Composure Quotes

68 quotes by 63 authors

Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure. — Byron Nelson
Nothing baffles the schemes of evil people so much as the calm composure of great souls. — Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
The cold view to take of our future is that we are therefore headed for extinction in a universe of impersonal chemical, physical, and biological… — Barry Lopez
We must eradicate root and branch any fear and dread in our soul concerning the future that is coming towards us... We must develop composure… — Rudolf Steiner
Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed. Having once experienced… — A. R. Ammons
Great art has dreadful manners. The greatest paintings grab you in a headlock, rough up your composure, and then proceed in short order to re-arrange… — Simon Schama
When I joined the Tour I studied the best players to see what they did that I didn't do. I came to the conclusion that… — Bob Toski
Seek worthy companions. Attend church faithfully. Never fail daily to seek for help through prayer. And I promise you that the way will be easier… — Boyd K. Packer
In the divorce my ex got everything. Even kept her composure — Tom Franklin
The truly cultured are capable of owning thousands of unread books without losing their composure or their desire for more. — Gabriel Zaid
Those who aspire to the status of cultured individuals visit bookstores with trepidation, overwhelmed by the immensity of all they have not read. They buy… — Gabriel Zaid
Perfection, in the form of a flawless stream of words delivered with cool composure, is never as persuasive as realness. An impassioned but imperfect speech,… — Charlotte Beers
The benefits to the mother of immediate breastfeeding are innumerable, not the least of which after the weariness of labor and birth is the emotional… — Ashley Montagu
In the aftermath of the recent wave action in the Indian Ocean, even the archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williamson [sic], proved himself a latter-day… — Christopher Hitchens
True enough, nature has endowed me with a fair measure of patience and composure, yet I should be lying if I told you that, having… — Leon Jouhaux
The goal is to live with God like composure on the full rush of energy, like Dionysus riding the leopard, without being torn to pieces. — Joseph Campbell
When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to… — Chris Evert
I asked myself, 'Am I going to withdraw from the world, like most people do, or am I going to live?' I decided I am… — Mitch Albom
People ask me what makes a great skier. It takes the gift; but besides the gift it takes all the availability of mind which permit… — Jean-Claude Killy
Yves Saint Laurent liked women to put their hands in their pockets, or to hold cigarettes, and act a bit like boys. It was to… — Carine Roitfeld

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