Jawaharlal Nehru Quotes

When your back is against the wall, your brain has to function at a high level.

I think that two wrongs don't make a right. And I have been in the situation of counseling young girls, not 13 but 15, who have had very at risk, difficult pregnancies. And my counsel was to look for some alternatives, which they did. And they found that they had made what was really a lemon situation into lemonade.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions.

I'm able to make decisions even in the face of adversity.

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart?

I wouldn't, a little bit frightened but throughout my life I'd learnt that when you're in the serious situations, you've got to try to stay calm. Because that's the way you get out of them.

Sometimes when you're given hurdles, it makes you more creative in the end.

If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.

It's interesting that people bring different things to oppressive and difficult situations, when they're reduced to the barest terms of survival. That's what provides tension in a lot of films.

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

You've outlined the problem very well. Solutions are much more difficult to come by.

I don't have a magic wand that makes problems disappear.

Mr President: When it rains it pours but most Americans hold their own umbrellas.

It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a man is tested.

I am interested in finding solutions to problems.

Creating problems is easy. We do it all the time. Finding solutions, ones that last and produce good results, requires guts and care.

I'm comfortable with bad news. I feel confident in my ability to solve the problem if I know that there's a problem.

Some players are wonderful hitters of the ball, but they can't figure out ways to get out of trouble. Eighty percent of the time, there is a way. You just have to know how to look for it.

Sometimes, disaster can inspire ingenuity.

I just really know how to manage adversity.

My sense of humor has saved me more than a couple of times in my life.

Every time the country is in a crisis, I think and decide where is the best way to go. We have to always think of ways to overcome these limitations.

I'm not somebody who's going to panic if things go the wrong way.

Playing in adversity is when we show we have clear heads.