| | |

pressure quotes

English (6) Français (4)

edits filters

“It is, I am afraid, true that frequently various religious groups endeavor to exert pressures and control over different legislative and educational fields. It is the job of all of us to be alert for such infringement of our prerogatives and...” Eleanor Roosevelt, The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
“people will force you one way or the other, into doing what they think you should do, or into just being mule-stubborn and doing the opposite out of spite.” Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
“The public life of every political figure is a continual struggle to rescue an element of choice from the pressure of circumstance.” Henry Kissinger, White House Years
“A man doesn't have a worry in the world, while I've got a baby hanging over my head like a big stick, to keep me in line.” Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
“She was feeling the pressure of the world outside and she wanted to see him and feel his presence beside her and be reassured that she was doing the right thing after all.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
“WHY can't fellows be allowed to do what they like WHEN they like and AS they like, instead of other fellows sitting on banks and watching them all the time and making remarks and poetry and things about them?” Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

Related topics

freedom education religion politics choice motherhood stubbornness baby reassurance presence

Related authors

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1)
Eleanor Roosevelt (1)
Henry Kissinger (1)
Sylvia Plath (1)
Kenneth Grahame (1)
Ken Kesey (1)

Related sources

The Great Gatsby (1)
The Wind in the Willows (1)
The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt (1)
The Bell Jar (1)
White House Years (1)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1)