Michael Symon Quotes

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

Being patient ... and not becoming too stressed out over the big plays, those are the things to remember.

If things don't go fantastically, you just have to deal with it.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

I wouldn't, a little bit frightened but throughout my life I'd learnt that when you're in the serious situations, you've got to try to stay calm. Because that's the way you get out of them.

Nevertheless during these two seasons, Chapman impressed me a lot because he had the faculty to pull himself out of the most critical situations.

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

I've learned how to function in chaos.

I've proven I can hang in there, go through adversity, and pull tricks out of the bag.

I just feel like I've been in a lot of high-pressure situations, and I think I'm able to stay poised in those situations.

You can learn to prevent a storm, or you can learn to ride the storm. If you learn to ride the storm, the storm is not a problem anymore.

Playing in adversity is when we show we have clear heads.

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

I'm really go-with-the-flow, but I take things really seriously. At the same time, when things don't go my way, I don't ever freak out. Why? Why freak out?

There's going to be ups and downs throughout the whole year. You can't get frustrated.

Don't use your faith to try to get rid of problems. Use your faith to remain calm in the midst of your problems.

When obstacles have been put in front of me, I just get around them and move past them and laugh at them.

What separates the winners from the losers is that winners are able to handle problems and crises that they never imagined would occur. You hit the floor, but what counts is how fast you can get up and regroup. Failure is simply part of the equation.

The great pilot can sail even when his canvass is rent.

Not everything is going to go exactly as you plan. It's what you do when everything breaks down.

If something goes wrong, don’t whine about it. Have a spine about it. Adjust, adapt, and move forward.

Just as nature takes every obstacle, every impediment, and works around it--turns it to its purposes, incorporates it into itself, so, too, a rational being can turn each setback into raw material and use it to achieve its goal.

To every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language.

Life is an obstacle course. You succeed at one thing and then you move on to the next. When an obstacle is tough, you try harder. When an obstacle is insurmountable, you change course. But you never sit down and refuse to finish.

If you are wholly perplexed and in straits, have patience, for patience is the key to joy.