Quotes About Composure

I am pretty controlled I have to say.

If you can act calm, that's step one in trying to convince yourself to be calm.

I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.

Anchormen shouldn't cry.

I'm cool as a cucumber, baby.

Good balance makes you a better dancer, musician, actor - anything.

No flipping tables over any more for me.

The thing I learnt the most from the Kovalev fight, in all my other fights, when I hurt my opponent I was composed, but because this was such a big fight, I lost my cool, I started fighting with emotion instead of using my common sense and tactics to break him down.

Take a deep breath. When the game comes, no matter what happens, you can always keep your cool. I'm a bit of a hot head, a bit of a spaz, so it really helps me calm myself down during the game.

The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis.

All of my guy friends are pretty civil and tame.

I keep the tantrums to a minimum because people don't want to see that.

What happens when you're a child professional is that you have to be, well, professional. You're taught not to have tantrums, to always people-please.

I stared, hoping my mouth hadn't dropped opened or anything embarrassing like that.

For all the peril they faced, Leonard and Scott retained their British calm, sounding like two gentlemen discussing the weather.

Oh, my God!" "Compose yourself.

In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette

She rearranged her legs again. If she kept doing that, it was possible that I might begin to bugle like a stallion. Which would not be dignified.

both practicing restraint.

And here, all along, she'd thought of herself as being so calm, so cool, so composed.

He winced at the realization, then took a deep breath. This was no time to be self-conscious or self-critical. One had to be prctical. Very practical, very careful, very calm.

We can make a little order where we are, and then the big sweep of history on which we can have no effect doesn't overwhelm us. We do it with colors, with a garden, with the furnishings of a room, or with sounds and words. We make a little form, and we gain composure.

An emotional response to a situation is the single greatest barrier to power, a mistake that will cost you a lot more than any temporary satisfaction you might gain by expressing your feelings.

Never show anger, ill temper, or vengefulness, all disruptive emotions that will make people defensive. In the politics of large groups, welcome adversity as a chance to show the charming qualities of magnanimity and poise. Let others get flustered and upset—the contrast will redound to your favor. Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.