Pressure Quotes

I think if you're the son or daughter of successful actors and actresses, it's a double pressure. More is expected of you.

Ninety percent of the time, I'm wearing imaginary people's clothing. I don't feel a huge pressure to go out and, like, hit the town, hit the boutiques.

I opposed Clinton's budget deal in 1997 because he brought in $115 billion cut in Medicare that created greater pressure for providers not to participate.

If you only have one shot at writing a headline, there's a lot of pressure.

This is normal, to have pressure. It's how you respond. Take the pressure, use the pressure, have fun.

For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.

The minute you succumb to outside pressure, you cease to be creative.

When you cook under pressure you trade perfection.

I don't back down. I don't cave when the pressure gets too great from these partisan political ideological forces.

There is pressure every day as a footballer.

The spirit of logical analysis should in practice blend with the practical pressure for the adoption of some form of international language, but it should not allow itself to be stampeded by it.

I always had a dream to play for India but I never let it put pressure on me.

The supply-side effect of a restrictive monetary policy is likely to be perverse, in that high interest rates enter into costs and thus exert inflationary pressure.

There's kind of this real social pressure to not argue about things.

While I'm optimistic about the direction the world is headed, generally, I think there is a need for constant vigilance and pressure on repressive governments.

Hermits have no peer pressure.

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

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 going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.

We will not reform the yuan until the time is right even if there is external pressure.

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.

The pressure of getting an order right is greater than sinking a putt.

There is a phenomenal amount of pressure on women in this industry: they are considered vintage by the time they hit their mid-30s.

The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have also put pressure on the majors.

I remove a lot of the pressure from myself by saying I'm not competing with my parents. They are the persons who taught me my ideology. They actively practiced what they preached. They're the exemplars and the role models. So how does one compete with a mentor?

A lot of directors don't want the pressure of a movie the size of Pearl Harbor. But I love it. I thrive on it.

There's never any pressure on the music having to be something.

It's true that the Federal Reserve faces a lot of political pressure and is unpopular in many circles.

Perhaps I have managed some sort of longevity because I haven't won the lead roles. I don't have the pressure of being a world-famous bombshell that has detonated.

I don't have the pressure of being a world-famous bombshell that has detonated.

I don't put myself under pressure.

Washington should revive international efforts begun during the Clinton administration to pressure countries with dangerously loose banking regulations to adopt and enforce stricter rules.

We've got a lot of pressure going. This is for my Latin counterpart.

As you get older it's more confusing. Suddenly, there's more pressure to fit in to your assigned gender.

It's always an enormous pressure when you do a sequel. The demands are so high, and it's expensive.

To put as little pressure on the relationship you're in is very important.

There's a lot of instant spotlight and pressure when it comes to a Bond song.

A great deal of pressure was then built up to remove me from the club and my resignation was, finally, a forced one.

Fame is a lot of pressure, especially when you're responsible for your entire family. Financially, emotionally - everything.

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.

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

I have to prove myself in a lot of ways - as an actor, as a person, as someone who can handle pressure.

All pressure is self-inflicted. It's what you make of it or how you let it rub off on you.

When the pressure comes, preferences give way while convictions hold firm.

I don't really think anything Microsoft does puts pressure on Apple.

It must be a terrible pressure to have to go to the office.

The pressure of the Olympic Games is real overwhelming.

I put the most pressure on myself.

I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential.

When people put that sort of pressure on you, you're worried that people won't want to receive you.

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

I think, on a larger note, that filmmakers and studios should start to tuck it in a little bit, because films wouldn't have the pressure they have if the word wasn't out about how expensive they were.

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

I feel the pressure.

Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

There's a pressure regardless of that to do a good show.

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

People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does bring added pressure but as an athlete the Olympics are the ultimate competition.

You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me more energy just before the race.

In those days there was not so much pressure on us.

I put a lot of pressure on myself and I think I am quite... well, intense about driving other people.

We are not going to build a pressure in Mexico. We're not building walls to retain our people.

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.

But I think the Champions League Final puts a massive pressure on every player and the manager, but we're enjoying the pressure and hopefully we can go there and win it.

The supporting thing can be harder to pop in and out of. The hardest thing is the people who have to come in and play, say, the bartender for a day - that's a lot harder than playing the lead role. You have to pop in and get it right. It's a lot of pressure to just pop in there and fit in and find your footing really fast.

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

Now, I have big-money offers on three movies, and I have director approval. That's kind of scary,' he says. 'No directors have been attached. That's a lot of pressure on me.

The Bush administration works closely with a network of rapid response digital brownshirts who work to pressure reporters and their editors for 'undermining support for our troops.'

The pressure to being a comedian is being funny, but I've given that up, so there is no pressure whatsoever.

As a player you are always made to feel welcome, but at the same time, there is too much pressure.

Pressure is calming to the nervous system.

When the Democrats were investigating the U.S. attorneys that were accused of responding to political pressure, that I joined Senator Leahy in efforts to get transparency of all of the documents.

Twitter's a lot of work! That's the first thing I would say. There's so much pressure to be funny.

With my friends, I don't feel pressure to be someone other than who I am.

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

The pressure to be timely with news has increased every year.