150 Quotes on The Importance of Being Calm

It may seem obvious to most that being calm is a positive thing, but many do not realize that learning to stay calm is an essential skill for each of us.

Here are some words from those who have learned the importance – and skill – of being calm.

Think about what they say, and what you might need to change to create an atmosphere of calm in all areas of your life.

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Quotes on Being Calm for Anxiety

1. “Life is ten percent what you experience and ninety percent how you respond to it.” – Dorothy M. Neddermeyer

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2. “Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.” – Walter Anderson

3. “Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.” – Charles Spurgeon

4. “Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.” – Jodi Picoult

5. “Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”— Rumi

7. “Get the inside right. The outside will fall into place.”—Eckhart Tolle

8. “A smile is the beginning of peace.”  – Mother Teresa

9. “Freedom from desire leads to inner peace.”- Lao Tse

10. “By staying calm, you increase your resistance against any kind of storms.” – Mehmet Murat ildan

11. “Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” – Arthur Somers Roche

12. “P.S. You’re not going to die. Here’s the white-hot truth: if you go bankrupt, you’ll still be okay. If you lose the gig, the lover, the house, you’ll still be okay. If you sing off-key, get beat by the competition, have your heart shattered, get fired…it’s not going to kill you. Ask anyone who’s been through it.” – Danielle LaPorte

13. “Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.” – Anais Nin

14. “People tend to dwell more on negative things than on good things. So the mind then becomes obsessed with negative things, with judgments, guilt and anxiety produced by thoughts about the future and so on.” – Eckhart Tolle

15. “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” – Deepak Chopra

16. “Do not learn how to react. Learn how to respond.”—Buddha

17. “You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

18. “The other thing is that if you rely solely on medication to manage depression or anxiety, for example, you have done nothing to train the mind so that when you come off the medication, you are just as vulnerable to a relapse as though you had never taken the medication.” – Daniel Goleman

19. “You can’t always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” – Wayne Dyer

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The Best Quotes about Calmness and Serenity

20. “Choose to be optimistic. It feels better.”—Dalai Lama

21. “Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we’re frantic, life will be frantic. If we’re peaceful, life will be peaceful.”—Marianne Williamson

22. “If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief.” – Brene Brown

23. “Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in being. Allow nature to teach you stillness.”—Eckhart Tolle

24. “A person who practices compassion and forgiveness has great inner strength, whereas aggression is usually a sign of weakness.”—Dalai Lama

25. “In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”—Mahatma Gandhi

26. “Just slow down. Slow down your speech. Slow down your breathing. Slow down your walking. Slow down your eating. And let this slower, steadier pace perfume your mind. Just slow down.”—Doko

27. “Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind.”—David G. Allen

28. “The one who had the power to calm the elements of the earth has power to calm our souls.”—Elder Robert D. Hales

29. “Feelings are just visitors, let them come and go.”—Mooji

30. “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored that anything on which it is poured.”—Mark Twain

31. “Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” – Grenville Kleiser

32. “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”—Dalai Lama

33. “Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there—buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.”—Deepak Chopra

34. “The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.” – Alain de Botton

35. “Being relaxed, at peace with yourself, confident, emotionally neutral loose, and free-floating –these are the keys to successful performance in almost everything” – Wayne W. Dyer

36. “Remember the entrance to the sanctuary is inside you.”—Rumi

37. “Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.” – Paramahansa Yogananda

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More Quotes on Being Calm

38. “Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear.” – Buddha

39. “Compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and a sense of self-discipline are qualities that help us lead our daily lives with a calm mind.” – Dalai Lama

40. “Let peace be your middle name.” – Ntathu Allen

41. “Never be in a hurry, do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” – Francis de Sales

42. “Yesterday is ashes, tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly. Live Today!”- Old Eskimo Proverb

43. “The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.” – Ernest Hemingway
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44. “Only when one is connected to one’s own core is one connected to others, I am beginning to discover.  And, for me, the core, the inner spring, can best be re-found through solitude.”  – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

45. “How beautiful it is to be alive!” – Henry S. Sutton

46. “People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.” – George Bernard Shaw

47. “Being relaxed, at peace with yourself, confident, emotionally neutral loose, and free-floating – these are the keys to successful performance in almost everything.”- Wayne W. Dyer

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Uplifting Quotes on Being Calm

48. “Be like a duck, paddling and working very hard inside the water, but what everyone sees is a smiling and calm face.”― Manoj Arora

49. “The ability to stay calm and focused in the midst of change is what distinguishes great leaders from those just collecting a paycheck.”― Todd Stocker

50. “Always ask yourself: “What will happen if I say nothing?”― Kamand Kojouri

51. “Look at a tree, how calm, lovely and beautiful she is. She is always meditating for the love of the sun.”― Debasish Mridha

52. “A samurai must remain calm at all times even in the face of danger.”― Chris Bradford

53. “We can only be calm since God controls all circumstances.”― Lailah Gifty Akita

54. “When everything around you is crazy, it is ingenious to stay calm.”― Mehmet Murat ildan

55. “I am too calm to be claimed by your chaos.”― Nitya Prakash

56. “A man of calm is like a shady tree.
People who need shelter come to it.”― Toba Beta

57. “Train your mind to be calm in negative situations.”― Kalpesh Radadiya

58. “When you are angry try your best to go to sleep, it keeps you away from speaking, writing and thinking while you are angry.” – Amit Kalantri

59. “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

60. “Calmness is that power that can overcome your mental instability.” – Sonal Takalkar

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Quotes on being calm under pressure

61. “Calmly accept who you are.” – Adrienne Posey

62. “I try never to get too high when things are going well. I try never to get too low when things are going poorly. I try to keep an even keel.” – Barack Obama

63. “In this fast-paced world, it’s important to slow down sometimes.” – Biker George

64. “Sometimes God let us experience the storm so people who give us importance could calm us down.” – RS Cruz

65. “The best response to any difficult situation is to keep your calm.” – Lailah Gifty Akita

66. “Keep calm. You have the forest in your blood.” – Nenia Campbell

67. “Be still and calm, don’t fear your past but use it for our future..!” – Nitesh Nishad

More Quotes on Being Calm

68. The nearer a man comes to a calm mind the closer he is to strength.” – Marcus Aurelius

69. “My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.” – Ashton Eaton

70. “It’s all about finding the calm in the chaos.” – Donna Karan

71. “Calm is the magic elixir that brings you to a place of balance, harmony, and peace.” – Donald Altman

72. Cultivate outward calm and inward calm will come.” – Obi-Wan Kenobi

73. “Learning to be calm in the face of danger, perceived or real, gives you confidence and mental clarity in the situation.” – Keith Hill Jr.

74. “Calm people are not attached to outcomes. They have learned to do their best and let go.” – Sarah Schewitz, Psy.D.

75. “In the chaos of uncertainty and adversity, one calm person in the room can make all the difference.” – Frank Ostaseski

76. “When you’re in control, confident and calm in stressful situations, you’ll win everyone over.” – David Fletcher Chase

77. “The inner peace of an alert and calm mind are the source of real happiness and good health.” – Dalai Lama

Calm quotes when you need to be still

78. “We can train our minds by selecting the information that makes us calm, removes our doubts and helps us focus more intensely on our aims.” ― Dr. Prem Jagyasi

79. “I want to calm down, to rest, to outlive this nonsense.” ― Anne Sexton

80. “Calmness has the power to leave dirty water as clean water on top of dirt.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

81. “By contrast, I feel rather calm, as if I have swallowed the eye of the storm.” ― Chantel Acevedo

82. “Staying on the kinder side of a situation even in our minds is a much calmer place.” ― Ron Baratono

83. “Luckily, I have music and books to calm the pandemonium in my head.” ― Maude Julien

84. “There’s no point in reacting to a lack of calm in a way that makes you even less calm.” ― Claudia Gray

85. “If you can stay calm when it’s their fault, you need no relationship advice. You’re great to go.” ― Sarvesh Jain

86. “Watching the calm sea of the morning calms even the stormiest spirits!” ― Mehmet Murat İldan

87. “I’m like a duck in love: Calm above water, feet going crazy below.” ― James M Stoffel, Jr

Quotes on being calm as you go through life

88. “With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” -Gustav Mahler

89. “Calm mind brings inner strength and self-confidence, so that’s very important for good health.” -Dalai Lama

90. “There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.” -Willa Cather

91. “Win or lose, just stay calm.” -Mirko Cro Cop

92. “Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.” -Martin Luther

93. “Mistakes and pressure are inevitable; the secret to getting past them is to stay calm.” -Travis Bradberry

94. “Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don’t just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It’s a daily struggle.” -Jackee Harry

95. “When adversity strikes, that’s when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.” -LL Cool J

96. “There’s a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.” -Dennis Prager

97. “You have to be strong and calm to overcome difficult moments.” -Dani Alves

98. “Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.” –Simon Sinek

99. “He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.” –Plato

100. “The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.” –Marcus Tullius Cicero

Quotes On Being Calm That Make You Relax And Have Peace

101. “There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.” — Ralph H. Blum

102. “Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.” — Michael Caine

103. “Calmness is the cradle of power.” — Josiah Gilbert Holland

104. “Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” — buddha

105. “Patience is not the ability to wait. Patience is to be calm no matter what happens, constantly take action to turn it to positive growth opportunities, and have faith to believe that it will all work out in the end while you are waiting” — Roy T. Bennett

106. “Calmness is a huge gift. And once you master it, you will be able to respond in a useful way to every difficult situation that decides to walk into your heart.” — Geri Larkin

107. “Remember to preserve a calm soul amid difficulties.” — Horace

108. “Learn to calm down the winds of your mind, and you will enjoy great inner peace.” —  Remez Sasson

109. “They sicken of the calm who know the storm.” — Dorothy Parker

110. “Stillness is where creativity and solutions to problems are found.” — Eckhart Tolle

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Quotes On Being Calm No Matter The Circumstances

111.  “Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together.” — Thomas Carlyle

112. “You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.” — Pema Chodron

113. “Opportunity seldom rises with blood pressure.” — Jarod Kintz

114. “There can be no peace without but through peace within.” —W.E. Channing

115. “Within you, there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.” — Hermann Hesse

116. “Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. God opens millions of flowers every day without forcing their buds.” — Osho

117. “Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.” — Robert Eliot

118. “Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it.” — Brian Tracey

119. “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” — William James

120. “One of the best ways to reduce stress is to accept the things that you cannot control.” — M.P. Neary

Short Quotes On Being Calm To Give You Peace

121. “A calm person knows their business, their words are few, but they tell and looks like it is well planned.” ― Rashid Jorvee

122. “Stillness is a calm soul.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

123. “Keep calm, keep cool.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

124. “The key to a calm mind is to spend some time with oneself.” ― Ashutosh Mishra

125. “The stiller you are, the calmer life is.” ― Rasheed Ogunlaru

126. “What can you learn from a statue? You can learn to stay calm whatever happens!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan

127. “You should keep calm and listen to voice inside you” ― Sunday Adelaja

128. “Do not allow yourself to be aggravated by someone’s anger. Stay calm.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

129. “The peace within can calm every stormy wave.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

130. “Control your anger, be calm.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

Quotes On Being Calm To Make You Feel Relaxed

131. “The measure of wisdom is how calm you are when facing any given situation.” — Naval Ravikant

132. “When you understand something, then it naturally calms you down.” — Naval Ravikant

133. “Once you stop seeking outside what’s already inside, you become free and calm.” — Maxime Lagacé

134. “Next time you have to make a decision, be sure to breathe in and out first.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

135. “You can’t buy a calm mind, you have to earn it.” — Shane Parrish

136. “The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.” — Jules Renard

137. “You can control so much of your state of mind just by breathing.” — Justin Kan

138. “If you want to be effective in business, you need a clear, calm, cool, collected mind.” — Naval Ravikant

139. “The ability to stay calm and polite, even when people upset you, is a superpower.” — Vala Afshar

140. “Having a calm and compassionate mind enables us to use our natural intelligence more effectively.” — Dalai Lama

Being Calm Quotes That Help Bring The Best Out Of You

141. “A wild person with a calm mind can make anything.” ― Eric Maisel

142. “I never lose either win or learn.” ―  Nelson Mandela

143. “No state is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find in it some consolation.” ― Seneca

144. “Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows. It empties today of its strength.” ― Corrie Ten Boom

145. “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ― Oprah Winfrey

146. “The best entrepreneurs aren’t frazzled; they’re not tactic chasers. They’re calm. They’re systematic & they learn to say no.” ― Ramit Sethi

147. “Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.” ― Elizabeth George

148. “The first sign of intelligence is curiosity. The second is staying calm. The third is helping others.” ― Maxime Lagacé

149. “Freedom is a calm mind.” ― Shane Parrish

150. “A fit body, a calm mind, a house full of love. These things cannot be bought – they must be earned.” ― Naval Ravikant

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Being calm not only provides us with emotional well-being, but also has considerable physical implications for us.

Learning to manage our stress and be calm can stave off any number of serious physical problems, mental health issues, and stress-related concerns.

So whenever you feel sad, worried, or agitated, keep these quotes on being calm with you as a reminder.