In all human activities, particularly in all matters of business, times of stress and difficulty are seasons of opportunity when the seeds of progress are sown. – Thomas F. Woodlock (1866–1945)

The natural role of twentieth-century man is anxiety. – Norman Mailer, The Naked and the Dead, 1947

Im careful not to give into theatrics when times are tough, I dont like it when somebody gives into outside pressure and puts on a show for others. – Tony La Russa