Dieter F. Uchtdorf Quotes

I have so much chaos in my life, it's become normal. You become used to it. You have to just relax, calm down, take a deep breath and try to see how you can make things work rather than complain about how they're wrong.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

I can always take a moment when things are going well, when pressure might build, to think: 'You've had a lot worse than this.'

I don't really let the pressure get to me.

The best anyone can do is breathe in, breathe out and wait for it to pass.

The ultimate test's always your own serenity. If you don't have this when you start and maintain it while you're working you're likely to build your personal problems right into the machine itself.

I pray. I try to find space to process with a walk on the beach, a hike in the hills. Nature is restorative. I also try not to overreact. I grew up in Ireland, and we are big tea drinkers, and I think it's less about the tea itself and more about the ritual and the moment to prepare.

I believe that when the going gets tough, you should just hit pause. Assimilate what is happening for 10 minutes. Your thoughts will be much clearer.

I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.

Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year.

I think things hit me very hard, and I wish I had allowed things to roll off my back a little bit more.

I think life throws enough curveballs that you shouldn't make such a big deal out of everything.

There's a way of dealing with hardships that are healthier than going out. That's what I've learned.

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.

These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back.

I'm not looking for pity, I'm really not, but I'm constantly uneasy and every day it is pretty much like getting up and going to war. Once I shift into the mindset of 'Yeah, you're alive. It's tough. Let's do what we can today,' it's easier.

'What if?' statements throw fuel on the fire of stress and worry. Things can go in a million different directions, and the more time you spend worrying about the possibilities, the less time you'll spend focusing on taking action that will calm you down and keep your stress under control.

I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that.

I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying.

I try not to get depressed about stuff I can't do anything about.

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

There was always the next therapy appointment, next surgery, next college exam, but with time and deep thought, those evolved into life lessons, which then evolved into perspective.

I want to keep my sanity.