Stressfully Quotes & Sayings

Right now, and in every now-moment, you are either closing or opening. You are either stressfully waiting for something - more money, security, affection - or you are living from your deep heart, opening as the entire moment, and giving what you most deeply desire to give, without waiting. — David Deida

The more profound problem, however, is the degree to which many academic intellectuals, especially in the humanities, have lost their ability to distinguish the 'state' from 'society'. — Stephen D. Cox

I had not slept with many men other than my husband, but I had noticed that before to sleep, actually sleep with someone did give this sense of intimacy, as though your dreams had flowed out of you to mingle with his and fold you both in a blanket of unconscious knowing. — Diana Gabaldon

I do not see why the axiom of Prudence should not be questioned, when it conflicts with present inclination, on a ground similar to that on which Egoists refuse to admit the axiom of Rational Benevolence. If the Utilitarian has to answer the question, 'Why should I sacrifice my own happiness for the greater happiness of another?' it must surely be admissible to ask the Egoist 'Why should I sacrifice a present pleasure for a greater one in the future? Why should I concern myself about my own future feelings any more than about the feelings of other persons?' — Henry Sidgwick

I suppose it's natural to some people to please without trying, and others to always say and do the wrong thing in the wrong place. — Louisa May Alcott

No matter how hard it seems ... never give up, always believe. — Yolanda Adams

Tim was dead. And he's always been a loser. I'd be damned if I was going to be the victim of a loser - or anyone else. — Patricia Briggs

The drive to create music that is pure is my highest priority. Sometimes I'll get extremely technical, and other times I'll just kind of go with the gods of music. — John Frusciante

If current trends continue, the typical U.S. worker will be considerably more productive several decades from now. Thus, one might argue that letting future generations bear the burden of population aging is appropriate, as they will likely be richer than we are even taking that burden into account. — Ben Bernanke

It's joyous," he says. "If I save someone from breaking a commandment, it gives me a little high." He pumps his fist. "I never took drugs, but I imagine this is what it feels like. — A. J. Jacobs

Everyone was a rose but even more complex than a mere flower. Everyone was made up of infinitely layered petals. And everyone had something indescribably precious at the heart of their being.
No one was shallow. Not really. — Mary Balogh

While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility. — Lee De Forest

Things work out; it isn't as bad as you sometimes think it is. — Gordon B. Hinckley

Reading is a way of closing out the real world and losing yourself in a new one. This is also called "active meditation" - a state of mind that you attempt to reach to rid yourself of tension and make yourself feel better. — Henry Mckinnon

She was a stubborn woman who needed a good spanking, and not of the kinky variety. — Shelly Crane