Publilius Syrus Quotes

If my house is on fire, I don't need the fire chief telling me I should not have built the house out of wood. I need somebody to put the fire out.

A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.

Not facing a fire doesn't put it out.

Stamping out fires is a lot of fun, but it is only putting things back the way they were.

People say to me, 'Why don't you fight fire with fire?' You fight fire with water, not fire.

A little fire is quickly trodden out, Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.

Fire is our first form of technology.

The only thing you think of is that you are in the middle and that you've got to find a way to stop it.

If you don't want to have to kill or capture every bad guy in the country, you have to reintegrate those who are willing to be reconciled and become part of the solution instead of a continued part of the problem. And then, above all, the resources.

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

When you can't solve the problem, manage it.

There isn't a fight that I'm in that I'm not asking the question, 'What could we have done to avoid this?' Or, 'What can we do to avoid this in the future in terms of the kinds of things that we see?'

In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh.

There is a time in the life of every predicament where it is ripe for resolution. Emotions provide the cue to act when a problem is big enough to see, yet still small enough to solve. By understanding your emotions, you can move adeptly through your current challenges and prevent future ones.

You want to put the fire out first and then worry about the fire code.

I'm not going to sit here and bash the manager, we have to regroup.

Part of the genius of diplomacy is to resolve issues before crises come along.

I am used to playing with fire. Somebody has to do it.

Avoidance has never been a great tactic in solving any problem. For most situations in life, not addressing what's going on only makes matters worse.

In the heat of battle you might not be thinking clearly and that is when players have to take on the responsibility of helping the other guys out.

I think, as a professional, inside the cage you can fix anything.

There's going to be situations that you get into that you're going to need help, for sure. But for the most part, I think coaching is just understanding who you have and your team, understanding yourself, and understanding the situation.

Obviously, people in the media speak a lot when things aren't going right, but we as players do communicate with each other. Maybe it doesn't come across as being loud on the pitch - and you don't see it as much - but we do speak when things aren't going as well as planned.

I think the thing is resolving problems rather than letting them fester.

Pellegrini is always calm; if you have problems, he will try to resolve it.