Pressure Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old pressure quotes, pressure sayings, and pressure proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

If there is any pressure to sell yourself cheap in order to be accepted, you truly don't belong there. Edmond Mbiaka
Don't be afraid of pressure. Pressure is what transforms a lump of coal into a diamond. Nicky Gumbel
The only thing that relieves pressure is preparation. Tom Kite
I like added pressure. It makes me work harder. Mary Lou Retton
There is no pressure at the top. The pressure is being second or third. Jose Mourinho
No subject is terrible if the story is true, if the prose is clean and honest, and if it affirms courage and grace under pressure. Ernest Hemingway
I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint. Michelangelo
Pressure makes diamonds. George S. Patton
Man cannot become attached to higher aims and submit to a rule if he sees nothing above him to which he belongs. To free him from all social pressure is to abandon him to himself and demoralize him. Emile Durkheim
You can always tell your true values by looking at your behavior especially under pressure. Brian Tracy
Some people handle pressure gracefully. Others shut down, act out and can't function. Lynn Norment
Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing. Chuck Noll
I hear that word pressure all the time. There is a lot of pressure put on me, but I don't put a lot of pressure on myself. I feel if I play my game, it will take care of itself. LeBron James
Individuals who falter less under pressure than others have a different road map for handling pressure. Hendrie Weisinger & J.P. Pawliw-Fry
The pressure never concerned me or had any affect on what I did or how I did it. It just happened to be there. You either handle it or don't handle it. Rene A. Henry
True character is revealed in the choices a human being makes under pressure the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the character's essential nature. Robert McKee
She knew there were only small joys in life the big ones were too complicated to be joys when you got all through and once you realized that, it took a lot of the pressure off. Lorrie Moore
If you want to be a successful player, you have to learn how to handle pressure how to stay cool when it counts, especially in big games. Michael Parker
What drives innovation is abundance and ease, not the pressure of scarcity. Adam Gopnik
The pressure gets worse the older you get. The hole starts to look the size of a Bayer aspirin. Gary Player