Garrison Keillor Quotes

In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette

I can keep my head together in a crisis.

I've been through WTO riots in Seattle, massive earthquakes, major floods... forest fires. I just try to be as even-keeled and calm as possible.

When you're in a crisis of, you know, tremendous proportions, it's beyond any human capability to control, you just make the best decisions you can, and you just hope that your intuition is correct.

Staying composed, focused, and effective under pressure are all about your mentality. People who successfully manage crises are able to channel their emotions into producing the behavior that they want.

People, as critical as it looks, we're OK. We are in control, whether we feel it or not.

It is difficult to change the rules in the middle of a crisis.

The world is becoming much more volatile. We all have to learn to take a deep breath and count to 10.

There’s nothing wrong with a politician saying ‘I don’t know.’ Especially in a disaster there is nothing wrong with saying ‘I don’t know.’

The great problem now is that we don’t know what to do.

The Nation trembled on the brink. Events moved with such speed that it was necessary to decide to act on the instant, as each successive crisis arose.

I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.

One of my strongest assets is my ability to be calm under pressure.

I've always been able to stay calm in high-pressure situations.

When a crisis occurs, I feel that one of my greatest responsibilities is to set a tone of calm no matter what the problems. Sometimes I have to fake confidence a lot. I also have to fake calm.

Worry retards reaction and makes clear-cut decisions impossible.

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

Since I was a young kid, I have always been calm on the ball. That comes down to awareness as well. When you have good awareness and you know what's going on around you, you don't need to panic. There is no point. It just makes things worse. You have to stay calm, cool, and collected.

I think I'm very calm in adversity, always remaining calm, and I don't panic. I think that's the main thing.

This is important! But you have to stay absolutely cool. I may be completely off-base, and panicking prematurely." "I don't think so. I think you're panicking post-maturely. In fact, if you were panicking any later it would be practically posthumously. I've been panicking for days.

Insufficient facts always invite danger.

Hope does not need to silence the rumblings of crisis to be hope.

Men only act in a state of necessity and usually only recognise necessity in a situation of crisis.

My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it.'

Panic is not an effective long-term organizing strategy.