We live longer than our forefathers; but we suffer more from a thousand artificial anxieties and cares. They fatigued only the muscles, we exhaust the finer strength of the nerves. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

Stress is something that we are not always conscious of; it can exist on a cellular level and hide, masked by our ingrained insensitivity. – Garri Garripoli, Qigong: Essence of the Healing Dance

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)