#pressure

I mean there's enormous pressures to harmonize freedom of speech legislation and transparency legislation around the world - within the E.U., between China and the United States. Which way is it going to go? It's hard to see. ↗

— Julian Assange

#between #china #enormous #freedom #freedom of speech

I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to promote myself. These days there's far more pressure to make a mark, so the temptation is to make adventure television or personality shows. I hope the more didactic approach won't be lost. ↗

— David Attenborough

#adventure #ago #approach #days #didactic

'Favoritism' is always a factor, and pressure always build for the appointment of friends of influential supporters of the President, or for the nominees of powerful Member of Congress from the incoming President's party. ↗

— Richard V. Allen

#appointment #build #congress #factor #friends

Evil is the interruption of a truth by the pressure of particular or individual interests. ↗

— Alain Badiou

#individual #interests #interruption #particular #pressure

When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me. ↗

— R. Kelly

#i #knowing #loved #me #no pressure

I don't think any relationship responds well to pressure. ↗

— Adam Levine

#i #pressure #relationship #responds #think

The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better. ↗

— Nancy Lopez

#better #each #few #holes #intent

I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs. ↗

— Lyle Lovett

#been #certain #company #cut #i

I respect a system that says we're going to put every bit of pressure on anybody we have to put it on to get to the drug dealer who is bringing his poison into the country. ↗

— Bill McCollum

#bit #bringing #country #dealer #every

For twenty-one years, I have been paralyzed by the fear of what this society will do with me if they ever were to know of the thoughts that I continually push away. For more than two decades, I have made a choice to be straight. After all, it’s as easy as making a choice, isn’t it? This culture has made sure that I know that. Anyone who is anything other than straight was just someone deceived by the devil. He is unnatural. He is confused. He is mistaken. He is weak. He can control it if he desires to control it. Such a compelling and ongoing argument has been made that I have always trusted it. I believed that if I hid it long enough, and ran from it long enough, and refused to acknowledge it for long enough, I could indeed succeed at living up to their decrees. I believed that I could force myself to never be anything else. ↗

— Dan Pearce

#bisexuality #coming-out #homosexuality #love #pressure