Quotes About Composure

There's no hope of me becoming completely relaxed on stage. If I did, I'd sit down and doze off.

Quiere decir que cree que Kelly está muerta?, le grité. Más o menos, dijo sin perder un ápice de compostura. ¿Cómo que más o menos?, grité. O se está muerto o no se está muerto, chingados! En México uno puede estar más o menos muerto, me contestó muy seriamente.

said a hasty prayer and headed for a wooden bench, there to recover a composure more in keeping with what I was, or what at the time I considered myself to be. Our

Calming himself, he drew in a long breath and reminded

It's always best to avoid strangling the person you're on a date with. No matter how crazy he makes you.

Miles clutched Quinn's elbow. Don't Panic. I'm not panicking, Quinn observed, I'm watching you panic. It's more entertaining .

If Amy went to court without any rehearsal beforehand, she'd know exactly what to do.

I'll behave like a Turveydrop see

which was not exactly comfortable, but, dear me, let us be elegant or die.

blustering contractor stormed into his office and launched into a snarling tirade against him while he sat hunched over his writing desk and didn't look up until the man had exhausted himself. Then, spinning about in his swivel chair, he looked up and coolly asked, "I didn't catch what you were saying. Would you mind repeating that?

One morning, James burst into his office and started swearing violently at Rockefeller, who put his feet up on the desk with imperturbable poise and showed no sign of upset; a fine actor, he always had masterful control of his facial muscles. When James finished, Rockefeller said evenly, "Now James, you can knock my head off but you might as well understand that you can't scare me.

Many employees said he never lost his temper, raised his voice, uttered a profane or slang word, or acted discourteously.

Mrs. Plackett did not believe in letting emotion show. Keep yourself to yourself had always been her motto.

If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs, and blaming you. . . . The world will be yours and everything in it, what's more, you'll be a man, my son. Rudyard Kipling

Forcing the carefully planned lie out with all the casualness he could muster, he said

I don't think I have ever been out of control.

Stated to a running back after an overly exuberant display of celebration: Next time you make a touchdown act like you've been there before.

Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.

The key to winning is poise under stress.

His face is so calm, He shows no sign of stress or anything. Its as if he's saying, "No problem. Relax. I'm just going to beat you now. It's not going to hurt a bit."

My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, it's just possible you haven't grasped the situation.

You may be cool under pressure and challenge, but can you be cool under success?

You will find that success in life comes far easier when you maintain a cool head and a warm heart, rather than a hot head and cold feet.