Poise Quotes

Silence is the greatest ornament of the woman.

Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. Class is already up and need not strive to look better by making others look worse.

Elegance is something more than ease; it is more than a freedom from awkwardness or restraint. It implies, I conceive, a precision, a polish, a sparkling, spirited yet delicate.

Elegance is refusal.

Fear and impatience demagnetize. Poise magnetizes.

Class can 'walk with kings and keep its virtue and talk with crowds and keep the common touch.' Everyone is comfortable with the person who has class because that person is comfortable with himself.

Ballroom dancing: it's a wonderful thing at so many levels because you've got to follow the rules. They used to call those rules etiquette once upon a time, but you don't really have that any more.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.

Obama's great asset has always been an ability to maintain his air of authority without being baritone about it. He can be boring, but he is never ridiculous or pompous.

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

Ballet really taught me so much about the power of movement.

When you're in control, when confidence is high, everything moves slower around you.

When I was still a student, I came out of a performing arts high school, and the female students who were doing traditional dance and ballet were so beautiful. They were beautiful, starting from their postures.

Being a 'Lady' used to be something to which all young women aspired.

The word "elegance" is a bit different now.

In the amenities of life our hoydenish young people are pitifully lacking. Nothing but discipline can give poise, firmness, self-confidence, steadiness, control; nothing can be more beneficial to the youth than to be taught promptness, self-mastery, erect carriage, alertness, cleanliness, obedience, respect, loyalty. Our practice of turning out our young people, raw, uncouth, penniless — into a competitive world to scramble fiercely for a living — cannot give them the real discipline in morals and manners which they need. Nothing can atone for this early lack.

I think that a woman that is elegant herself is somebody who can dress herself easily and effortlessly.

Grace under pressure.

I love getting dressed up and glamorous for the red carpet. It makes me feel powerful and sexy!

One thing I'll never do is panic.

Success is very largely a matter of adjusting one's self to the ever-varying and changing environments of life, in a spirit of harmony and poise.

I say throwaway, jokey things. When you're young-looking and you are presenting something that has gravitas you can't look down your nose, but when David Dimbleby does it, it's OK.

Avoid all haste; calmness is an essential ingredient of politeness.

I still do believe in carrying yourself a certain way, and I do my best to be somewhat of a role model. I'm not a perfect person. I'm a human being. I'm not the Lord, but I do accept that responsibility, and that's why I do try to carry myself with confidence, with poise, with grace, and with class.