defuse them. Quotes

“Rule 3: ‘Negative’ thoughts are normal. Don’t fight them”

“I defuse everything I can with it. Humor is such a great shield.”

“Way to defuse a situation. It's tough to enjoy a good bloodbath in the middle of a PowerPoint presentation.”

“My father used to say: Son if you are not bright you've got to be methodical (defusing argument when challenged and proved right)”

“If a violent person wishes to attack us, let us send him a gentle phrase as this will defuse his violence.”

“Obama's stern demeanor punctuated by intermittent flashes of his wide, relaxing smile is his greatest weapon in defusing pent-up angst.”

“A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.”

“Working with him was sort of like trying to defuse a bomb with somebody standing behind you and every now and then clashing a pair of cymbals together. In a word, upsetting.”

“The evil and negative thoughts are the time bomb. Whenever that reaches its time, it goes to explode, damaging others, and even yourself. Defuse that, with your best, and positive thoughts, before it explodes.”

“We need time to defuse, to contemplate. Just as in sleep our brains relax and give us dreams, so at some time in the day we need to disconnect, reconnect, and look around us.”