160 Anti-Stress Quotes to Immediately Calm You Down

Some people try to reduce stress at work, others look for a way to reduce their global anxiety. While there are many various solutions to eliminate stress and anxiety, most of them point to the mind. If you manage to calm your mind, you’ll calm everything else. Here comes the power of stress quotes.
We created this selection of the best anti-stress quotes from Zen Masters and meditation experts to guide you. Read them as often as you experiment stress and fortunately they will immediately calm you down.

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LEARN TO RELAX

Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down!.
Today I refuse to stress myself out about things I cannot control or change. — Anonymous
When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. — Peter Marshall
Ah, Kindness. What A Simple Way To Tell Another Soul That There Is Love To Be Found In This World.
On Good Days I Workout. On Bad I Workout HARDER.
The Sun Will Rise & We Will Try Again.

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There is more to life than increasing its speed. — Mohandas Gandhi
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. — Leo F. Buscaglia

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. — Chinese Proverb

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Today, I Am Choosing Serenity.
Rise Up & Pray.
Choose Where Your Energy Goes.

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Never Stop Looking Up.
Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started. — David Allen
Life, I Love You.

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In A World Full Of Look At Me Girls, Be A Come With Me Girl.
It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it. — Lou Holtz
Stress is the trash of modern life we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. — Danzae Pace

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Tension Is What You Think You Should Be. Relaxation Is What You Are.
Give your stress wings and let if fly away. — Terri Guillemets
All I Can Do Is Follow My Instincts, Because I’ll Never Please Everyone.

QUOTES TO REDUCE STRESS

Problems can be experienced as… a chance for renewal rather than stress. — Marilyn Ferguson
Think Like A Proton. Always Positive.

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Choose To Be Optimistic, It Feels Better.
Close Your Eyes. Clear Your Heart. Let It Go.
Until You Heal Your Past, Your Life Patterns And Relationships Will Continue To Be The Same….

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Almost Everything Will Work Again If You Unplug It For A few Minutes…Include You.
Be Somebody Who Makes Everybody Feel Like A Somebody.
Trying to be a perfectionist brings increased stress and hinders performance. — T. Whitmore

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Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one. — Hans Selye
Inhale Good Shit. Exhale Bad Shit.
Fuck Your Bad Vibes.

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Your Energy Introduces You Before You Even Speak.
A Sunday Well Spent Brings A Week Of Content.
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. — Henry Ward Beecher

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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. — Benjamin Franklin
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles. — Doug Larson
Positive Mind. Positive Vibes. Positive Life.

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Live Your Life By A Compass Not A Clock.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety. — Aesop
We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday’s burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it. — John Newton

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If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved then worrying will do you no good. — Shantideva
I’ve chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about. — Martin Short
Don’t believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate. — Renee Jain

STRESS MANAGEMENT AND RESISTANCE

Your Body Hears Everything Your Mind Says. Stay Positive.
Relax. Refresh. Recharge.
Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff. — Robert Eliot

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Being At Peace Is The Ultimate Position Of Power.
Laughter helps bring balance to a stressful situation. — Kala Stevenson
Unlike in the movies, the weather seemed indifferent to his personal predicament and refused dramatic contribution. It was a rather pleasant day, in fact. — Mandy Ashcraft

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Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax. — Mark Black
Attract What You Expect. Reflect What You Desire. Become What You Respect. Mirror What You Admire.
Relax. Taking Time Out For Yourself Is Being Productive & Healthy, It Is A Requirement For A Balanced Life. Relax Today.

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Grow Positive Thoughts.
The day she let go of the things that were weighing her down, was the day she began to shine the brightest. — Katrina Mayer
You Gotta Nourish To Flourish.

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Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. — Natalie Goldberg
Just Breathe.
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important. — Bertrand Russell

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Start Each Day With A Positive Thought.
Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti.
Be Gentle To Your Precious Little Soul.

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Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it. — Brian Tracy
In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.~ Fred Rogers.
Be The Energy You Want To Attract.

MORE QUOTES ABOUT STRESS

Let’s Wander Where The Wifi Is Weak.
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. — William James
In a year you’ll barely remember why you felt so stressed, so why stress about it now?.

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Look For Something Positive In Each Day, Even If Some Days You Have To Look A Little Harder.
Take a break from the stresses of life and use that time to rediscover the important things that matter to you most. We all deserve an anti-stress day to recharge our batteries. — Dee Waldeck
There Are No Regrets In Life. Just Lessons.

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I think one of the biggest things that sleep does is help with emotional stress. — Joe Zeller
Go Easy On Yourself. Whatever You Do Today, Let It Be Enough.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials. — Bruce Lee

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A Bad Attitude Can Literally Block Love, Blessings & Destiny From Finding You. Don’t Be The Reason You Don’t Succeed.
There are thousands of causes for stress, and one antidote to stress is self-expression. That’s what happens to me every day. My thoughts get off my chest, down my sleeves and onto my pad. — Garson Kanin
Be An Encourager. The World Has Enough Critics Already.
It’s a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life. — Paulo Coelho
Why Be Moody When You Can Shake Yo Booty.
Stick With The People Who Pull The Magic Out Of You And Not The Madness.

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When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened. — Winston Churchill
Our stresses, anxieties, pains, and problems arise because we do not see the world, others, or even ourselves as worthy of love.~ Prem Prakash.
Stress spelled backward is desserts. — Loretta Laroche

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Your Vibe Attracts Your Tribe.
If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you’ll die a lot of times. — Dean Smith

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Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.~Etty Hillesum.
We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.~ David Mamet.
Ask For What You Want & Be Prepared To Get It.

STRESS RELIEF

You Can’t Change How People Feel About You, So Don’t Try. Just Live Your Life & Be Happy.
Be The Type Of Person That Not Only Turns Heads But Turns Souls As Well.
Be A Pretty Girl. With A Pretty Heart. And A Pretty Mind. With Pretty Vibes.

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Remember, Even Your Worst Days Only Have 24 Hours.
I enjoy an evening stroll. It helps me to reflect and eases stress. — Blac Chyna
Today I Refuse To Stress Myself Out About Things I Cannot Control Or Change.

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Working On Myself, By Myself, For Myself.
The Less You Respond To Negative People, The More Peaceful Your Life Will Become.
For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. — Lily Tomlin
We All Have Magic Inside Us.
Breath is the power behind all things…. I breathe in and know that good things will happen. — Tao Porchonlynch
Positive People Also Have Negative Thoughts. They Just Don’t Let It Control Them.

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There’s a lot of stress… but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window. — Dan Brown
Over-thinking causes unnecessary stress and worry, and tends to blow things out of proportion. — Melissa Eshleman
Sometimes Music Is The Only Thing That Gets Your Mind Off Everything Else.

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Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.~ Lysa TerKeurst.
Take Time To Do What Makes Your Soul Happy.
Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.?. — Richard Carlson

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That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent. — Chinese Proverb
Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started. — David Allen
One Of The Happiest Moments In Life Is When You Find The Courage To Let Go What You Can’t Change.

THE STRESSE HIVE

Relax, Nothing Is Under Control.
Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds. — Osho
The Things That Hurt You, Actually Teach You.

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Fall In Love With Taking Care Of Yourself. Mind. Body. Spirit.
You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside. — Wayne Dyer

Take This Moment. Relax Your Shoulders. Relax Your Jaw. Inhale Slow. Exhale Slower. Soften Your Gaze. Now Be. Just Be.

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I Fall. I Rise. I Make Mistakes. I Live. I Learn. I’ve Been Hurt But I’m Alive. I’m Human. I’m Not Perfect Bu I’m Thankful.
Let Exercise Be Your Stress Relief, Not Food.
Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under the trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. — John Lubbock

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In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. — Lee Iacocca
Life Is All About Balance.
Much of the stress people encounter is derived from dishonesty. People first lie to themselves and then to others. — David Denotaris

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Dear Self, Don’t Focus On The Negative.
Simplify. Simplify. Simplify.
Calm Is A Super Power.

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How we perceive a situation and how we react to it’s the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try and see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish. — Catherine Pulsifer
Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering. — Winnie The Pooh
You Can Do Anything But Not Everything.
You Deserve A Whole Sheet Of Gold Stars.
Don’t let your mind bully your body into believing it must carry the burden of its worries. — Astrid Alauda
Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.’. — Eckhart Tolle
Your Past Is Just A Story.
We Don’t Appreciate Negative Vibes Around Here. Move Along.
Stress Does More Than Make You Sick. It Destroys Your Peace, Hope And Dreams.
Your life, your health and your weight are 80% due to what you eat, and 20% due to activity level, sunlight exposure, stress levels and adequate rest. — Nancy S. Mure
Let your mind have peace for a moment. Push away all the anxious thoughts. Release your tension and breath. Everything is going to work out. It might not be fine now but trust that in time everything will be okay. Allow yourself to rest. Put a hold on your stress. You can always pick up your stress at another time. Breathe. Be calm. Trust in yourself. — Avina Celeste
Stress level: extreme. It’s like she was a jar with the lid screwed on too tight, and inside the jar were pickles, angry pickles, and they were fermenting, and about to explode. — Fiona Wood
Stress and striving always color your art in unintended ways. — Allen Arnold
Stress is a natural and normal part of being alive. Stress-free promises set people up for failure. Even when used with good intentions and accompanied by relevant and beneficial ideas and practices, the use of the words stress-free is still ill advised because the approach is infused with an erroneous idea that will never come to fruition. The stress-free idea has become a significant hurdle on the path to real stress management, which is the balance between using stress productively and relieving harmful stress symptoms. — Gudjon Bergmann
You can escape completely, seeking an alternative life, or you can play the game and go absent without leave. How you do it’s up to you.Fennel Hudson, Wild CarpFennel’s Journal. — No. 4
Anxiety does not take away stress, it just enhances it. If you accept changes with optimism and love, anxiety will melt away. — Debasish Mridha
Sleep is often a form of escapism. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Unlike simple stress, trauma changes your view of your life and yourself. It shatters your most basic assumptions about yourself and your worldLife is good,I’m safe,People are kind,I can trust others,The future is likely to be good and replaces them with feelings likeThe world is dangerous,I can’t win,I can’t trust other people, orThere’s no hope. — Mark Goulston Md
Fear of a bully, fear of a volcano, the power within you does not distinguish. It does not recognize degree. — N.K. Jemisin
Stress vindt zijn oorsprong in een bedreigende situatie, met als extreme variant een omgeving waartegenover we volledig weerloos zijn en een waarin we zelf actief kunnen ingrijpen. — Paul Verhaeghe
He [satan] vies for the bedside position, hopping to be the first voice you hear. He covets your waking thoughts, those early, pillow-born emotions. He awakes you with words of worry, stirs you with thoughts of stress. If you dread the day before you begin your day, Mark it down, your giant has been in your head. — Max Lucado
Success becomes worthwhile if it fills your heart with happiness and not with stress. — Debasish Mridha
There are many ways to say thank you, the best way is to say out loud,I Love Myself.. FromI Love Myself-Discover A Life Through Self-Love. — Vandana Sehgal
Dream interpretation can help you understand yourself, get answers, clarify your purpose, discover ideas, reach closure, resolve fears, reduce stress, and more. — Nancy Wagaman
Drop the fear. What you fear most, can be a repeated theme in your life. — Amit Ray
Persons in whom a crisis takes place pass the night preceding the paroxysm uncomfortably, but the succeeding night generally more comfortably. — Hippocrates
And what about this ”Scarred Heart and Strained Mind”, may be the reminder of the moment that wasn’t in my favour and not will be again. — Raveen Paudel
When I take a break, even just a brief one, the creative energy flows in. Only then do I have anything of value to share with others. Once I recognized this, I stopped feeling guilty about taking time for myself. — Holly Mosier
Dear Stress, I would like a divorce. Please understand it’s not you, it’s me. — Thomas E. Rojo Aubrey

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