Kurt Vonnegut Quotes

I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.

Silence is a source of great strength.

As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine.

The biggest thing as I have gotten older is the calmness that's come over me.

I learnt not to be desperate in bad times and am learning not to be bullish when times are good.

I discovered I'm a lot more patient than I thought I'd be. It takes a lot to shake me.

I'm constantly trying to be strong, to be calm when things get tough. The biggest part of that is keeping things in perspective, not being afraid of playing long matches, not putting too much pressure on yourself. It can't be all or nothing, right here, right now.

When things are down, we can't hit the panic button, and when things are up, we can't relax. We've just got to stay consistent.

I never get too over-confident, or too down. I just go with the flow.

If, in moving through your life, you find yourself lost, go back to the last place where you knew who you were, and what you were doing, and start from there.

Time can but make it easier to be wise / Though now it seems impossible, and so / All that you need is patience.

Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time.

when one has learned to wait patiently, one has learned to live.

If you're a manager you can't get frustrated and be emotional. You have to continue to steer the ship, you can't let go of the wheel because who knows where it will go then.

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

And I love that even in the toughest moments, when we're all sweating it - when we're worried that the bill won't pass, and it seems like all is lost - Barack never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise. Just like his grandmother, he just keeps getting up and moving forward... with patience and wisdom, and courage and grace.

I love all my scoop children. But consistency and persistence is really my aim.

You have to try to take what life throws at you with grace and equanimity.

I'm a pretty calm person. That came from living in Italy for a long time. Nothing works, nothing is on time. You have to learn to deal with it.

I try to stay pretty level-headed and just do what I have to do.

When I see someone I think is cool, he's a pretty well-adjusted individual. He's not too affected one way or the other by what's happening, no matter what's going through his mind.

If you would know strength and patience, welcome the company of trees.

I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended and patient when there be no redress.

I've learned that I've got to keep level-headed.

Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well.