Stress Quotes

These stress quotes show us how others have viewed and responded to stress and its effects in their lives. Stress feels like a tightly coiled spring and affects us all - young and old, rich and poor, male and female. Stress provokes a deeper response to life and usually signposts the changes we need to make.

Some stress quotes are humorous, some ironic and some very wise.

Stress is not what happens to us.
It's our response to what happens.
And response is something we can choose

~ Maureen Killoran

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop

Is everything as urgent as your stress would imply?

~ Carrie Latet

The world we have created is a product of our thinking; it cannot be changed without changing our thinking

~ Albert Einstein

There is more to life than increasing its speed

~ Confucius

A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare

~ William Henry Davies

Loafing needs no explanation and is its own excuse

~ Christopher Morley

Tension is who you think you should be.
Relaxation is who you are

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths

~ Etty Hillesum

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward

~ Spanish Proverb

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one

~ Hans Selye

Angels can fly because they take themselves so lightly

~ Anon