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Temper Quotes


"Few artists can afford artistic temperament."


"I don't lose my temper often; about once every twenty years perhaps."


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



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


"I've struggled so hard to reign in my temper because it actually terrifies me."


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


"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."


"One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end."


"It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy - but he who has shown the better temper."
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