Andy Dunn

A protective self-narrative during conflict and duress sometimes obscures us from seeing the worst in ourselves. When the self-sustaining haze lifts after that conflict has subsided, we may recognize in ourselves the flaws the other saw in us at the time that we didn't have the emotional bandwidth to examine in the moment.

American Businessman

Robert Jay Lifton

What I found was when I started my first study, and then in subsequent studies, is here you have people under some kind of duress, or I chose to study them because they represented some kind of historical event, as it impacted on them or as they helped to create it.

American Psychologist

Saira Banu

It is out of love and not duress that I look after Dilip saab. I am not looking for praises to be called a devoted wife. Just to touch him and cuddle him is the world's best thing that's happening to me. I adore him and he is my breath itself.

Indian Actress

R. A. Salvatore

That's the whole point of writing to me - I put my characters under incredible duress, and from that comes their truth. In a way, I'm using them to try to find my own answers in life.

American Author

Henry Kissinger

If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

American Statesman

Emily Blunt

I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on.

British Actress

Lisa Joy

You see in moments of duress not only the darkest parts of human nature but also the brightest, the most noble.

American Director

Marianne Elliott

I never wanted anything to do with the theatre as a child. I was dragged there under duress.

British Director

Sid Waddell

The players are under so much duress, it's like duressic park out there!

British Entertainer

Henry Rollins

Songs sung under duress are often very powerful.

American Musician

The term 'duress' often appears in legal settings involving contracts, agreements, or crimes.

Context matters

'Duress' carries a strong negative connotation, implying harm or threats to force action.

Emotional weight

Don't confuse 'duress' with simply being persuaded or encouraged; it involves real threats.

Misuse avoids

 the neck can entangle them they can do somersaults they can break their neck we can break their legs the lead weights can actually hit them as well I mean we do it under duress but because we have to eradicate all black fella based on the farm it's either this or a bullet the most

Netgunning Black...

 I was able to hold my breath for over seven minutes. I wanted to try holding my breath everywhere. I wanted to try it in the most extreme situations to see if I could slow my heart rate down under duress. I decided that I was going to break the world record

How I held my breath for...

 did not want me to play in life foster mother said you got to let him play and that's how I learned how to play the game it was strictly under duress I