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Anger Quotes

"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

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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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"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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"I share the anger, but, ultimately, to govern this country, it takes more than anger. It takes experience. It takes positions that reflect the best values of the American people."

"I share the anger, but, ultimately, to govern this country, it takes more than anger. It takes experience. It takes positions that reflect the best values of the American people."

Joe Lieberman, American Politician

Anger, Experience, People, Values

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"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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"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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"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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"Pent-up anger is oftentimes more destructive than a good quarrel."

"Pent-up anger is oftentimes more destructive than a good quarrel."

Kilroy J. Oldster, American Author

Anger, Destruction, Emotion, Conflict

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"People have said I'm the candidate of anger. Well, we have a right to be angry. We lost 3 million jobs. We lost our place as the moral leader of the world."

"People have said I'm the candidate of anger. Well, we have a right to be angry. We lost 3 million jobs. We lost our place as the moral leader of the world."

Howard Dean, American Politician

Anger, Leader, People, Jobs

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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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"Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger."

"Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger."

Nancy Friday, American Author

Anger, Society, Women, Pretty

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"I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love."

"I've purged myself of bitterness and anger and remained open to love."

Tatum O'Neal, American Actress

Anger, Love, Bitterness, Open

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"The anger that appears to be building up between the sexes becomes more virulent with every day that passes. And far from women taking the blame... the fact is that men are invariably portrayed as the bad guys. Being a good man is like being a good Nazi."

"The anger that appears to be building up between the sexes becomes more virulent with every day that passes. And far from women taking the blame... the fact is that men are invariably portrayed as the bad guys. Being a good man is like being a good Nazi."

Dave Thomas, American Businessman

Anger, Men, Women, Being

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"In the heat of our campaigns, we have all become accustomed to a little anger and exaggeration. Yet, on the whole, our political process has served us well."

"In the heat of our campaigns, we have all become accustomed to a little anger and exaggeration. Yet, on the whole, our political process has served us well."

Edmund S. Muskie, American Politician

Anger, Exaggeration

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"Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest."

"Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest."

Pope Paul VI, Italian Clergyman

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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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"There is not in nature, a thing that makes man so deformed, so beastly, as doth intemperate anger."

"There is not in nature, a thing that makes man so deformed, so beastly, as doth intemperate anger."

Alan Bleasdale, British Dramatist

Anger, Nature, Man

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"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 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

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"The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes."

"The anger in the Brigade against those who fought the Republic in the rear was sharpened by reports of weapons, even tanks, being kept from the front and hidden for treacherous purposes."

Bill Alexander, American Politician

Anger, Being, Weapons

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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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"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'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

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"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

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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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"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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"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

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"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

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"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

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"Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness."

"Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

Anger, Insecurity, Loneliness, Self

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"What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels."

"What I needed most was to love and to be loved, eager to be caught. Happily I wrapped those painful bonds around me; and sure enough, I would be lashed with the red-hot pokers or jealousy, by suspicions and fear, by burst of anger and quarrels."

Saint Augustine, Algerian Saint

Anger, Love, Fear, Jealousy

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"In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves."

"In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves."

Buddha, Indian Leader

Anger, Truth, Controversy

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

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

Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Statesman

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"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

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"My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual."

"My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual."

Phyllis Diller, American Comedian

Anger, Business, Kitchen, Sound

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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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"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

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"I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise."

"I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise."

Mickey Rourke, American Actor

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"At the time, 1980, people regarded actresses involved with production with a certain amount of fear, resentment and anger."

"At the time, 1980, people regarded actresses involved with production with a certain amount of fear, resentment and anger."

Jacqueline Bisset, English Actress

Anger, Time, People, Fear

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"Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound."

"Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound."

Ford Frick, American Journalist

Anger, Decision, Sound, Temper

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"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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"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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"Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear."

"Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear."

Zora Neale Hurston, American Dramatist

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"Another night, I dreamed I saw my father sweeping out the barn floor clean, and would not suffer the wheat to be brought in the barn. He appeared to me to be in anger."

"Another night, I dreamed I saw my father sweeping out the barn floor clean, and would not suffer the wheat to be brought in the barn. He appeared to me to be in anger."

Joanna Southcott, English Celebrity

Anger, Father, Night

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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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"Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey."

"Fantastic tyrant of the amorous heart. How hard thy yoke, how cruel thy dart. Those escape your anger who refuse your sway, and those are punished most, who most obey."

Matthew Prior, English Poet

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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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"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

Buddha, Indian Leader

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