Calming Down Quotes

• The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Inspirational, Patience, Philosophical

  "Living Like Benjamin: Making Dreams Come True". Book by Marcus Tullius Cicero (p. 143), November 1, 2007.

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• We have to be faster in calming down a resentment than putting out a fire, because the consequences of the first are infinitely more dangerous than the results of the last; fire ends burning down some houses at the most, while the resentment can cause cruel wars, with the ruin and total destruction of nations.

  Heraclitus

  War, Fire, House

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• Quite quickly I grew less deranged. I had begun the process of calming down, assimilating and compromising, which is necessary to live comfortably in the world as it is, and probably is why its imbalance never changes. But underneath, my idea of life was completely altered.

  Helen Fielding

  Ideas, World, Imbalance

  Helen Fielding (2012). “Cause Celeb”, p.104, Pan Macmillan

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• Impatience has a poor track record for perfection. Getting things right usually includes calming down!

  Garrison Wynn

  Perfection, Track, Records

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• There's very few directors that know what that rehearsal's for. And often it's just about calming down the director. If he could see it or she sees it, she goes oh, it's going to be okay.

  Ewan McGregor

  Directors, Rehearsal, Calming

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• My father wasn't perfect. He had a temper. I took some of that. He would snap, but the older he got, he started calming down. He learned about life, but the thing that he taught my whole family was that family was the most important thing and, no matter what, if a family member needs you, you go and help them out; you get there.

  Adam Sandler

  Father, Perfect, What If

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• The melody faded like a rainbow after a storm, or like winds calming down at last; and what was left was calm, and possibility, and relief.

  Gregory Maguire

  Wind, Rainbow, Storm

  Gregory Maguire (2013). “The Wicked Years Complete Collection: Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz”, p.137, Harper Collins

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• There's a very wild side to me, but it's calming down.

  Alyson Hannigan

  Wild Side, Sides, Calming

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• As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.

  Marvin Hamlisch

  Taken, People, Desire

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