Quotes About Calmness

If there be no remedy, why worry

Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.

No price is too great to pay for inner peace.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.

His thick-skinned placidity was unassailable. Calmness, toughness of mind, indefatigable and stubborn patience, these were his most salient traits. It was thanks to his unusual modesty and reserve, to his total lack of false ambition, and to his artless simplicity of demeanor, that so notable and so wealthy a man numbered among his innumerable acquaintances in Viennese society no enemies but only friends.

Practice self-affirmations every day to keep a positive perspective. Here are some examples: I trust myself completely. I am a smart and talented go-getter. I am calm and relaxed no matter what the circumstances. I am at peace. I will not worry, no matter what comes my way today. I can do anything I set my mind to.

Speak, move, act in peace, as if you were in prayer. In truth, this is prayer.

The lack of fluency in Calvin's voice, his callow, chesty drone is infinitely more affecting than the deftly frantic signification of emotion practised by 'accomplished' singers.

Rudyard Kipling, in his famous poetic description of what makes for mature and effective adulthood, wrote in part: If you can keep your head When all about you Are losing theirs And blaming it on you... If you can trust yourself When all men doubt you... This famous 1909 poem "If" was inspired in Kipling after observing one military leader's actions during the Boer Wars (Lt. Colonel Eduardo Jany, personal communication, October, 2007).

I'm going to sit back, light up, and hope I don't chew the cigarette to pieces.

One of the key qualities a leader must possess is the ability to detach from the chaos, mayhem, and emotions in a situation and make good, clear decisions based on what is actually happening.

Jonathan Agnew is a good person to learn off because he's a brilliant broadcaster and the calmness and clarity with which he does things is a real skill.

All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit quiet in a room alone.

all of man's problems come from the inability to sit quietly in a room.

All human unhappiness comes from not knowing how to stay quietly in a room.

All human troubles derive from our inability to sit still and alone in a room.

Todos los problemas de la humanidad parten de la incapacidad humana de sentarse calmado en una habitación.

July.--I am anxious, and it soothes me to express myself here. It is like whispering to one's self and listening at the same time.

Me sentía muy tranquila y muy vacía, como debe de sentirse el ojo de un tornado que se mueve con ruido sordo en medio del estrépito circundante.

I am unattached; My heart is very quiet.

He didn't answer but reached over and put his hand at the root of my hair and ran his fingers out slowly to the tip ends like a comb. A little electric shock flared through me and I sat quite still. Ever since I was small I loved feeling somebody comb my hair. It made me go all sleepy and peaceful.

The only rule of survival in a situation like this: Shut your mouth and keep moving.

Your desk should send to everyone who sees it the message: All is well; I am in control.