101 Famous and Inspiring Quotes About Stress Management
In today’s fast-paced world, stress seems to be an inevitable companion in our daily lives. From juggling work deadlines to managing personal relationships, the sources of stress are numerous and varied. However, finding solace and perspective in the midst of chaos can often come from the wisdom of others who have navigated the treacherous waters of stress before us. This blog post brings together 101 quotes about stress, a collection designed to inspire, uplift, and offer a moment of reflection. Whether you’re seeking comfort, a fresh perspective, or a way to reframe your thoughts, these quotes about stress aim to serve as beacons of light in challenging times, guiding you towards a more peaceful state of mind.
“Stress is not what happens to us. It’s our response to what happens. And response is something we can choose.”
– Maureen Killoran
“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.”
– Hans Selye
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
– William James
“Stress is the trash of modern life — we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.”
– Danzae Pace
“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they started.”
– David Allen
“Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle.”
– Bill Phillips
“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”
– Chinese Proverb
“Don’t stress the could haves. If it should have, it would have.”
– Unknown
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.”
– Leonard Bernstein
“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace.”
– Unknown
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.”
– Lou Holtz
“Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.”
– Natalie Goldberg
“You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.”
– Wayne Dyer
“Stress is like spice – in the right proportion, it enhances the flavor of a dish. Too little produces a bland, dull meal; too much may choke you.”
– Donald Tubesing
“A diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handled stress exceptionally well.”
– Unknown
“When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.”
– Buddha
“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
– Ovid
“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
– Sydney J. Harris
“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”
– Lily Tomlin
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
“Stress is the gap between our expectation and reality. The bigger the gap, the more stress. So, expect nothing and accept everything.”
– Unknown
“Keep calm and carry on.”
– British Government WWII Poster
“Breathe. It’s just a bad day, not a bad life.”
– Unknown
“The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower blooms.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
“The only way to get rid of your past is to make a future out of it. God will waste nothing.”
– Phillips Brooks
“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.”
– Hans Selye
“Anxiety is caused by a lack of control, organization, preparation, and action.”
– David Kekich
“Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there’.”
– Eckhart Tolle
“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.”
– Mark Black
“If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.”
– Śāntideva
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
– Benjamin Franklin
“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”
– Pema Chödrön
“You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.”
– Steve Maraboli
“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.”
– Richard Carlson
“When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter 5 years from now? If yes, do something about it. If no, let it go.”
– Unknown
“The measure of success is happiness and peace of mind.”
– Bobby Davro
“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”
– Anne Lamott
“Stress is caused not by other people or external events, but by your reactions to them.”
– Dale Carnegie
“Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries.”
– Astrid Alauda
“Pressure and stress is the common cold of the psyche.”
– Andrew Denton
“The day she let go of the things that were weighing her down, was the day she began to shine the brightest.”
– Katrina Mayer
“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”
– Eckhart Tolle
“Stress, anxiety, and depression are caused when we are living to please others.”
– Paulo Coelho
“The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.”
– Richard Bach
“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.”
– Ronald Reagan
“Let go of the battle. Breathe quietly and let it be. Let your body relax and your heart soften. Open to whatever you experience without fighting.”
– Jack Kornfield
“The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.”
– Abraham Maslow
“Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.”
– Catherynne M. Valente
“Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
– Charles R. Swindoll
“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.”
– Alan Watts
“Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven’t fallen asleep yet.”
– Unknown
“Give your stress wings and let it fly away.”
– Terri Guillemets
“Burnout is what happens when you try to avoid being human for too long.”
– Michael Gungor
“Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow. You cannot serve from an empty vessel.”
– Eleanor Brownn
“Overthinking is the biggest cause of our unhappiness. Keep yourself occupied. Keep your mind off things that don’t help you.”
– Unknown
“Trying to be a perfectionist brings increased stress and hinders performance.”
– T. Whitmore
“Stress is the alarm clock that lets you know you’re attached to something not true for you.”
– Byron Katie
“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.”
– Leo Buscaglia
“Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.”
– Dalai Lama
“Every day brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace.”
– Joan Borysenko
“What lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”
– Aristotle
“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.”
– Fred Rogers
“Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.”
– William S. Burroughs
“If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.”
– Amit Ray
“Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.”
– Etty Hillesum
“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
– John Green
“Stress is not a state of mind… it’s measurable and dangerous, and humans can’t seem to find their off-switch.”
– Ruby Wax
“You cannot afford to live in potential for the rest of your life; at some point, you have to unleash the potential and make your move.”
– Eric Thomas
“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”
– Winnie the Pooh
“When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”
– Peter Marshall
“When stress is at its highest, just know it can only go down.”
– Tom Rataj
“Remember that stress doesn’t come from what’s going on in your life. It comes from your thoughts about what’s going on in your life.”
– Andrew J. Bernstein
“Simplify, simplify.”
– Henry David Thoreau
“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.”
– Bryant McGill
“Eliminating the things you love is not wellness. Wellness feeds your soul and makes you feel good.”
– Iman
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.”
– Brian Tracy
“The root of all health is in the brain. The trunk of it is in emotion. The branches and leaves are the body. The flower of health blooms when all parts work together.”
– Kurdish Saying
“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”
– Seneca
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
– Vivian Greene
“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.”
– Henry Ward Beecher
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
– Marcus Aurelius
“Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.”
– Dalai Lama
“Don’t let the force of an impression when it first hits you knock you off your feet; just say to it: ‘Hold on a moment; let me see who you are and what you represent. Let me put you to the test.'”
– Epictetus
“There are times when we stop, we sit still. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper.”
– James Carroll
“What you resist persists.”
– Carl Jung
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”
– Elbert Hubbard
“To be anxious is to be human. To manage anxiety is to master your life.”
– Unknown
“Each moment of worry, anxiety or stress represents lack of faith in miracles, for they never cease.”
– T.F. Hodge
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”
– Saint Francis de Sales
“The best way out is always through.”
– Robert Frost
“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.”
– Steve Maraboli
“Don’t spend your precious time asking ‘Why isn’t the world a better place?’ It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is ‘How can I make it better?’ To that there is an answer.”
– Leo Buscaglia
“If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you’ll die a lot of times.”
– Dean Smith
“Choose not to be harmed — and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed — and you haven’t been.”
– Marcus Aurelius
“The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.”
– Napoleon Bonaparte
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
– James Baldwin
“Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday’s burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it.”
– John Newton
“The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.”
– Mark Twain
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