Composure Quotes

68 quotes by 63 authors

He is a first-rate collector who can, upon all occasions, collect his wits. — George D. Prentice
Everyone knows that in most people's estimation, to do anything cooly is to do it genteelly. — Herman Melville
To bear all naked truths, And to envisage circumstance, all calm, That is the top of sovereignty — John Keats
It's about being smart, taking your time, keeping your composure, just going out there and being the best that you can be — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
It would be of great use to us to form our deliberate judgments of persons and things in the calmest and serenest hours of life,… — Isaac Watts
That is who Barack Obama is - a person of admirable character - and that is who he has remained for me over these last… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Genuine good taste consists in saying much in few words, in choosing among our thoughts, in having order and arrangement in what we say, and… — Francois Fenelon
One thing I probably share with everyone else in the astronaut office is composure. — Sally Ride
Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept… — Shunryu Suzuki
Dad himself used to tell a story about one time when Mother went off to fill a lecture engagement and left him in charge at… — Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
Words are like that, they deceive, they pile up, it seems they do not know where to go, and, suddenly, because of two or three… — Jose Saramago
Charisma is the numinous aura around a narcissistic personality. It flows outward from a simplicity or unity of being and a composure and controlled vitality.… — Camille Paglia
Islam appears to me like a perfect work of architecture. All its parts are harmoniously conceived to complement and support each other; nothing is superfluous… — Muhammad Asad
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… — Stuart Hill
We can make a little order where we are, and then the big sweep of history on which we can have no effect doesn't overwhelm… — Robert Frost
They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly… — Jane Austen
As these images were going through my head, my breathing suddenly went still. I looked at Jamie, then up to the ceiling and around the… — Nicholas Sparks
He turned to face her again, his late-pretty composure crumbling. "But you're..." "Pretty? Think again." She smiled. "I'm Tally Youngbood. My mind is very ugly.… — Scott Westerfeld
What's this?" he demanded, looking from Clary to his companions, as if they might know what she was doing there. "It's a girl," Jace said,recovering… — Cassandra Clare
Elinor was to be the comforter of others in her own distresses, no less than in theirs; and all the comfort that could be given… — Jane Austen

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