Fear Quote by Florence Scovel Shinn

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

— Al Spalding

The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their…

— Raymond Chandler

“Our nonverbal behavior (including posture) gives away our inner personality and reflects our inner attitude.”

— Cindy Ann Peterson

Joy is everywhere; it is in the earth's green covering of grass: in the blue serenity of the sky: in the reckless exuberance of…

— Rabindranath Tagore

Functionally, a man is somewhat like a bicycle. A bicycle maintains its poise and equilibrium only so long as it's moving forward towards something.

— Maxwell Maltz

“Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I am calmly active, actively calm. I am the prince of peace sitting on a throne of poise, directing the kingdom of my activity.

— Paramahansa Yogananda

“Poise: a graceful and elegant bearing in person; a composure of dignity and manner. Postures: the position of a person’s body when standing, sitting,…

— Susan C. Young

Remember that poise and power are inseparably associated. The calm and balanced mind is the strong and great mind; the hurried and agitated mind…

— Wallace D. Wattles

I've been an admirer of Helen Mirren for a long time. As I get older, I find myself admiring older women who have poise…

— Thomas Haden Church

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

— Audrey Hepburn

To bear defeat with dignity, to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility - these are marks of maturity and graciousness.

— Anonymous