Quotes About Composure

As in a mirror, he 'looks at himself again and again before performing an action; he looks at himself again and again before saying a word; he looks at himself again and again before harboring a thought.' It can easily be seen that by following such a path a man naturally transforms himself into a kind of living statue made up of awareness, into a figure pervaded by composedness, decorum, and dignity . . .

There were people who were like this, the ones who could not be ruffled or else didn't show it, who possessed great internal reservoirs of calm.

So, being Artavasdus, instead of diving for cover and shitting himself like any normal human being, or me, he stood there, watched carefully and took notes.

Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I've been working on.

I'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all.

If somebody has something negative to say, I'm a very - I won't say introverted, because I'm not introverted - I'm a very, just, calm person.

Jamie Carragher was someone who I looked at as to how to organise, how to defend and how composed he was, how good he was at reading the games and he was one I looked up to.

Sometimes in golf I've got 10,000 people watching me. Cameras are easy. Doing the Jay Leno show was easy.

The hardest part of my job, daily, is to not laugh while we shoot.

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

Shannon's fingers itched to smash the man in the face. Inside his head he kept telling himself, Keep cool, baby, absolutely cool.

Control yourself, she told herself forcibly. Become someone who can deal with this. She took a deep breath and let herself become someone else. An imitation of herself who was calm, even in a situation like this. It was a crude forgery, just a trick of the mind, but it worked.

But it was important to be rational at all times, not just when calm.

She took a deep breath and let herself become someone else. An imitation of herself who was calm, even in a situation like this.

It was as if he were as comfortable when sitting properly as other people were when lounging.

She took a deep breath and let herself become someone else. An imitation of herself who was calm, even in a situation like this. It was a crude forgery, just a trick of the mind, but it worked.

And rushlessness was the very most practical of emotions.

Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.

and every one knows that in most people's estimation, to do anything coolly is to do it genteelly.

I don't like to yell and scream. I actually hate it.

Basketball is a non-aggressive game. So when emotions are high, there's a very low chance to get angry or yell. So that's why it never happens out there.

I don't like to yell.

I did a terrible job of composing myself. I was a spoiled brat from Long Island who benefitted from the energy of New York.

The Queen is not supposed to have a favourite or prefer anything. From a very young age, they are taught that if you fall down, you don't make a face; you keep your emotions under control, and you don't let other people know what you're feeling. That's a very different kind of way of thinking from how I was brought up.