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Quotes About Calm

to take it easy," he said defensively.
~ David Baldacci
Hey, it's all good.
~ David Baldacci
mouth to start screaming. Not a bad way to go, actually. Seagraves calmly laid down the rifle and peeled off his jumpsuit
~ David Baldacci
sheen on the water's surface that could be
~ David Baldacci
Imperturbable as Bombadil
~ David Brin
I like the fans' sound at night. Do you? It's like somebody big far away goes like: it'sOKit'sOKit'sOKit'sOK, over and over. From very far away.
~ David Foster Wallace
you can't keep the thoughts from popping in there. The thing they try to teach you is just to Let Them Go, the thoughts. Let them come as they will, but do not Entertain them.
~ David Foster Wallace
If after every tempest come such calms, May the winds blow till they have waken'd death!
~ William Shakespeare
What, all so soon asleep! I wish mine eyes Would, with themselves, shut up my thoughts...
~ William Shakespeare
and the rest is silence
~ William Shakespeare
Canst thou, O partial sleep, give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king? Then, happy low, lie down! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
~ William Shakespeare
No temas; la isla está llena de sonidos y músicas suaves que deleitan y no dañan. Unas veces resuena en mi oído el vibrar de mil instrumentos, y otras son voces que, si he despertado tras un largo sueño, de nuevo me hacen dormir. Y, al soñar, las nubes se me abren mostrando riquezas a punto de lloverme, así que despierto y lloro por seguir soñando. (Calibán)
~ William Shakespeare
The balcony is a metaphor for a mental and emotional place of perspective, calm, and self-control. If life is a stage and we are all actors on that stage, then the balcony is a place from which we can see the entire play unfolding with greater clarity. To observe our selves, it is valuable to go to the balcony at all times, and especially before, during, and after any problematic conversation or negotiation.
~ William Ury
By pausing, if only for a few seconds and taking a few slow, deep breaths, we can begin to slow down our heart rate and relax our tensed muscles. We can then focus more effectively on what response will best advance our interests.
~ William Ury
Advice his father had given him years before sounded in his mind: "In most of what you face, son, you'll make it through if you don't give in to panic." He
~ William W. Johnstone
I am not agitated. I am only agitated when someone advises me to reduce my diet.
~ Winston Graham
Our arses should be signs of peace!
~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Take it easy, but take it.
~ Woody Guthrie
There's no peace like the peace of an inner courtyard on a sunny day.
~ Yann Martel
Cuando estoy metida en una carrera larga, lo único que importa en esta vida es terminar la carrera. Por una vez, mi cabeza no está diciendo bla bla bla bla todo el tiempo. Todo se calma y fluye. Soy solo yo y el desplazamiento y el movimiento.
~ Christopher McDougall
For there is nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest. For there is nothing brisker than his life when in motion.
~ Christopher Smart
The seated lotus postures are an amazing way to go into meditation, or simply just to take a moment to ground oneself.
~ Christy Turlington
Just for the record, the weather today is calm and sunny, but the air is full of bullshit.
~ Chuck Palahniuk
A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind.
~ Cicero