Starting your own business is no easy task. There are so many things to think about, and so much pressure to succeed. That’s why it’s important to remember that you’re not alone in this journey. The best entrepreneurs know how to take the pressure off themselves and focus on what’s important. Here are some inspiring quotes about pressure and entrepreneurship that will help you stay motivated during tough times.

The best pressure quotes

1. I’m having a ball. I just walk in, make some funnies and walk out, no pressure. — Neil Patrick Harris

2. Pressure builds character and allows to handle what else is coming. — Sarah Palin

3. I think it’s very hard for coaches to work with me. They’ll no doubt have a good CV afterwards, but at the same time they’re under a lot of pressure. — Roger Federer

4. The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly. — Ogden Nash

5. When I started my last business, I didn’t receive a paycheck for 13 months. The average person can’t handle that pressure. — Robert Kiyosaki

6. I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it. — Micky Dolenz

7. I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential. — Sidney Crosby

8. I’m guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good. — Timothy Dalton

9. I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it. — Micky Dolenz

10. Putting pressure on grand juries to indict in my view is un–American. A grand jury should be allowed to be fair and impartial. They shouldn’t have people yelling and screaming. — Rudy Giuliani

11. Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium. — Sigurd F. Olson

12. Pressure is part of what we do. It’s always present. — Novak Djokovic

13. I actually think I play better with pressure, that extra pressure when the team needs something more and things like that. — Steve Smith

14. The whole purpose of the winepress is to preserve the grapes. Accept Pressing moments. What you accomplish in a moment of pressure will be used forever. — Moffat Machingura, Life Capsules

15. This is the man who will be my grandfather–the man who will be the man who was my grandfather. The tenses slur and slide under the pressure of collapsed time. — Wendell Berry, Fidelity

16. I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it. — Micky Dolenz

17. A sold–out house my first night back. Do you have any idea what kinda pressure that is? I could have been at home in my warm bed, playing Nintendo. — Richard Pryor

18. Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium. — Sigurd F. Olson

19. For me, family is life. The decision to start one wasn’t complex at all. My career has been wonderful, but it’s not my life. I don’t feel pressure to get back to work. — Miranda Kerr

20. My purpose is to make exciting music, and I feel like I’ll be doing that for the rest of my life, so there’s no pressure. — The Weeknd

21. Pray thee, spare, thyself at times: for it becomes a wise man sometimes to relax the high pressure of his attention to work. — Thomas Aquinas

22. I think the press is doing a wonderful job of putting the pressure on the decision–makers in Hollywood to support more female directors. — Natalie Portman

23. My parents think I’m better under pressure. — Tori Amos

24. The message of the movie is to accept who you are and not to succumb to the pressure of what the media tells you is beautiful and what you should be looking like. — Mike Myers

25. There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring. — Norah Jones

26. I want to wake up every day and do whatever comes in my mind, and not feel pressure or obligations to do anything else in my life. — Michael Jordan

27. No matter who you are, we’re creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations. — Wayne Douglas Gretzky

28. Pressure builds character and allows to handle what else is coming. — Sarah Palin

29. I wouldn’t want the pressure of a Six Feet Under or the pressure of improvising like Curb Your Enthusiasm. — Robert Englund

30. Always do your best, don’t let the pressure make you panic. — Tupac Shakur

31. I wait till the last minute to do lyrics. I seem to work best that way–bummed out and under pressure. I often don’t do my homework. But I’ll always walk that extra mile. — Steven Tyler

32. I’m having a ball. I just walk in, make some funnies and walk out, no pressure. — Neil Patrick Harris

33. Life should never happen to you, but you should hold the power over life, with what kind of experience you wish to have, without any internal and external pressure. — Roshan Sharma

34. I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it. — Micky Dolenz

35. A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure. — Matshona Dhliwayo

36. I actually think I play better with pressure, that extra pressure when the team needs something more and things like that. — Steve Smith

37. My parents think I’m better under pressure. — Tori Amos

38. I wait till the last minute to do lyrics. I seem to work best that way–bummed out and under pressure. I often don’t do my homework. But I’ll always walk that extra mile. — Steven Tyler

39. He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden. — Plato

40. But don’t worry; as I’ve been saying–and this has been very clever of me, I’m sure you’ll agree–if you put enough pressure on coal, it’ll turn to pearls! — Suzanne Collins

41. I put real pressure on myself and I demand the best out of myself. — Michael Jackson

42. The Gift of Life is a Treasure. Some fill it with Pressure . . . some with Pleasure!–RVM — RVM

43. As coal pressured into pearls by our weighty existence. Beauty that arose out of pain. — Suzanne Collins

44. … the sort of smiles used at weddings, turned on very carefully to half pressure to prevent them wearing out. — R.C. Sherriff

45. As coal pressured into pearls by our weighty existence. Beauty that arose out of pain. — Suzanne Collins

46. Higher learning undergoes emotional pressure. — Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

47. Life should never happen to you, but you should hold the power over life, with what kind of experience you wish to have, without any internal and external pressure. — Roshan Sharma

48. If you want a sense of purpose for experiencing pressures, use your knowledge of Jesus Christ’s comforting, enlivening, energizing presence to be a comfort to others. — William P. Barker

49. The way humor’s usually used in horror, it’s as a pressure–release valve; without it, the drama would escalate out of all control almost immediately. — Stephen Graham Jones

50. If you choose to engage in one night stands, make sure you have a good reason and peer pressure is NOT one. — Shahla Khan, Friends With Benefits: Rethinking Friendship, Dating & Violence

Conclusion

No matter how much pressure life puts on you, it is important to remember that you have the power to create your own path and make your own decisions. The best way to handle pressure is to stay focused on your goals, stay positive, and keep pushing forward. Life is too short to let pressure get the best of you. Take control, take action, and make your dreams a reality.