Allen Tate Quotes

Be calm in the face of all common disgraces.

I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.

Grace under pressure.

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

I don't really get nervous.

Equanimity is calamity's medicine.

Most people think of poise as calm, self-assured dignity; but I call it “just being you”.

Remember to be calm in adversity.

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

The wisest among us - the genuine leaders - smile in the face of adversity.

The star of the unconquered will, He rises in my breast, Serene, and resolute, and still, And calm, and self-possessed.

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my cane, straightening my derby hat and fixing my tie, even though I have just landed on my head.

I can take it. The tougher it gets, the cooler I get.

I'm never nervous.

I'm rather a practical person. I just get on and focus on what I have to do. I just don't get sleepless or suffer from the jitters.

I was happy in the midst of dangers and inconveniences.

Courage is grace under pressure.

You should stay here. This is your land. These are your houses. Your meadows and gardens. Your memories. You shouldn't abandon your land just because it's difficult to live, because you are pressured by injustice and degradation. It was never part of the Serbian and Montenegrin character to give up in the face of obstacles, to demobilize when it's time to fight ...

You must preserve supreme calm in the midst of all agitation, never appearing disturbed or anxious about anything that may occur.

I tend to be pretty calm.

I'm not nervous standing with anyone.

I don't usually get nervous.

One thing I'll never do is panic.

I don't really get flustered.

My mother has always instilled in us that we should carry ourselves with dignity despite the horror that came with the civil war. She also taught us that where you come from is very important because that's what makes you who you are. So for me, whatever I've gone through had profoundly shaped me; it has given me strength and unwavering faith.