If you had to define stress, it would not be far off if you said it was the process of living. The process of living is the process of having stress imposed on you and reacting to it.

Be alert to give service. What counts a great deal in life is what we do for others.

—Unknown

Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it. Plan more than you can do, then do it.

—Unknown

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for and you will succeed.

—Unknown

We are all imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.

—Unknown

You have to let people see what you wrote. It will never be perfect, but perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring.

—Unknown

Throw out an alarming alarm clock. If the ring is loud and strident, you're waking up to instant stress. You shouldn't be bullied out of bed, just reminded that it's time to start your day.

—Sharon Gold

It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable.

—Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

—Marcus Aurelius

If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.

—George Burns

Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them.

—Francois de La Rochefoucauld