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"We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority."

"I know I lost my temper, but I tried to be human along the way."

"It's my rule never to lose me temper till it would be detrimental to keep it."

"Why was it that her temper and her thinking never happened at the same time? Her temper behaved like a glutton sitting in an expensive restaurant ordering a hundred dishes, only to disappear when the bill came due. It left her lucid mind to do dishes."

"I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman."

"I've struggled so hard to reign in my temper because it actually terrifies me."
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"I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life."


"It's definitely an intrinsic part of my makeup that makes me want to see black when everyone else is seeing white."


"I would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female."


"I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving."


"You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to make sure people's bodies and minds are healthy and their morale is cool before you can really go out and play great music."


"Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society."


"I have a lot of very close girlfriends and sisters - I'm from an all female family. My father often quips that even the cat was neutered!"


"At the end of the day, though, the band members have to be strong. It's down to the individuals in the unit. Listen to me, I'm talking like I'm in the army and this is my squadron."
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