Derren Brown Quotes

Wisdom is the only thing which can relieve us from the sway of the passions and the fear of danger, and which can teach us to bear the injuries of fortune itself with moderation, and which shows us all the ways which lead to tranquility and peace.

I personally, generally, don't really feel much emotion if there's some problem and I'm actively solving it.

I'm pathologically calm.

Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!

You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.

I must die. Must I then die lamenting? I must be put in chains. Must I then also lament? I must go into exile. Does any man then hinder me from going with smiles and cheerfulness and contentment?

Live within; be not shaken by outward happenings.

Then no matter what goes on around you in the physical universe, hang on to what you know.

To be exempt from the Passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing Solitude.

My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.

That's my gift. I let that negativity roll off me like water off a duck's back. If it's not positive, I didn't hear it. If you can overcome that, fights are easy.

I have always been very calm on the outside. I'm not too stressed now just because I'm in formula one. For me, tomorrow will be another day whether I finish first or last. I have to do the maximum and I cannot ask any more from myself.

Even with the sun beaming down on me I'm not sweating in my mind. I'm not sweating in my heart or in my career.

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

When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.

The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.

I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.

I just refuse to worry or get upset or be fearful. It doesn't do one particle of good.

I'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all.

There's this idea that, 'All I have at the end of the day is my mind.' That's the only thing you can control. I believe that.

A warrior is not a person that carries a gun. The biggest war you ever go through is right between your own ears. It's in your mind. We're all going through a war in our mind, and we have to callus our mind to fight that war and to win that war.

Keep your cool, even when those around you can't.

I can be plenty frustrated and not have to constantly portray myself as upset and angry at the world.