Quotes tagged ‘tension’

“J.D.: Oh, God, his ex-wife. The tension actually hurts. You have to break it; say something, anything! [aloud] Banana hammock! Dr. Cox: I'm betting your ability to thrive under pressure is what drove you to medicine.”

— Debra Fordham, John 'J.D.' Dorian, Zach Braff, imdb.com

“Because the mail never stops. It just keeps coming and coming and coming, there's never a let-up. It's relentless. Every day it piles up more and more and more! And you gotta get it out but the more you get it out the more it keeps coming in. And then the bar code reader breaks and it's Publishers C…”

— Larry Charles, Newman, Wayne Knight, imdb.com

“What's brutal about the date is the scrutiny that you put each other through. Because whenever you think about this person in terms of the future, you have to magnify everything about them. You know, like the guy'll be like 'I don't think her eyebrows are even. Could I look at uneven eyebrows for th…”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“We had a funny guy with us in Korea. A tailgunner. They blew his brains out all over the Pacific. There's nothing funny about that.”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Alton Benes, Lawrence Tierney, imdb.com

“I believe that one of the great problems for us as individuals is the depression and the tension resulting from existence in a world which is increasingly less pleasing to the eye.”

— Lady Bird Johnson, izquotes.com

“All negativity is caused by an accumulation of psychological time and denial of the present. Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry—all forms of fear—are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of nonforgiveness a…”

— Eckhart Tolle, amazon.com

“It would have been hard put to explain who I was or why I had come back. Maybe I also wanted to keep the past pure, unmixed with the present.”

— Scott Russell Sanders, amazon.com

“Whether we know it or choose to admit it, we are either an Encourager or a Discourager. We each make a choice as to which type we will be… every day. Discouragers bring ‘stresspools.’ I call any of those places that add unnecessary stress and aggravation ‘stresspools.’ They are just as stinky and ro…”

— Cathy Burnham Martin, amazon.com

“Circle your fingers starting from the outer edge of his palm, slowly progressing towards the centre. Gently press the webs with your thumb and forefinger to ease his tension and see him go crazy.”

— Kanika Kothari, bollywoodshaadis.com

“The Third Eye is a pressure point located in the middle of the forehead. Adding slight pressure with your thumb for 60 seconds helps relieve the tension in your partner. And, spoiler alert, tension is one of the leading causes of boner killers.”

— Natalie Wall, redbookmag.com

“To cry was to release all sorts of ugly little pressures and tensions. Like waking out of a long, dark dream to a sun-filled day.”

— Anne McCaffrey, amazon.com

“Think about how much better this world would be if people would just smile at each other more often... You don't have to talk; you don't have to agree on anything; all you have to do is smile! Smiling breaks barriers; it eases tension, and it's the first step to making a new friend.”

— Tom Giaquinto, amazon.com

“Facial Cues. The mouth can reveal several signs of anger, usually in the form of tension. The jaw might appear tense, or the teeth clenched.”

— Mitch Reid, classroom.synonym.com

“Stress and anxiety are the most common reasons some women find it hard to climax. Don’t be afraid to pamper yourself so you can be fully relaxed during sexual activities, whether they’re with yourself or someone else. Get a massage, meditate, do yoga, or employ any other activities that help you get…”

— Lyndsie Robinson, health.allwomenstalk.com

“The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”

— Pablo Neruda, amazon.com