Frances Hesselbein Quotes

The dressing room is not the place where you show emotion.

I don't want to show my emotions in public.

I'm not the kind of girl who breaks down in public.

I don't like to show my emotions at the board, not because they might give something away to an opponent, but because that's my style: I like to keep it to myself.

In the car and in front of the camera I tend to be very calm but behind the scenes I can get fired up and passionate, I just don't see the need to shout my mouth off in public.

As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.

I've learned to keep a lot of stuff to myself.

I'm all about respect and I never get outside myself as far as calling people out.

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.

I feel pressure, but my emotions just don't show that much in my face.

I was brought up with considerable discipline, and I was taught it wasn't proper to display certain very private emotions in public.

I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don't interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don't scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own.

I don't always show my emotion. You don't always get to see it.

I keep a lot of things inside. I don't like showing too much emotion. Early in the minor leagues, they wanted me to show more emotion, but it wasn't me.

I don't really get nervous that much, or if I do, only I know. It's all inside me. I am good at hiding everything.

Even if someone does say something negative, it does not give us a reason to retaliate; just take the high road and don't say anything.

I'm mostly a quiet person by nature and don't like letting my emotions come out on the field.

I don't cry unless it's personal.

I'm not a guy that shows a lot of emotion while I'm playing.

I feel like there's a dignity in silence and I think if I retaliate to negativity with negativity then we've evened out. And I don't need to even that out because if somebody's being negative, I need to be the better person.

Even as a boy, my dad always told me, 'Don't show emotion.' If I banged my cue, he would give me a row and say, 'Stop that.' Don't show any petulance. It was developed, certainly, but I think you have got to have it in you.

One has to stay dignified about whatever is happening in life.

Sometimes you just gotta cry, but you never,ever do it in public.

...to tune the spirit when someone is trampling on you is called control

The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation is really difficult. It gives us a certain amount of inner peace, which allows us some self-control, so that we can choose to respond to situations in an appropriate and compassionate manner, rather than being driven by our disturbing emotions.