Handling Difficult Situations Quotes

Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.

Perseverance and tact are the two great qualities most valuable for all those who would climb, but especially for those who have to step out of the crowd.

The difference between men who succeed or fail is their ability to handle pressure.

If I'm at a book signing, and someone decides to take me to task, it can make for quite a sticky moment.

Of course, there are days when you're not feeling your best and you still have to stand up there and it can be difficult. But those days pass and you move on.

There are circumstances of peculiar difficulty and danger, where a mediocrity of talent is the most fatal quantum that a man can possibly possess. Had Charles the First and Louis the Sixteenth been more wise or more weak, more firm or more yielding, in either case they had both of them saved their heads.

I fix things. Believe me, when you hear about tough phone calls I'm having, don't worry about it.

When you have to deal with a beast, you have to treat him as a beast. It is most regrettable but nevertheless true.

Well, I think having your kids see you role model behavior of dignity when it's hard, when you're upset, when you want to confront somebody but you don't want to and you're nervous about it, when you are having moments where abuse of power is coming on to you. I think it's really important for kids to see how you handle that.

I wish I had been more mature. I wish I had handled the immediate aftermath of the accident involving my family better.