“All women have a complicated relationship to beauty, but as a transgender woman it's a bit more complicated. There's a lot of pressure to appear feminine. When I was younger, I was most insecure about my size, my angular features, my feet, my hands . At the end of the day, it's about being comfortable in your own skin, and being able to walk down the street and not have people question your gender - and, for me, being perceived as a woman.” PeopleEndsHandsAbleBitsWalksFeetStreetsComfortableSkinsPressureSizeComplicatedGenderFeaturesThe End Of The DayFeminineInsecureTransgenderComplicated RelationshipComfortable In Your Own Skin Author:Andrej Pejic
“At 10,000 feet, the 3 parachutes would come out, a little lower the pressure of the atmosphere outside was greater than inside, and we could smell the salt air and it was very encouraging to return to earth.” LittlesEarthGreaterAirFeetReturnPressureSmellAtmosphereSaltParachutes Author:Buzz Aldrin
“The way you get leaders to care about issues of conscience is to apply political pressure. It's less a question of persuading leaders directly and more trying to build a social movement that holds their feet to the fire.” WayTryingCarePoliticalSocialLeaderIssuesFireFeetMovementConsciencePressureSocial MovementsPersuading Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“Pressure is when you've got thirty-five bucks riding on a four-foot putt and you've only got five dollars left.” LeftFiveFourFeetPressureDollarsThirtyRidingBucks Author:Lee Trevino
“This is the first time I've been in a WTA final so it's really great to make it here in Auckland. I'm so tired I can't stand on my feet any more. Today the key was to run and run and finally I put a lot of pressure on her and she started to miss on the big points.” FirstsI CanBigsRunningTodayFeetMissingKeysFirst TimePressureTiredFinalsReally Great Author:Marion Bartoli
“I still to this day maintain that in that million-and-a-half feet of film [Heaven's Gate] that we shot, we thought we were making a great American film. I honestly believe that Michael [Cimino] was under a tremendous amount of pressure, and Michael's response to pressure from what I saw was to double down and to get more aggressive and to get more kind of arrogant, but I don't think it was real. I think it was the response to pressure.” ThinkingBelieveKindStillsRealFilmHeavenHalfMillionsSawsFeetAmountShotsPressureDown AndResponseHonestlyGatesThis DayAggressiveArrogantGreat AmericanAmerican Film Author:Richard Masur
“I am also amazed with Messi, what he is doing is very good. He contributes alot of very good things for the team. He is an individualist, but he always plays for the team.He covers well at the back, is organized and finishes well with both feet. He is mischievous, and is a very intelligent player. He applies pressure just where the pressure is needed.” WellsPlayPlayerTeamFeetNeededPressureIntelligentGood ThingsVery GoodOrganizedAmazedMessiMischievous Author:Alfredo Di Stefano
“It's kind of liberating to be able to bring your own ideas to things, but it's also a lot of pressure, it's like screenwriting on your feet.” KindIdeasAbleFeetPressureLiberatingScreenwriting Author:John C. Reilly
“The mind and the body are inextricably entwined, and rarely are their inseparability clearer than when we're under some kind of mental pressure. The moment we start trying to learn a new skill, make a decision or otherwise think on our feet, our nervous system reacts - with accelerated pulse rate, increased respiration, even sweating.” ThinkingTryingMindKindMomentsBodyDecisionFeetSkillsPressureRateNervousPulseNervous SystemSweatingEntwinedNew SkillsRespiration Author:Jeffrey Kluger