E. W. Howe Quotes

Our goal is not to ignore the problems of life, but to put ourselves in better mental and emotional states where we can not only come up with solutions, but act upon them.

The cognitive skills that underpin resilience, then, seem like they can indeed be learned over time, creating resilience where there was none.

I think I was as mentally tough as I've ever been. I felt like I handled the situation both on and off the court extremely well. I felt like I needed to.

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

I think life throws enough curveballs that you shouldn't make such a big deal out of everything.

There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice whether to let it affect you or not.

I choose not to think of my life as surviving, but coping.

I have so much chaos in my life, it's become normal. You become used to it. You have to just relax, calm down, take a deep breath and try to see how you can make things work rather than complain about how they're wrong.

Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.

When it comes to our collective health, how we deal with the multiple crises and problems around us also depends on the power of context - in other words, our resilience.

I try not to get depressed about stuff I can't do anything about.

You're not always happy with things that go on in life on a daily basis. There's nothing I can do. You've got to deal with it and still take care of myself.

I've always been good at handling stuff mentally.

I've got a lot better at dropping emotions if something goes wrong, or right.

Some people handle situations differently - some people have a reaction, some people let it go over their head.

I don't really feel any pressure. I can control only what I can control.

I am not afraid of the word tension.

Everything is in how you are going to handle it. As a lifelong nightclub comic, I'm ready to handle whatever I have to handle.

We have two strategies for coping; the way of avoidance or the way of attention.

I think perhaps all of us go a little crazy at times.

Nerves, stress and the pressure to perform are a part of life. You don't have to conquer these feelings; just learn to live with them.

Some people give their problems swimming lessons instead of drowning them.

The one thing with stress is, you've got to keep your focus on what you can do, not what happened to you.

People handle stress in different ways.

Some people say that in stressful situations I can seem unflappable, and I think that's partly because I'm always kind of internally flapped.