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Quotes About Composure

I'm not a madman.
~ Ray Nitschke
She was a masterpiece of composure; nothing ever ruffled her or made her upset, and though she was not beautiful her calmness had the magnetic pull of beauty- a stillness so powerful that the molecules realigned themselves around her when she came into a room. Like a fashion drawing come to life, she turned heads wherever she went, gliding along obliviously without appearing to notice the turbulence she created in her wake.
~ Donna Tartt
She was a masterpiece of composure; nothing ever ruffled her or made her upset, and though she was not beautiful her calmness had the magnetic pull of beauty—a stillness so powerful that the molecules realigned themselves around her when she came into a room.
~ Donna Tartt
You had to hand it to her: she was as cool as dammit.
~ Donna Tartt
tried to straighten it. "I must look a mess," she said and smiled.
~ Jack Higgins
Equanimity arises when we accept the way things are.
~ Jack Kornfield
Temper is the one thing you can't get rid of by losing it.
~ Jack Nicholson
Her calmness enraged me.
~ Madeline Miller
As he spoke—the warrant would have taken about ten minutes to read—Mary sat completely still.
~ John Guy
His general shotmaking ability is optimum. He will try anything. "Look at the way he hit that ball, gave it the casual play," Graebner says to himself. "Instead of trying a silly shot and missing it, he tries a silly shot and makes it." If Ashe wins the next point, he will have broken Graebner, and the match will be, in effect, even.
~ John McPhee
Don't freak out until you know the facts.
~ Shania Twain
I'm much softer than people think. I don't present to the world an emotional face. I'm pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved.
~ Christopher Lee
Without emotional control you cannot play, influence; you cannot react. You have to know what you have to do and not react. You have to be cool.
~ Jose Mourinho
Scoprii che Achille non era sempre così serio come sembrava. La sua compostezza imperturbabile nascondeva un altro volto, divertente e sfaccettato come una gemma che catturava luce.
~ Madeline Miller
Scoprii che Achille non era sempre così serio come sembrava. La sua compostezza imperturbabile nascondeva un altro volto, divertente e sfaccettato come una gemma che catturava la luce.
~ Madeline Miller
JUDGE: Are you trying to show contempt for this court? MAE WEST: I was doin' my best to hide it.
~ Mae West
Doktorlar?n koÅŸturmas?n? iyiye iÅŸaret olmad???n? biliyordum. Normalde duygular?n? belli etmemeyi öÄŸrenmiÅŸ, soÄŸukkanl? ve mant?kl? insanlard?. Fakat yüzlerindeki bu maskenin kayd???-telaÅŸland?klar? ya da seslerini yükselttikleri- an, kayg?lanman?z gerekirdi.
~ Maggie O'Farrell
that you have three of the most important virtues a policeman can have," he thought. "You are stubborn and logical, and completely calm.
~ Maj Sjowall
Men who never get carried away should be.
~ Malcolm Forbes
You have no idea how difficult it was for me to not say, 'Welcome to Jurassic Park!' to all of you just now.
~ John Scalzi
My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it.'
~ Rudy Giuliani
Thanks, Dad," she whispered in his ear. Then recovering her composure, she knelt before him and said, "I give thanks, my Father. May your decision be proved right and true.
~ Stuart Hill
Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
~ Paramahansa Yogananda
You can't be disturbed by anything. There's no emotion involved. You can't feel sorrow, you can't feel pity, there's nothing you feel. The job has to be done.
~ Mike Tyson