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When time, money, and results are on the line, it's easy for tension to build.

We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.

I've been on sets where things weren't relaxed because someone was creating tension for no reason.

If I don't agree with something, I let people know, and it occasionally leads to tension. But I usually iron things out.

So what does a good teacher do? Create tension - but just the right amount.

Tension is an interesting quality - and architecture must have it. There should be elements of the inexplicable, the mysterious, and the poetic in something that is perfectly rational.

My task is becoming more and more delicate, while the difficulties increase constantly.

Laughter can help relieve tension in even the heaviest of matters.

I enjoy my work too much to force-feed myself with pressure.