Geoffrey Zakarian Quotes

Time and the hour run through the roughest day.

Anything is tough when you have a lot of things coming your way.

I was running from one problem or place to another, with no time left to study, or sleep, or just breathe. I felt pulled in all directions, fighting to keep all these obligations circling in the air above me. It was only a matter of time before something fell.

We are kept keen on the grindstone of pain and necessity.

The guy who enters pro sports hasn't run scared from the 7th grade on. Until he enters the pros, it's been nothing but roses.

No doubt, some people are quantitatively less busy than others and some much more so, but that doesn't change the shared experience: most everyone I know feels frazzled and overwhelmed most of the time.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

As a competitor, you have to learn pretty quickly how to deal with pressure.

In life, you're going to have a lot of problems. Everybody's got problems. Some is worse than others. Some is sickness. Some, like me, you've got problems that you don't like that come up. But you've got to handle them.

A lot of people out there get hounded about things that are going on in their lives. You just find ways to handle it and go on about your business.

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

Pressure lets you know what kind of person you are.

Just emotionally, as amazing as it is to win the World Cup, it's emotionally draining in many ways.

Under pressure is something I thrive on.

We're not above a Game 7. We're not above competition.

There are always distractions in international cricket because that's part of being an international sportsman.

I know it sounds silly, but no one really anticipates just how mentally and emotionally taxing and unbelievably physically grueling it is to be the Bachelor.

I love being put into situations which are competitive and tough and challenging.

In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.

I think it's important for people to know that bad things do happen to good people and that life can throw a serious curveball at even the most cautious and "prepared" people out there.

A broken fortune is like a falling column; the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain.

A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune

Whatever it takes to break you.

I'm very glad I'm not a politician. I think it's one step away from the gates of hell, being a politician. I really do. It's a nightmare.

Sometimes I think life is just a rodeo, the trick is to ride and make it to the bell.