Quotes
Quotes on stress
“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” - Hans Selye, 1907-1982, endocrinologist
“Stress is inner biofeedback, signalling you that frequencies are fighting within your system. The purpose of stress isn't to hurt you, but to let you know it's time to go back to the heart and start loving.” - Sara Paddison, president of the Institute of HeartMath (IHM)
“Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.” - Natalie Goldberg, 1948-, American author
“Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.” - Margaret Fuller, 1810-1850, American journalist, critic, and women's rights advocate
“There cannot be a stressful crisis next week. My schedule is already full” - Henry Kissinger, 1923-, German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman
“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” - Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 AD, Roman Emperor
“It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there's nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized.” - Wayne Dyer, 1940-, American self-help advocate, author and lecturer
“Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Nothing is that important. Just lie down.” - Natalie Goldberg, 1948-, American author
“While situations, encounters or events may seem intrinsically ‘stressful,’ it is truly how an individual perceives and reacts to an event that determines whether or not the stress response is activated.” - Institute of HeartMath
“The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.” - author unknown
“Don't sweat the small stuff... and it's all small stuff” - Richard Carlson, 1912-1977, American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter
“How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try and see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.” - Catherine Pulsifer, 1957-, glass artist and author
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” - Chinese Proverb
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.” - Etty Hillesum, 1914-1943, Dutch Jewish diarist
“A man who suffers or stresses before it is necessary, suffers more than is necessary.” - Seneca, 4 BC – 65 AD, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist and humorist
“For fast-acting relief try slowing down.” - Lily Tomlin, 1939-, American actress, comedienne, writer, and producer
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” - William James, 1842-1910, American psychologist and philosopher
“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.” Hans Selye, 1907 —1982, endocrinologist
“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.” - Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher
“Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.” - Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne, 1882-1956, English author
“A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.” - Aesop, 620-564 BCE, Greek writer
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” - Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, political and spiritual leader of India
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