Judy Smith Quotes

I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.

It's about who holds their nerve under pressure.

One thing I'll never do is panic.

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

If you're a manager you can't get frustrated and be emotional. You have to continue to steer the ship, you can't let go of the wheel because who knows where it will go then.

Generals don't panic; then the troops never panic.

It's hard for anyone or any situation to rattle me, as a quarterback and a person.

My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it.'

You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles. Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.

If the boat started shaking, we stayed on course and didn't lose focus. That made the difference.

That is who Barack Obama is - a person of admirable character - and that is who he has remained for me over these last four years. I have not agreed with his every decision, but never once have I seen him break his cool, lose his composure, or abandon his insightful perspective - even during the most serious and/or absurd national disasters.

I've been through WTO riots in Seattle, massive earthquakes, major floods... forest fires. I just try to be as even-keeled and calm as possible.

If you're asked something on a movie set and you say 'I don't know,' you lose confidence in every department. What you need to say is 'I'll have that for you in five minutes.'

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart?

Difficult times require difficult decisions. But supporting this bill shouldn't be a difficult decision.

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Sayles could pull a performance out of a dog. I'm serious. He was just amazing. The world could fall apart and he remained on neutral.

I try to keep an even keel.

A good president needs a big comfort zone. He should be able to treat enemies as opportunities, appear authentic in joy and grief, stay cool under the hot lights.

Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength.

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

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government ... neither to flap nor to falter.

Grace under pressure.

Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the intellectual clarity and the composure necessary for difficult decisions. One must beware of anyone who is stupid and diligent -- he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always cause only mischief.[