Tension Quotes

"We're eyeball to eyeball and I think the other fellow just blinked."
-Dean Rusk

"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it."
-George F. Burns

"War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it."
-Benito Mussolini

"Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it."
-Woody Allen

"Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns."
-John Leonard

"Through laughter, a lot of the time you can defuse the tension that would usually be there."
-Michael Hunter

"I could feel the tension during our team meeting. I was sweating a lot. After that, I felt great. It was an incredible experience. I feel so blessed to be in this position."
-Mike Shipman

"Breathe in. Take a deep breath. Be aware of your body relaxing. Let out unwanted energy and tension."
-Laurel Izard

"There's been a bit of tension and anxiety in camp this week. A lot of attention has been put on this game by the German press, so we're just at the point where we want to get things rolling."
-Pablo Mastroeni

"I want to invite the premier to lower his tone and stop what appears to be a real strategy of tension, an undermining of the electoral victory that increases the bitterness."
-Massimo D'alema

"The tension between "yes" and "no," between "I can" and "I cannot," makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an interminable debate with one's self."
-Anatole Broyard

"I am trying to push people's buttons and see how they respond to things, ... We are trying to create tension situations like in a game and trying to get guys to fight through some of that stuff."
-Brian Joyce

"It's quiet because they're solving, but it's electric in the room. There's a feeling of tension, a good feeling of tension. When the first person says 'Done,' there's a good feeling in the room."
-Will Shortz

"They will be happy about the upgrading of relations, even if it comes at the expense of more tension in U.S.-China relations."
-Andrew Yang

"Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation. All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free."
-Barry Levinson

"It does cause tension in the family when you have to make choices between having Thanksgiving with your family and going off to solve a problem on the spacecraft."
-Jim Erickson

"In the end, this gripping, tension-packed film leaves the viewer to ponder the psyches of two individuals in a tragically demented relationship, and to judge: Was Karla herself caught in Paul's web, a victim?"
-Karla Homolka

"The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time."
-Angela Davis

"It was a business meeting and not a meeting for negotiations -- an attempt to break the ice and tension after Camp David."
-Nabil Aburdeneh

"That was long overdue. There's been tension in his play because of the lack of goals but in the last two games he's been outstanding in running the line and his hold-up play."
-Paul Sturrock

"We are ready to cooperate with any effort or good offices by the United Nations or the international community for reducing tension, preserving peace and promoting dialogue between the two countries."
-Abdul Sattar

"The fear is that the tension will result in new elections and Turkey won't be able to put in a strong anti-inflation program."
-Anne Mills

"Stretches undo the damage that happens to soft tissue with repetitive motion. It improves blood flow, lengthens the muscles, reduces the tension and returns the muscle to a more normal state."
-Stan Kulzer

"I was so tense. You have to be so connected. You have to be communicative. You have to be so sharp. This costs so much energy. It was not so hard physically. It was the tension."
-Anni Friesinger

"After trying the pelvic floor exercises and other interventions, I simply wasn't gaining ground. My obstetrician referred me to Dr. Miller, who performs a surgery called tension-free vaginal tape (TVT). I underwent the procedure over a year ago and have been symptom-free ever since."
-Bonnie Blair

"He was able, over time, to gather colleagues together cordially, manage tension, build a majority and turn them over to his point of view."
-David Yalof

"This wave of shootings created a whole lot of tension, and to this date that tension has not dissipated. We hope that this goes to prosecution."
-Christian Ramirez

"When race is featured on shows like this, one of the agendas is to create racial tension. If the world moves too easily, it's not good TV. What this show seems to be doing is taking an important subject and trivializing it."
-Nelson George