Jake Shears Quotes

You can't control all the crazy stuff that happens to you. All you can control is the way you handle it.

It's not the circumstances that determine who you're gonna be but how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way.

Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

With everything that's thrown at you, whether it be problems at home, problems at work - whatever - basically, if you remain positive, you can see your way out of that.

You have to be as strong when things go wrong, but I don't get nervous.

There comes a point in everybody's life where you either learn to handle things or you get handled.

Little obstacles, if they don't go my way, I really don't even get down. I've been through so much.

I feel like I haven't done the best in environments that aren't conducive to me doing well, and I have to do that. Because times are going to get tough, and I'm going to have to let things slide off my back.

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

I know how to deal with pressure.

The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn't go our way.

We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond.

Whatever life may send your way - make the best of it. Don't waste your time and energy worrying about it. Instead, find a way to do something about it. Learn from it, adjust to it, be strong, be flexible and be your best in every situation.

If you learn life's lessons, you will do well. If not, life will just continue to push you around. People do two things. Some just let life push them around. Others get angry and push back. But they push back against their boss, or their job, or their husband or wife. They do not know it's life that's pushing.

Life is not about focusing on the obstacles. It's about how you handle them, and whether you get enlightenment or levity from the way you do it

Next time you're tempted to be upset, frustrated, offended, remind yourself, it's a part of that ten percent of things in life that you can't control - but you can control how you respond.

In the end, it's a mental maturity to let your best come out.

We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations.

Life unravels the way it does, and it has an effect on you, but you have to take responsibility for dealing with it.

Now, no matter what background you come from, there is nobody in this world who can say that their life is without troubles. Everybody faces problems at some point in their life. All that matters is how you deal with it.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

People think my life has been tough, but I think has been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

The trick in life is learning how to deal with it.

Mistakes and pressure are inevitable; the secret to getting past them is to stay calm.