Becoming calm is an act of courage — a way to see clearly and steer wisely. As Rudolph Giuliani remembered from his father’s advice: “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.’”

The cyclone derives its powers from a calm center. So does a person. ~ Norman Vincent Peale (Positive Thinking Every Day)

I begin to think that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and bustle, too, I believe. ~ Abigail Adams (Letters of Mrs. Adams)

Calmness is the cradle of power. ~ Josiah Gilbert Holland (Heavenly Wisdom)

A calm sea does not produce a skilled sailor. We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. ~ Tom Culve

Calmness is always godlike. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Calmness is the living breath of God’s immortality in you. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda

Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. ~ James Allen (As a Man Thinketh)

Even in the middle of a hurricane, the bottom of the sea is calm. As the storm rages and the winds howl, the deep waters sway in gentle rhythm — below there is no storm. ~ Wayne Muller (How Then, Shall We Live?)

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don’t understand the situation. ~ Mike Connolly

Nothing is so aggravating as calmness. ~ Oscar Wilde

When you worry, there is static coming through your mind radio. God’s song is the song of calmness. Nervousness is the static; calmness is the voice of God speaking to you through the radio of your soul. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda

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

Calmness is power. ~ James Allen

At the heart of the cyclone tearing the sky is a place of central calm. ~ Edwin Markham

A heaven so clear, an earth so calm, so sweet, so soft, so hushed an air. ~ Emily Brontë

Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm. ~ Malaysian Proverb

Calm energy is the natural flow state in which you get a kick out of living. ~ Robert K. Cooper

Calmness is the power of virtue. Good temper is a presentation not only of a person’s power but also of good character. ~ Dragan P. Bogunovic (Heavenly Wisdom)

I discovered the middle path of stillness within speed, calmness within fear, and I held it longer and quieter than ever before. ~ Steve McKinney