When the odds are hopeless, when all seems to be lost, then is the time to be calm, to make a show of authority—at least of indifference.
“The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. To worry is to add another hazard. It retards reactions, makes one unfit. Hamlet would have been a bad aviator. He worried too much.”
“Grace under pressure.”
“Take things always by their smooth handle.”