Top 1168 Tension Quotes & Sayings - Page 5
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Last updated on December 5, 2024.
The tension between what is, and what we dream of, is important. Not to discount what we have, but to hold onto that middle ground, because it's in there that the magic happens.
Thanks to the football, every time I go out and play, it releases the tension, and you forget about the problems.
If the main character's not in jeopardy - physical, psychological, emotional, whatever - then you don't have any tension, and you don't have a story.
McQueen is an astonishing film maker. He uses really unusual shots and builds incredible dramatic tension.
The gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow, and the total relaxation seconds later, is my way of connecting to the universe.
And shooting things in a documentary style was a good way to create tension and energy without money.
In film producing, there is an inherent tension between the director, the money and the producer, and that's what keeps it flowing and honest and accountable.
A good life is like a weaving. Energy is created in the tension. The struggle, the pull and tug are everything.
You can do really slow movements with it, like zooming in for a minute and a half. The audience isn't aware that the camera has moved, but there's subconscious tension there.
I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension.
For me, a good comedy town is filled with people on the verge of a riot. They need something to relieve the tension.
If you don't generate tension in the film to begin with... you can't really make a purse out of a sow's ear, you know.
Our leadership principles often have tension in them. And I think that's actually a good thing and it makes sense.
Sedition involves sloganeering with incitement. It may be anti-national, but not a crime, unless you incite violence or communal tension.
In 1983, all of us had U.S. passports, but because there was so much tension between America and the U.S.S.R., we were announced as a Canadian group.
Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled; to concentrate; to accept conflict and tension; to be born everyday; to feel a sense of self.
Each increase of tension
has produced an increase of arms;
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has produced an increase of tension.
When we give ourselves the chance to let go of all our tension, the body's natural capacity to heal itself can begin to work.
There are other things that contribute to health besides a balanced diet. There are fresh air and sunlight and lack of nervous tension.
But due to the present regulations the other drivers have better chances again. This brings back the tension.
Eating chocolate can have significant influences on mood, generally leading to an increase in pleasant feelings and a reduction in tension.
Washington's adventuristic policy, whipping up international tension to the utmost, is pushing mankind towards nuclear catastrophe.
It is my belief that the most challenging photographs are those that create a tension between what we refer to as the real and the imaginative.
No painting can exist without the tension of what it figures and what it concretely consists of. The pleasure of what it could mean and the pain of what it's not.
When I'm driving, you have a different feeling when the police get behind you and you're not even breaking the law. The tension is so high.
Is there not too much tension in the world at present, and might it not be better if more people were slackers?
Workers are not being exploited. But if their share of growth doesn't increase, this could be a potential cause of social tension worldwide.
We know the speaker has received adequate empathy when a. we sense a release of tension, or b. the flow of words comes to a halt.
In leadership there are always problems to be solved and tensions to be managed. When you try to solve a tension, you create a problem.
If you want to get an audience quiet, just say "abortion" and everybody shuts up and the tension in the room is spectacular.
A theme I'm obsessed with is the tension between human nature and the frameworks designed to curb the worst and promote the best of it.
In a world wracked by hatred, economic crisis, and political tension, America remains mankind's best hope.
I'm in my usual state up here in the commentary box: high tension, heart beating like a trip hammer, whatever that is.
Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being.
The Arab Spring has heightened the ideological tension between Ankara and Tehran, and Turkey's model seems to be winning.
Making scary movies and creating tension is very technical and it require a lot of coverage. It requires the stretching of time.
Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension.
Tension can be useful, exciting, flirtatious, strength-building, or destructive. Put yourself in charge of how you direct it.
I carry tension in my shoulders, and I fell in love with yoga because it stretches the muscles that have become tense as a result of stress.
When a skater steps on the ice to compete, the nerves, the tension, and sheer suspense of that moment make for great drama.
Laughter can relieve tension, soothe the pain of disappointment, and strengthen the spirit for the formidable tasks that always lie ahead.
A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers.
Having to stake out your identity and have people question whether or not you're being yourself was a tension that I could relate to.
Tension, in the long run, is a more dangerous force than any feud known to man.
There are other ways to create tension and drama than to have somebody stabbed through the back with a sword.
I think it's hard to write a book about happiness because fiction requires tension and complication.
Perhaps all human progress stems from the tension between two basic drives: to have just what everyone else has and to have what no one has.
Humor is essential to a full and happy life. It is a reliever and relaxer of pressure and tension, and the saving element in many situations.
America has to stand by our allies. I think the tension that existed between Israel and the United States was very unfortunate.
Laughter is a release of tension. When influencing, make the other person laugh; you'll gain rapport instantly.
Jesus brings mystery, paradox, and tension - rarely did someone get a straight answer out of Him
Often the tension that exists between the pictorial content of a photograph and its record of reality is the picture's true beauty.
God uses the tension, complexity, and challenge of doing His kingdom work to transform us into champions.
I've always been somebody who was just bouncing off the walls and high tension, hyperactive, you know what I'm saying?
I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.
The books [and games] that give us the most pleasure combine uncertainty and satisfaction, tension and release.
I think the violence in 'The Hills Have Eyes' and 'High Tension' is much more traumatic than 'Piranha.'
If I had to choose one which best characterized the condition of being a political leader in Athens, the word would be "tension".
If I feel there's any weird tension or not a very nice vibe going on, I just remove myself from the situation.
Humor can prove to be the conversational lubricant you need to remove the tension from the most unpleasant management- and accountability-related conversations.
