put myself under immense pressure. Votes: 0

I don't put myself under pressure. Votes: 0

I do really well under pressure. Votes: 0

My parents think I'm better under pressure. Votes: 0

Under pressure, you can win with your mind. Votes: 0

When you cook under pressure you trade perfection. Votes: 0

We discover our character through decisions under pressure. Votes: 0

Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing. Votes: 0

It's a buzz every time you perform under pressure. Votes: 0

What is the definition of guts? Grace under pressure. Votes: 0

Winning comes down to who can execute under pressure. Votes: 0

Get tough: don't work under pressure; work over pressure. Votes: 0

I'm used to performing under pressure, but that's playing football. Votes: 0

As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure. Votes: 0

I'm at my best when I'm exhausted and under pressure. Votes: 0

Sometimes you surprise yourself with what you do under pressure. Votes: 0

I was putting myself under enormous pressure to be successful. Votes: 0

The only true measure of courage is perseverance under pressure. Votes: 0

I know the pressure I'm under. I know who I'm following. Votes: 0

I'm used to being under pressure... luckily I perform well under pressure. Votes: 0

Live with kindness, integrity and spirituality. Comport yourself with grace under pressure. Votes: 0

Being under pressure is great, if it's all in the right place. Votes: 0

The only pressure I'm under is the pressure I've put on myself. Votes: 0

You can measure a man's character by the choices he makes under pressure. Votes: 0

I was under pressure because of what people were saying about my physique. Votes: 0

The dark outside world of Paris under German occupation exerted a strong containing pressure. Votes: 0

I've always seemed to have my best performances when I'm under the most pressure. Votes: 0

I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure. Votes: 0

Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong. Votes: 0

When you are under time pressure for a decision, you need to follow intuition. Votes: 0

You may be cool under pressure and challenge, but can you be cool under success? Votes: 0

I do recognise that, where recruitment difficulties persist, teachers can be put under great pressure. Votes: 0

I do recognise that, where recruitment difficulties persist, teachers can be put under great pressure. Votes: 0

I work really well under pressure but I really hate doing things on a timeframe. Votes: 0

I learned about machinery, I learned how men behaved under pressure, and I learned about Americans. Votes: 0

You can always tell your true values by looking at your behavior -- especially under pressure. Votes: 0

As part of the coalition against ISIL, we are putting that terrorist network under tremendous pressure. Votes: 0

I deal with pressure. I have a tendency to probably be at my best under pressure. Votes: 0

Under pressure, one of the most important things I have to remember to do is breathe. Votes: 0

To me, character in a person is judged by the decisions that are made under pressure. Votes: 0

If you're always under the pressure of real identity, I think that is somewhat of a burden. Votes: 0

Trust is developed under pressure and over time; just as with God by us." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] Votes: 0

Big mistakes are an outstanding opportunity to showcase your ability to recover and have grace under pressure. Votes: 0

Science or research is always under pressure to deliver something which can be used immediately for society. Votes: 0

I am an artist who works very well under pressure, in fact. I like to have deadlines. Votes: 0

True love is singing karaoke 'under pressure' and letting the other person sing the Freddie Mercury part. Votes: 0

In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, our nation has been put under considerable fiscal pressure. Votes: 0

Large Professor, none greater none fresher, Won't fold under pressure...grew up down the road from Fran Drescher. Votes: 0

I am quite a slow writer. I can only work under pressure; I wait until the last minute. Votes: 0

I think riots happen when communities are under pressure for long periods of time. That's not a mistake. Votes: 0

I have no sympathy for those who, under any pressure of circumstances, sacrifice their heart's-love for legal prostitution. Votes: 0

I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there's no pressure, then I'm not in the perfect zone. Votes: 0

When I was at Kingsoft, I was under pressure and worked hard, but the results were not satisfactory. Votes: 0

I wouldn't want the pressure of a Six Feet Under or the pressure of improvising like Curb Your Enthusiasm. Votes: 0

Under budgetary pressure (arbitrary or not) it is truly remarkable how many options one discovers one can do without. Votes: 0

Scholars today are under increasing pressure to publish. Consequences of this pressure are incentives to deviate from the truth Votes: 0

We gain the ability to rejoice under pressure through a carefully monitored training program directed by the Lord Himself. Votes: 0

Mental Management is the process of maximising the probability of having a consistent mental performance, under pressure, on demand Votes: 0

The traditional view of the sanctity of human life will collapse under pressure from scientific, technological and demographic developments. Votes: 0

Under pressure, would I fold and disappear, or would I show everyone that when bad things happen, you fight? Votes: 0

When you're by yourself, you realize how much pressure you're under and how much work you have to do. Votes: 0

European museums are all dependent on government financing. The moment European governments are under financial pressure, their budgets are cut. Votes: 0

...experience should warn us that tough and unpopular decisions are only made under intense political pressure produced by urgent necessity. Votes: 0

I love being under pressure. Even the pressure put on me by the media. That is how you outdo yourself. Votes: 0

If you can lie, you can act, and if you can lie to crazy girlfriends, you can act under pressure. Votes: 0

To some degree it matters who's in office, but it matters more how much pressure they're under from the public. Votes: 0

I modelled in my 20s, and it was an obsessive time. I was under pressure to look a certain way. Votes: 0

Under so much pressure and the situation that I was in, that was the personality that came across with me. Votes: 0

Declaring victory without war .. the belief that India gave up the option of war under American pressure is totally wrong. Votes: 0

In the immemorial style of young men under pressure, they decided to lie down for a while and waste time. Votes: 0

When one is under pressure, one may lie in order to protect the religion, this is taught in the Qur'an. Votes: 0

You can't play sports without losing sometimes and, in losing, you learn something about grace and how to act under pressure. Votes: 0

I always practise penalties, but what people don't understand is that you can never recreate that pressure situation that you're under. Votes: 0

We worked under a lot of pressure... three days to do an episode, sometimes two in a week, 39 episodes a year Votes: 0

Everything ultimately becomes the CEO's problem, no matter where it starts. I can see why some CEOs crack under the pressure. Votes: 0

We worked under a lot of pressure... three days to do an episode, sometimes two in a week, 39 episodes a year. Votes: 0

As you live high standards publicly and privately, and even under great pressure adhere to them, you raise the vision of others. Votes: 0

And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure. Votes: 0

The Sandinistas are dedicated Communists, and if they are going to make a compromise with democracy, it's going to be under pressure. Votes: 0

Even though people are under economic pressure, they still want to support those brands with values that are compatible with their own. Votes: 0

Managing a business, small or large, today requires an extremely disciplined, thoughtful approach with regard to the pressure that people are under. Votes: 0

The dark comes before dawn. The financial markets are under great pressure because of the lack of leadership during the transition period. Votes: 0

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts. Votes: 0

Lord Jesus, bring comfort to all those who mourn and peace of heart to those under pressure and tension, in Jesus Christ's name Votes: 0

Everything I have learned has not come from books, it has come experientially over time under pressure walking with Christ".~ R. Alan Woods [2012] Votes: 0

Some men, under the pressure of incarceration, showed true mettle, while others revealed themselves as less than what they had appeared to be. Votes: 0

Being a comedian, you're under pressure. You have to deal with stress and pressure to perform - to deal with pressure without stress. Votes: 0

Today's multiracial Americans are at greater liberty to choose how they'd like to be seen, and under less pressure to pass for white. Votes: 0

Like a weighted diver sinking in an oceanof mediocrity, under the pressure of men withgelatin eyes, rubber voices, spiral-shapedconvictions, non-committal souls and non-committinghands ... Votes: 0

...as man under pressure tends to give in to physical and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will can lead to the objective. Votes: 0

People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family. Votes: 0

I don't feel under pressure to work because I love what I do and I wanted to do the projects that came my way. Votes: 0

It's my only religion to work hard, and then I'm not under any pressure because I know I've done the work on the character. Votes: 0

You're under pressure when you produce facts. You're working with facts in journalism, but you're under all kinds of formal constraints; there are expectations. Votes: 0

The digital revolution has changed the way we do things because you're not under that pressure that film is precious and film is expensive. Votes: 0

Some people thrive under pressure, but pressure can also ruin your performance, it can push you down angles which you don't want to go. Votes: 0

A lot of people think I'm under a lot of pressure with my family and friends spending all that money to follow me around Votes: 0

Everyone's under pressure and you just have to learn how to deal with it. And I deal with it through prayer and staying busy. Votes: 0

Under pressure, the mouth speaks when the brain is disengaged, and, sometimes unwittingly, the gearshift is in reverse when it should be in neutral. Votes: 0

I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing. Votes: 0

It's the price on the ticket and emphasizes the pressure every manager is under weather you are at the top or bottom of the league. Votes: 0

When I was playing football, I always felt in complete control. When I play golf and come under pressure, it's a completely different ball game. Votes: 0

It's such a hard and scary position to be in...G-Dragon hyung is under so much pressure and there's a lot of hard work involved. Votes: 0

Sports is a moral undertaking because it requires of participants, and it schools spectators in the appreciation of, noble things - courage, grace under pressure, sportsmanship. Votes: 0

If under the pressure of Washington Donald Trump starts dissembling and saying things that aren't true, he'll decay as much as Obama did well on that. Votes: 0

I think most people are decent people. I don't know if they could stand the pressure he's under, but most people aspire to be decent people. Votes: 0

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're winning. In Grace under Pressure, by Hastie, 1984. Votes: 0

The Mormons had a divine revelation in favour of polygamy, but under pressure from the United States Government they discovered that the revelation was not binding. Votes: 0

When I'm under the gun and I've got pressure on me, I don't panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it. Votes: 0

I love to be busy and be challenged. I'm my happiest when I'm under pressure and almost overwhelmed by how much I have to get done. Votes: 0

Painting done under pressure by artists without the necessary talent can only give rise to formlessness, as painting is a profession that requires peace of mind. Votes: 0

Christian history looks glorious in retrospect; but it is made up of constant hard choices and unattractive tasks, accepted under the pressure of the Will of God. Votes: 0

I do my best work under pressure, so I'll nick an artery, and my husband isn't allowed to stanch the bleeding till I've banged out a chapter. Votes: 0

Englishmen rarely cry, except under the pressure of the acutest grief; whereas in some parts of the Continent the men shed tears much more readily and freely. Votes: 0

The whole culture is under terrible pressure and fraught with worry. It's hard to get out of that box. That's the dominant situation all over the world. Votes: 0

A terrorist network that believes a nation so tested will fold under pressure of a few horrific acts may capture its attention, but will not achieve its submission. Votes: 0

Bad things happen, but really bad things do not. Do buy the dips, especially the lowest quality securities when they come under pressure, because declines will quickly be reversed. Votes: 0

Under this scientific and moral pressure, the Canadian government conceded publicly that the use of these weapons in Vietnam was, in their view, a contravention of the Geneva Protocol. Votes: 0

What helped me was working with my breathing, specifically, using my breathing to stay sharp and focused under pressure and then cool and calm when the pressure was relieved. Votes: 0

Top-up fees mean that universities are increasingly under pressure to confer degrees upon students, who perceive the degree as a commodity they've purchased. Failure doesn't enter into anyone's calculations. Votes: 0

No nation in the world has so many drastic problems squeezed into so small a space, under such urgent pressure of time and heavy burden of history, as Israel. Votes: 0

Part of the heartache of all missionary work is the bright promising convert who turns out to be a mere puffball, crumbling like a macaroon under the least pressure. Votes: 0

I have occasionally had the exquisite thrill of putting my finger on a little capsule of truth, and heard it give the faint squeak of mortality under my pressure. Votes: 0

You want to come home from a tournament with a winner's medal. That's not the fans or the media putting us under pressure, that's the pressure we put ourselves under. Votes: 0

I'm not the best gamer - I think you need to be strategic and level-headed, and you need to remain calm under pressure... and I don't really have those qualities! Votes: 0

The open mode is a mood in which curiosity for its own sake can operate, because we're not under pressure to get a specific thing done properly. We can play. Votes: 0

Instincts under pressure crush the carbon of conformity and create diamonds. Each new season of life offers to train us for the next season if we pay attention and adapt. Votes: 0

True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure - the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character's essential nature. Votes: 0

This is a catastrophic universe, always; and subject to hidden reversals, upheavals, changes, cataclysms, with joy never anything but the song of substance under pressure forced into new forms and shapes. Votes: 0

Our whole family thrives under pressure. It's like our family motto or something. Apart from my brother Peter, of course. He had a nervous break down. But the rest of us. Votes: 0

We're not really under pressure to deliver a cloned baby to this world. What we are under pressure to do is to deliver a cloned baby that is a healthy one. Votes: 0

Thatcher came under pressure from right wing backbenchers to shut up the Prince of Wales and there was a deal done between them where he did actually shut up in the end. Votes: 0

Well, a lot of politics is communicating with people, and obviously comedy has something to do with that. I've been a producer and led people. Also, being a comedian, you're under pressure. Votes: 0

Remember, while the work can sometimes appear to be simple to a viewer, the ability to perform expertly, consistently, precisely, over and over again, under pressure and on demand is what's needed. Votes: 0

Time and again, when member states and the governments are faced with an insoluble problem, and they're under pressure to do something, that something usually ends up being referred to the U.N. Votes: 0

It was Orwellian. I completely disappeared, and disappeared the same day. It was by early that evening when the Times story ran. That was an overreaction. All human beings under pressure behave poorly. Votes: 0

Liverpool can play for only five minutes and win the game, that is the way they are. They pump the ball into the box and with good set-piece delivery they keep you under pressure. Votes: 0

I don't feel like I ever really do get past the nervousness. I'm always nervous. Something about being nervous keeps you on the edge, and I've always felt like I worked better under pressure. Votes: 0

I mean, I can get things done if I need to, but I can really be completely irresponsible and procrastinate until the very, very, very bitter end. In fact, sometimes I work better under pressure. Votes: 0

I obviously don't feel under pressure to look young, because I have had no Botox or surgery. I don't judge people who choose to have it, but I don't want to erase who I am. Votes: 0

I actually play sports better when I'm mad. Some players don't play better when they're mad. They lose their sense of where they're at. I have a tendency to do better when I'm under pressure. Votes: 0

They thought that I was a man with reasonable judgment, so I was never under pressure from my parents; I could do whatever I wanted. I never had a negative word from them, nothing whatsoever. Votes: 0

No, I happen to be one of those people whose memory shuts down under pressure. The answers would come to me in the middle of the night in my sleep! Besides, I am a millionaire. Votes: 0

I wait till the last minute to do lyrics. I seem to work best that way - bummed out and under pressure. I often don't do my homework. But I'll always walk that extra mile. Votes: 0

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists. Votes: 0