Hans Selye Quotes

Stress is never a given. There are people who get divorced amicably. There are people who pack up and move with no emotional toll. There is no stressor 'out there' in the world. We experience stress - or we don't - depending on what we believe.

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.

I just feel like I've been in a lot of high-pressure situations, and I think I'm able to stay poised in those situations.

Stress is the spice of life.

Depression will always follow any decision to avoid a priority.

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

I think perhaps all of us go a little crazy at times.

Unbeknownst to most fun-loving bipeds, not all stress is bad. Indeed, the New Rich don't aim to eliminate all stress. Not in the least.

People handle stress in different ways.

People around the world now complain about stressors everyday, and the word shows up throughout professional and lay literature. But in reality there is no such thing as a stressor. Why not? Because nothing has the inherent power to provoke stress.

I don't see coach job stressful, I really don't. Of course, there is pressure and expectation, but I wouldn't necessarily equate that with stress.

I was born with a nervous breakdown.

Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.

The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of human life has become far more complicated, our ancient stress response hasn't been able to keep up.

I'm tired of dealing with the crazies.

The way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.

Pressure's healthy. It becomes stressful when you can't handle that. I mean, if you don't want to become pressurized in this environment, then don't be a chef.

Worry, whatever its source, weakens, takes away courage, and shortens life.

Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement.

Sometimes it all gets a little too much, but you gotta realize that soon the fog will clear up.

Well, you can’t control what they do, but you can control how you respond to it…whether you allow it to drive you crazy, or occupy all of your thoughts, or whether you note what they’re doing, consider it, and make a conscious decision as to how much you’ll let it affect you

People often say that stress is a motivator. What we're referring to when we say this is really better described as stimulation and engagement.

Stress is something that's created in the mind, basically. It's how we look at things. So ovr greatest defense against stress is the ability to change ovr minds; to change ovr thinking.

I think the guys that are successful might be a little more relaxed and able to deal with the distractions.

We found ourselves wanting to hurry time along, which was not in the long run good for our health. Everybody was trapped in this contradiction but nobody ever dared to articulate it.