Stay Cool Under Fire Quotes
Not every argument deserves your attendance. The man who stays composed in conflict controls the exchange, while the one who erupts hands over the win. This Influence path holds history's coolest quotes on composure under attack. Scroll through and put them to work.
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“Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.”
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“A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.”
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“Maturity is learning to walk away from situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values, morals, or self-worth.”
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“You can't control how people treat you, but you can control how you respond.”
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“A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.”
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“Don't let people pull you into their storm. Pull them into your peace.”
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“Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.”
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“He who can suppress a moment's anger may prevent a day of sorrow.”
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“Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet need.”
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“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.”
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“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”
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“The best way to win an argument is to avoid it.”
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“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
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“You don't have to attend every argument you're invited to.”
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“Never argue with an idiot; they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
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“I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.”
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“He who has learned to disagree without being disagreeable has discovered the most valuable secret of a diplomat.”
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“Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.”
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“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”
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“The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.”
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“Keep cool; anger is not an argument.”
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“A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.”
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“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”
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“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”
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“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood.”
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“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.”
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“A bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit.”
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“A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.”
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“Take things always by their smooth handle.”
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“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”
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“One of the greatest skills of a leader is the ability to calm others in a storm.”
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“The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.”
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“As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with the two o’clock in the morning kind. I mean unprepared courage, that which is necessary on an unexpected occasion, and which, in spite of the most unforeseen events, leaves full freedom of judgement and decision.”
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“Give up being right. Instead radiate peace, harmony, love, and laughter from your heart.”
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“Healthy conflict strengthens relationships because those involved are working against a problem; unhealthy conflict weakens a relationship because those involved are working against each other.”
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