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Frustration is a universal human experience. Whether it’s a stalled project, an unmet goal, or just a bad day, frustration can wear us down. But it can also reveal resilience, perspective, and growth. These quotes explore the emotional spectrum of frustration with wisdom, humor, and insight.

Kurt Vonnegut Quote on Frustrated

Funny Quotes About Frustration, Stress, and Everyday Struggles

“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.”

― Kurt Vonnegut

Lemony Snicket on Frustrated Quote

“Frustration is an interesting emotional state, because it tends to bring out the worst in whoever is frustrated. Frustrated babies tend to throw food and make a mess. Frustrated citizens tend to execute kings and queens and make a democracy. And frustrated moths tend to bang up against lightbulbs and make light fixtures all dusty.”

― Lemony Snicket, The Wide Window

The Cincinnati Enquirer on Overwhelmed Quotes

“The saying “Life is just one damn thing after another,” is a gross overstatement. The damn things overlap.”

― The Cincinnati Enquirer

Susan Andersen on Frustrated Quote

“What is it about men, anyway? You can’t live with ’em and the law frowns on neutering them. It’s not exactly a win-win situation.”

― Susan Andersen, Burning Up

Jane Wagner on Stress Quotes

“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.”

― Jane Wagner

Fiona Wood on Stress Quotes

“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

Quotes About Overcoming Frustration in Daily Life

Matt Haig on Stress Quotes

“Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.”
― Matt Haig

Sydney J. Harris on Stress Quotes

“The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.”
― Sydney J. Harris

Molly Ringle on Frustrated Quote

“And I got out of there without punching anyone, kicking anyone, or breaking down in tears. Some days the small victories are all you achieve.”

― Molly Ringle, Relatively Honest

Cooper Edens on Frustrated Quote

“If you’re at the end of your rope… untie the knot in your heart.”

― Cooper Edens

Lisa Fipps on Overwhelmed Quotes

“Every kid needs one place they can escape to when life gets to be too much.”

 Lisa Fipps, Starfish

Karelia Stetz-Waters on Overwhelmed Quotes

“Then for no reason and for every reason, she burst into tears.”

― Karelia Stetz-Waters

Insightful Quotes About the Cause of Frustration and Stress

Danzae Pace on Stress Quotes

“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

Frank Herbert on Stress Quotes

“The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness at the negative end and hyperconsciousness at the positive end. The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training.”

― Frank Herbert

Andrew Bernstein on Stress Quotes

“The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about your circumstances.”

― Andrew Bernstein

William James on Stress Quotes

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”

― William James

Steve Maraboli on Frustrated Quote

“You’re frustrated because you keep waiting for the blooming of flowers of which you have yet to sow the seeds.”

― Steve Maraboli

Steve Maraboli on Frustrated Quote

“It’s a lack of clarity that creates chaos and frustration. Those emotions are poison to any living goal.”

― Steve Maraboli

Erik Pevernagie on Frustrated Quote

“Better thinking out loud than suffocating from frustration. (“The upper lip must never tremble” )”

― Erik Pevernagie

Brittany Burgunder on Overwhelmed Quotes

“There is a fine line between challenging yourself and overwhelming yourself.”

― Brittany Burgunder

Klaus Schwab on Overwhelmed Quotes

“When you can’t cope with change, you feel overwhelmed, and you look for a simple solution.”

― Klaus Schwab

Denis Johnson on Frustrated Quote

“With a certain frustration I knew I spoke too soon, too urgently. I wanted to get out of the way the things I knew to say, wanted to say, the things I’d been thinking, all in the hope of moving into the unforeseen.”

― Denis Johnson, The Name of the World

Quotes About Feeling Stuck, Powerless, or Pressured

Ashton Eaton on Stress Quotes

“My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.”

― Ashton Eaton

Robert Jordan on Overwhelmed Quotes

“He was swimming in a sea of other people’s expectations. Men had drowned in seas like that.”

― Robert Jordan, New Spring

Criss Jami Quote on Frustrated

“The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.”

― Criss Jami, Killosophy

Kelli Russell Agodon on Overwhelmed Quotes

“No one expects perfection, except when they do, which is always.”

― Kelli Russell Agodon, Dialogues with Rising Tides

Soren Kierkegaard Quote on Frustrated

“I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.”

― Soren Kierkegaard

Rod Serling on Frustrated Quote

“Every writer is a frustrated actor who recites his lines in the hidden auditorium of his skull.”

― Rod Serling

Encouraging Quotes for Turning Stress and Frustration Into Growth

Eric Hoffer on Frustrated Quote

“Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.”

― Eric Hoffer

Lailah Gifty Akita on Frustrated Quote

“There are moments of frustration in life. You must build good relations to support you in these moments. You must also learn to encourage yourself and decide to stay determined in life.”

― Lailah Gifty Akita

Ann Marie Aguilar on Frustrated Quote

“It is okay of airing out your frustration, just don’t dwell on them. Find out the cause and find a solution of getting rid of it. If you can’t have the solution much as well accept it.”

― Ann Marie Aguilar

Richie Norton on Overwhelmed Quotes

“Burnout is not just about being too busy or feeling overwhelmed…It’s feeling like your work has no purpose and you don’t have support.”

― Richie Norton

Marie Benedict on Overwhelmed Quotes

“The risks of the conflict never overwhelmed me, only the fear of marginalization.”

― Marie Benedict, Lady Clementine

Roy Halston Frowick on Overwhelmed Quotes

“If you ever feel overwhelmed, take on another project.”

― Roy Halston Frowick

The Great Khali on Overwhelmed Quotes

“I am overwhelmed by the love showered on me by my fans.”

― The Great Khali

Bill Phillips on Stress Quotes

“Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle.”

― Bill Phillips

Josiah Gilbert Holland on Stress Quotes

“Calmness is the cradle of power.”

― Josiah Gilbert Holland

Bryant McGill on Stress Quotes

“Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax.”

― Bryant McGill

Jackie Kennedy on Overwhelmed Quotes

“One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.”

― Jackie Kennedy

Fred Rogers on Stress Quotes

“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

Dada J. P. Vaswani on Stress Quotes

“A good way to overcome stress is to help others out of theirs.”

― Dada J. P. Vaswani

Elbert Hubbard on Stress Quotes

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”

― Elbert Hubbard

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