“If you're eating poorly, neglecting your health, or living a high-stress lifestyle, you're depleting your inner resources. That will make it difficult to maintain the energy you need to participate fully and actively in your life.” IfsNeedsEnergyDifficultEatingResourcesStressLifestyleNeglect Book:Solemate Source: Solemate
“I loved Latin -- the grammar, the difficult tenses, the history -- but for some reason I was very bad at it, shamefully and blushingly bad at it. ... In moments of stress the embarrassment of how bad I was at Latin -- a subject I loved -- really hit me. It was like being laughed at by someone you desperately loved.” ReasonMomentsDifficultSubjectsStressLatinLaughedGrammarEmbarrassment Book:Eight and a half women Source: Eight and a half women
“Panic is not an effective long-term organizing strategy.” LongDifficultTermStressStrategyLong TermPanicDifficult Days Author:Starhawk
“If life and its rushed pace and many stresses have made it difficult for you to feel like rejoicing, then perhaps now is a good time to refocus on what matters most.” IfsFeelsMadeMatterDifficultStressMade ItGood TimesPaceRejoiceWhat MattersThings That MatterRefocus Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“It is so important to remember that, as we travel through life, there will be so many events which we can`t control. These are things that seemingly alter our lives forever or become barriers for living a life of fulfillment. It`s important to remember that the ultimate experience of life is not to be controlled by events. We all have difficult events in our lives - the loss of family members, economics, stress, litigation, government interference in our businesses, health challenges. Remember that it is not the events that shape our lives, but, rather, the meaning we attach to them.” ImportantGovernmentRememberLife IsDifficultChallengesLossForeverOur LivesEventsShapesMembersEconomicsUltimateStressFulfillmentBarriersControlledInterferenceFamily MembersHealth Challenges Author:Tony Robbins
“The qualitative factors upon which most stress is laid are the nature of the business and the character of the management. These elements are exceedingly important, but they are also exceedingly difficult to deal with intelligently.” ImportantCharacterDifficultDealsElementsStressManagementFactorsQualitative Book:Security Analysis: The Classic 1934 Edition Source: Security Analysis: The Classic 1934 Edition
“I have to conclude, oh, the best people are all somebody other than my own race. So that's difficult. How do we interpret the Bible? Should we stress things like justice and that God is somebody who cares about equality of all people? Or is he a God of love and a God who's there to give me an afterlife?” PeopleGivingShouldCareDifficultJusticeMy OwnRaceGive MeStressAfterlifeWho Cares Author:Michael Emerson
“I want us to do more to support people who are struggling to balance family and work. I've heard from so many of you about the difficult choices you face and the stresses that you're under. So let's have paid family leave, earned sick days. Let's be sure we have affordable child care and debt-free college.” PeopleWantChildrenCareFacesChoicesDifficultSupportStruggleHeardCollegeBalanceSickStressPaidDebtWant UAffordableChild CareDebt FreeDifficult ChoicesSick Days Author:Hillary Clinton
“Family is a difficult matter. I must admit I do not know that the state can intervene successfully in a family. It's a fact that everything is connected with the individualist temperament, the kind of economic environment which stresses the individual, but this is not directly the result of a state policy, nor do I see any good way by which the state could intervene except in some marginal ways.” KnowsWayKindMatterStatesFactsIndividualDifficultResultsEnvironmentEconomicPolicyStressConnectedTemperamentGood Way Author:Kenneth Arrow
“If we could create the conditions that make racism difficult, or discourage it, then there would be less stress and less need for affirmative action programs. One of those conditions would be an economic policy that would create tight labor markets over long periods of time. Now does that mean that affirmative action is here only temporarily? I think the ultimate goal should be to remove it.” ThinkingMeanLongActionDifficultGoalEconomicPolicyRacismProgramLaborUltimateStressDiscouragingAffirmative ActionAffirmative Author:William Julius Wilson
“My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.” PainMovingFatherDifficultSadnessAmountStressRecoveryFrighteningStressedDeliveryDevastated Author:Brooke Shields
“Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life. This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love, but it does mean that you will find unusual stresses upon your lives and your relationship.” PeopleMeanLittlesDoeEasyDifficultPromiseStressSatisfactionLastingUnusualDifficult TimesSatisfaction In Life Author:Brandon Sanderson
“Indeed we have great reason to rejoice. If life and its rushed pace and many stresses have made it difficult for you to feel like rejoicing, then perhaps now is a good time to refocus on what matters most. Strength comes not from frantic activity but from being settled on a firm foundation of truth and light. It comes from placing our attention and efforts on the basics of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. It comes from paying attention to the divine things that matter most.” IfsFeelsMadeMatterReasonLightJesusDifficultChristEffortAttentionDivineActivityJesus ChristStressFoundationMade ItPay AttentionFirmGood TimesPaceRejoiceWhat MattersBasicsThings That MatterFranticRefocusFirm Foundation Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.” YearsCausesDifficultStressComeback Author:Marat Safin
“We've got some very strong and robust ladies, but, when your life is at risk, I think the strain of that in a competitive situation will tell when you're trying to win. The mental stress I think would be pretty difficult for a lady to deal with in a practical fashion. I just don't think they have aptitude to win a Formula 1 race.” ThinkingTryingWould BeLife IsWinningStrongDifficultDealsRaceSituationRiskFashionStressPracticalsFormulasVery StrongStrainRobustAptitudeFormula 1 Author:Stirling Moss
“We suffer the stress of infinite opportunity: There are so many things that we could do, and all we see are people who seem to be performing at star quality. It's very hard not to try to be like them. The problem is, if you get wrapped up in that game, you'll get eaten alive. You can do anything-but not everything. The universe is full of creative projects that are waiting to be done. So, if you really care about quality of life, if you want to relax, then ... control your aspirations. That will simplify things. Learning to set boundaries is incredibly difficult for most people.” PeopleIfsWantTryingHardDoneProblemSeemsCareTimeSufferingUniverseOpportunityGamesStarsWaitingDifficultCan DoQualityCreativeAliveProjectsStressInfiniteBoundariesPerformingAspirationRelaxQuality Of LifeSimplify Author:David Allen