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Anger Quotes

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Anger, Delay, Statesman

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"The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself."

"The fear really hits you. That's what you feel first. And then it's the anger and frustration. Part of the problem is how little we understand about the ultimate betrayal of the body when it rebels against itself."

Charles Bronson, American Actor

Anger, Fear, Betrayal, Body

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"I also had to work through the violation of my date rape, my unhealthy relationships with men, my anger toward the people involved in the scandal, and those who exploited me afterwards."

"I also had to work through the violation of my date rape, my unhealthy relationships with men, my anger toward the people involved in the scandal, and those who exploited me afterwards."

Donna Rice, American Celebrity

Anger, Work, Men, People

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"I think my passion is misinterpreted as anger sometimes. And I don't think people are ready for the message that I'm delivering, and delivering with a sense of violent love."

"I think my passion is misinterpreted as anger sometimes. And I don't think people are ready for the message that I'm delivering, and delivering with a sense of violent love."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

Anger, Love, People, Passion

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"Men make angry music and it's called rock-and-roll; women include anger in their vocabulary and suddenly they're angry and militant."

"Men make angry music and it's called rock-and-roll; women include anger in their vocabulary and suddenly they're angry and militant."

Ani DiFranco, American Musician

Anger, Men, Music, Women

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"Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady they neither of them care for."

"Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady they neither of them care for."

Edward F. Halifax, British Statesman

Anger, Men, Religion, Care

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"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten."

"Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten."

John Dryden, English Poet

Anger, Thoughts, Mind, Resentment

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"Keep cool; anger is not an argument."

"Keep cool; anger is not an argument."

Daniel Webster, American Statesman

Anger, Argument

14

"For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again."

"For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again."

Paula Cole, American Musician

Anger, Music, Compassion, Luck

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"Life is precious and there's not a lot of room for anger."

"Life is precious and there's not a lot of room for anger."

Fran Drescher, American Actress

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"Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation."

"Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation."

Martha Beck, American Author

Anger, Children, Grief, Guilt

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"An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason."

"An angry man is again angry with himself when he returns to reason."

Publilius Syrus, Roman Writer

Anger, Man, Reason

14

"The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger."

"The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Anger, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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"Never be too angry beyond repairs. Anger is nothing good to be part of your tributes. Are you angry with someone? The sun is sinking, just drop it now."

"Never be too angry beyond repairs. Anger is nothing good to be part of your tributes. Are you angry with someone? The sun is sinking, just drop it now."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Anger, Regret, Failure, Emotions

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"Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love."

"Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love."

George Eliot, British Author

Anger, Love, Jealousy, Sight

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"Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the shape of consistency of enduring hatred."

"Anger may be kindled in the noblest breasts: but in these slow droppings of an unforgiving temper never takes the shape of consistency of enduring hatred."

M. Kathleen Casey, American Judge

Anger, Consistency, Hatred, May

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"All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and inadequate provocation, and when it continues long."

"All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and inadequate provocation, and when it continues long."

Wilson Mizner, American Dramatist

Anger, Scripture

13

"You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome,Knew you not Pompey?"

"You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things!O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome,Knew you not Pompey?"

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

Anger, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"I think I would cope like anyone copes with any tragedy. I'm sure I would be very upset for a while and then there would come a point where I would either have to stay in this place of darkness and anger, or I'd have to accept that it happened."

"I think I would cope like anyone copes with any tragedy. I'm sure I would be very upset for a while and then there would come a point where I would either have to stay in this place of darkness and anger, or I'd have to accept that it happened."

Jason Ritter, American Actor

Anger, Darkness, Tragedy

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"The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves."

"The intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves."

John Dryden, English Poet

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"If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him."

"If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him."

Howard Staunton, English Celebrity

Anger, Decision, Quitting, Umpire

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"When you are angry you will find that you have lost yourself. You have lost yourself to outside forces. Your actions are no longer seeking to benefit your life. You must center yourself, allow yourself to calm down and postpone the making of decisions to a time when you have stabilized."

"When you are angry you will find that you have lost yourself. You have lost yourself to outside forces. Your actions are no longer seeking to benefit your life. You must center yourself, allow yourself to calm down and postpone the making of decisions to a time when you have stabilized."

Avina Celeste, American Writer

Anger, Loss, Self, Calm

13

"Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace."

"Our second phase was to develop a school curriculum that teaches tolerance, respect for differences, conflict resolution, anger management, and other attributes of peace."

Eddie Bernice Johnson, American Politician

Anger, Peace, Management, Conflict

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"I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of."

"I accrued anger from people's low opinion of me and my work, and for the work I might be capable of."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

Anger, Work, People, Opinion

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"Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do."

"Guilt is anger directed at ourselves - at what we did or did not do. Resentment is anger directed at others - at what they did or did not do."

Peter McWilliams, American Writer

Anger, Guilt, Resentment

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"When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans."

"When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans."

Margaret J. Wheatley, American Writer

Anger, Fear, Aggression

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"My anger with the US was not at first, that they had used that weapon - although that anger came later."

"My anger with the US was not at first, that they had used that weapon - although that anger came later."

Wilfred Burchett, Australian Journalist

12

"Bosnia is under my skin. It's the place you cannot leave behind. I was obsessed by the nightmare of it all; there was this sense of guilt, and an anger that has become something much deeper over these last years."

"Bosnia is under my skin. It's the place you cannot leave behind. I was obsessed by the nightmare of it all; there was this sense of guilt, and an anger that has become something much deeper over these last years."

Paddy Ashdown, British Politician

Anger, Guilt, Sense, Skin

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"Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed."

"Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed."

Edgar Rice Burroughs, American Writer

Anger, Love, Contempt, Hate

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"Anger is a transient hatred; or at least very like it."

"Anger is a transient hatred; or at least very like it."

Robert South, English Clergyman

12

"Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously."

"Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously."

Marie de France, French Poet

12

"It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either."

"It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either."

Wayne Dyer, American Psychologist

Anger, Power, Time, Laughter

12

"The anger of lovers renews their love."

"The anger of lovers renews their love."

Terence, Roman Writer

Anger, Love, Lovers

12

"With Stacy, it was interesting because you know he was within all this chaos, all these different lives that were so broken and so much anger and so much frustration and their skating came out of that, their different styles came out of that."

"With Stacy, it was interesting because you know he was within all this chaos, all these different lives that were so broken and so much anger and so much frustration and their skating came out of that, their different styles came out of that."

John Robinson, American Football Coach

Anger, Chaos, Frustration

12

"The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do."

"The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do."

Horace, Roman Poet

Anger, Temper, Will

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"I feel something hot and violent writhing in my stomach. I want to hurt them. I stare at my eyes in the mirror. I want so, so I will."

"I feel something hot and violent writhing in my stomach. I want to hurt them. I stare at my eyes in the mirror. I want so, so I will."

Veronica Roth, American Author

Anger, Violence, Revenge, Emotion, Reflection

12

"My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."

"My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires."

Beverly Sills, American Musician

Anger, Life, God, Brothers

12

"The anger that Uncle Junior has comes from my background. My father was the son of an Italian immigrant, and I've seen the fire of the Italian temperament. It can be explosive sometimes in ways that are both funny and tragic."

"The anger that Uncle Junior has comes from my background. My father was the son of an Italian immigrant, and I've seen the fire of the Italian temperament. It can be explosive sometimes in ways that are both funny and tragic."

Dominic Chianese, American Actor

Anger, Funny, Father, Son

12

"Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time? When you're feeling festive?"

"Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time? When you're feeling festive?"

Roseanne Barr, American Actress

Anger, Time, Children, Experts

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"Like fragile ice anger passes away in time."

"Like fragile ice anger passes away in time."

Ovid, Roman Poet

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"Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind."

"Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind."

Robert Green Ingersoll, American Lawyer

Anger, Mind, Wind

11

"Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger."

"Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger."

Gary Oldman, English Actor

Anger, Family, Money, Fire

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"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses."

"It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses."

William Arthur Ward, American Writer

Anger, People, Answers, Excuses

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"Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution."

"Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution."

Barbara Deming, American Author

Anger, Change, Determination, Affliction

11

"I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry."

"I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry."

Maxine Waters, American Politician

Anger, Right, Want, Wrong

11

"Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on."

"Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on."

Alice Duer Miller, American Poet

Anger, Forgiveness, Faces

11

"You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates."

"You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Anger, Losing, Opponents

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"Expressing anger is a form of public littering."

"Expressing anger is a form of public littering."

Willard Gaylin, American Scientist

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"Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately."

"Wise anger is like fire from a flint: there is great ado to get it out; and when it does come, it is out again immediately."

Edward Everett Hale, American Clergyman

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"Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world."

"Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world."

William Shenstone, English Poet

Anger, Power, Control, Force

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