Tension Quotes

The tension between standing apart, and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.

The tension in the world is the tension between the ego and the feminine, not between the masculine and the feminine.

I think its the tension between what seems to be so rigid and cliched and the fact that art really cant be this way.

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.

Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter (like the river banks) forcing the spontaneity into the various forms which are essential to the work of art or poem.

The best way to offset tension is with physical activity.