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"The Anger Management Tour was another beautiful thing. I loved that tour."

"The Anger Management Tour was another beautiful thing. I loved that tour."

Obie Trice, American Musician

Anger, Management

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"As the plane got closer to Miami, I had this terrible feeling he was dying. Maybe he was telling me that he was going. I felt anger, panic, despair and helplessness."

"As the plane got closer to Miami, I had this terrible feeling he was dying. Maybe he was telling me that he was going. I felt anger, panic, despair and helplessness."

Robin Gibb, English Musician

Anger, Despair, Dying, Feeling

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"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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"He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor."

"He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor."

Sarah Bernhardt, French Actress

Anger, Actor, Being, Feeling

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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

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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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"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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"Anger is implanted in us as sort of sting, to make us gnash with our teeth against the devil, to make us vehement against him, not to set us in array against each other."

"Anger is implanted in us as sort of sting, to make us gnash with our teeth against the devil, to make us vehement against him, not to set us in array against each other."

Richard Savage, English Poet

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"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive."

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive."

Lee Iacocca, American Businessman

Anger, Positive, Adversity, Energy

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"Scummer, pox and wound rot!" roared Tunstall, slamming his fist down on the bed. "Gods cursed the pig-tarsed mammering craven currish beef-witted bum-licking gut-griping louts that did this to me! May every flea, leech and hookworm in all creation find and feast upon them!"

"Scummer, pox and wound rot!" roared Tunstall, slamming his fist down on the bed. "Gods cursed the pig-tarsed mammering craven currish beef-witted bum-licking gut-griping louts that did this to me! May every flea, leech and hookworm in all creation find and feast upon them!"

Tamora Pierce, American Author

Anger, Truth, Expression, Power

36

"The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion."

"The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion."

Bodhidharma, Indian Leader

Anger, Delusion, Greed, Infinite

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"There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major element of humiliation. But it really does seem like a medical condition of shock and horror."

"There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major element of humiliation. But it really does seem like a medical condition of shock and horror."

Nicholas D. Kristof, American Writer

Anger, Medical, Women, Horror

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"I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really don't have a good life."

"I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really don't have a good life."

Willie Mays, American Athlete

Anger, Life, Sports, Time

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"He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him."

"He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him."

B. C. Forbes, Scottish Journalist

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"I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun working in what was called anger management. It was a painful and awful moment."

"I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun working in what was called anger management. It was a painful and awful moment."

David Soul, American Actor

Anger, Time, Management, Fact

35

"I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control."

"I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control."

Yancy Butler, American Actress

Anger, Money, Time, Control

35

"Our humor turns our anger into a fine art."

"Our humor turns our anger into a fine art."

Mary Kay Blakely, American Author

Anger, Art, Humor

35

"Sarcasm is a manifestation of anger, and anger can make you the puppet of your opponents."

"Sarcasm is a manifestation of anger, and anger can make you the puppet of your opponents."

Wayne Gerard Trotman, British Author

Anger, Sarcasm, Control, Emotion

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"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Anger, Delay, Statesman

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"Don't lose yourself in anger, Mac. It's gasoline. You can burn it as fuel, or you can use it to torch everything you care about and end up standing on a scorched battlefield, with everybody dead, even you - only your body doesn't have the good grace to quit breathing."

"Don't lose yourself in anger, Mac. It's gasoline. You can burn it as fuel, or you can use it to torch everything you care about and end up standing on a scorched battlefield, with everybody dead, even you - only your body doesn't have the good grace to quit breathing."

Karen Marie Moning, American Author

Anger, Control, Emotion, Consequence

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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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"There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively."

"There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively."

Wayne Dyer, American Psychologist

Anger, Nothing, Wrong

34

"The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger."

"The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in anger."

Nigel Mansell, British Athlete

Anger, Car, Time, Commitment

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"Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you."

"Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you."

G. M. Trevelyan, English Historian

Anger, Control, Madness, Passion

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"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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"When a lady condescends to apologise, there is no keeping one's anger."

"When a lady condescends to apologise, there is no keeping one's anger."

Anne Bronte, British Novelist

Anger, Emotion, Respect, Life

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"Fear is the only true enemy, born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate."

"Fear is the only true enemy, born of ignorance and the parent of anger and hate."

Edward Albert, American Actor

Anger, Fear, Enemy, Hate

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"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."

"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."

Buddha, Indian Leader

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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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"I guess lyrically they're similar because they're talking about escaping the kind of misery that likes company. 'The Last One Alive,' for me, is very simple. It's just about alienation, really, that causes anger."

"I guess lyrically they're similar because they're talking about escaping the kind of misery that likes company. 'The Last One Alive,' for me, is very simple. It's just about alienation, really, that causes anger."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

Anger, Alienation, Causes, Company

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"As an artist you have to have a certain amount of arrogance."

"As an artist you have to have a certain amount of arrogance."

Kim Weston, American Photographer

Anger, Arrogance, Artist

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"When there is no connection at all between people, then anger is a way of bringing them closer together, of making contact. But when there is a great deal of connectedness that is problematic or threatening or unacknowledged, then anger is a way of keeping people separate, of putting distance between us."

"When there is no connection at all between people, then anger is a way of bringing them closer together, of making contact. But when there is a great deal of connectedness that is problematic or threatening or unacknowledged, then anger is a way of keeping people separate, of putting distance between us."

Audre Lorde, American Poet

Anger, Connection, Truth, Wisdom

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"Have you everhad so much to saythat your mouth closed up tightstruggling to harnessthe nuclear forcecoalescing within your words?Have you everhad so many thoughtschurning inside you that you didn'tdare let them escapein case they blew you wide open?Have you everbeen so angry that youcouldn't look in the mirrorfor fear of finding the face of evilglaring back at you?"

"Have you everhad so much to saythat your mouth closed up tightstruggling to harnessthe nuclear forcecoalescing within your words?Have you everhad so many thoughtschurning inside you that you didn'tdare let them escapein case they blew you wide open?Have you everbeen so angry that youcouldn't look in the mirrorfor fear of finding the face of evilglaring back at you?"

Ellen Hopkins, American Novelist

Anger, Expression, Silence, Emotion

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"I did not want to put myself on the line, as an Australian playing Britain's greatest comic actor. The fans of Sellers are obsessive, possessive - and aggressive. I did not want to risk their anger - or my own reputation."

"I did not want to put myself on the line, as an Australian playing Britain's greatest comic actor. The fans of Sellers are obsessive, possessive - and aggressive. I did not want to risk their anger - or my own reputation."

Geoffrey Rush, Australian Actor

Anger, Fans, Reputation

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"The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled."

"The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled."

Ross Perot, American Businessman

Anger, Arrogance, Debt, Public

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"The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do."

"The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do."

Wayne Dyer, American Psychologist

Anger, Fear, Anxiety, Stress

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"Us investigators who went out into the field were faced on occasion with a lot of anger, by people saying why has it taken you five or six year to come and see me?"

"Us investigators who went out into the field were faced on occasion with a lot of anger, by people saying why has it taken you five or six year to come and see me?"

Tony Greig, South African Athlete

Anger, People, Saying

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"What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, personal gut performance."

"What starts the process, really, are laughs and slights and snubs when you are a kid. If your anger is deep enough and strong enough, you learn that you can change those attitudes by excellence, personal gut performance."

Richard M. Nixon, American President

Anger, Change, Performance, Deep

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"It's a very difficult thing for people to accept, seeing women act out anger on the screen. We're more accustomed to seeing men expressing rage and women crying."

"It's a very difficult thing for people to accept, seeing women act out anger on the screen. We're more accustomed to seeing men expressing rage and women crying."

Rebecca De Mornay, American Actress

Anger, Men, Women, People

31

"When anger rushes unrestrained to action, like a hot steed, it stumbles on its way. The man of thought strikes deepest and strikes safely."

"When anger rushes unrestrained to action, like a hot steed, it stumbles on its way. The man of thought strikes deepest and strikes safely."

Richard Savage, English Poet

Anger, Thought, Action, Man

31

"Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we can't do, fear or even disgust at growing old."

"Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we can't do, fear or even disgust at growing old."

Rowan Williams, English Theologian

Anger, Time, Fear, Culture

31

"My hatred is a thousand times more powerful than all your good intentions."

"My hatred is a thousand times more powerful than all your good intentions."

Jim Goad, Australian Author

Anger, Hatred, Intentions

31

"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

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"Deep down, my mom had long suspected I was gay... Much of her anger and hurt came from her sense of betrayal that she was the last to be told."

"Deep down, my mom had long suspected I was gay... Much of her anger and hurt came from her sense of betrayal that she was the last to be told."

Chastity Bono, American Celebrity

Anger, Mom, Betrayal, Deep

31

"It is only with burning anger that we can speak of this attack by counter-revolutionary reactionary elements against the capital of our country, against our people's democratic order and the power of the working class."

"It is only with burning anger that we can speak of this attack by counter-revolutionary reactionary elements against the capital of our country, against our people's democratic order and the power of the working class."

Janos Kadar, Hungarian Statesman

Anger, Power, People, Class

30

"There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds."

"There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds."

Allen Boyd, American Politician

Anger, Work, Bitterness, Wounds

30

"Every child senses, with all the horse sense that's in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be."

"Every child senses, with all the horse sense that's in him, that any parent is angry inside when children misbehave and they dread more the anger that is rarely or never expressed openly, wondering how awful it might be."

Benjamin Spock, American Scientist

Anger, Children, Sense, Senses

30

"Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of friendships and the need to rely upon the very people I'd abused."

"Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of friendships and the need to rely upon the very people I'd abused."

Luke Ford, Australian Writer

Anger, Life, People, Acting

30

"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

30

"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

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