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" Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend. "

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" Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong. "

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" For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. "

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" If your partner is angry with you, recognize that his anger is a misdirected plea for love. Your partner's simply upset because he feels something you said or did was a sign of not loving him enough. "

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" There are people still in the Republican Party that I believe practice the communication of anger, of disappointment, of regret, of pain, of sorrow, of suffering. That's not what the American people want to hear. "

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