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" It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses. "
William Arthur Ward
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" 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. "
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" Pain is pain, hurt is hurt, fear is fear, anger is anger, and it has no color. "
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" It absolutely helped - to write the father in both 'Juicy' and 'Beasts,' I had to see the whole story from his point of view. All of a sudden I understood more of what my own father must be going through - the fear, the frustration, the anger... the hope that he'll leave a legacy. "
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" I've never felt that anger is a very powerful emotion. "
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" I'm generally slow to anger, quick to forgive, and I take in information before making decisions. So no matter how controversial the decision, my general demeanour is to put on white lab coat and gloves and look at the evidence, weigh the arguments and see what makes sense. "
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" A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. "
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" As much time and effort, emotion, anger, love, joy that you put into another human being, you're not guaranteed to receive that back. And that's OK. That's alright. "
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" Anger is a manifestation of a deeper issue... and that, for me, is based on insecurity, self-esteem and loneliness. "
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" In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost all rational control. Totally without thinking, when my anger was aroused, I grabbed the nearest brick, rock, or stick to bash someone. It was as if I had no conscious will in the matter. "
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" Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding. "
Mahatma Gandhi
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" It's that evil twin part of me that always comes out at the absolute wrong political moment, like a demon possessing my soul; it exhibits itself as an arrogance or disdain or obnoxiousness or meanness or anger or pettiness - all traits that are lethal in politics. "
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" I asked a shrink: 'Everything is so great. Why am I still so angry?' He said, 'Anger doesn't go away.' I always thought it was kind of a good engine. "
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" Something my mum taught me years and years and years ago, is life's just too short to carry around a great bucket-load of anger and resentment and bitterness and hatreds and all that sort of stuff. "
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" The thing that started the peace movement in Ireland was anger - my anger. It wasn't anger; it was fury. "
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" Emotional life grows out of an area of the brain called the limbic system, specifically the amygdala, whence come delight and disgust and fear and anger. "
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" I've got rid of a lot of cynicism and anger. I feel positive about my development, and I just want to carry on making music and building myself as a person. "
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" Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean. "
Maya Angelou
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" President Obama clearly cannot run on his record. All he's offering is more of the same. That's not good. Look at the economy. It's stagnating. And so, what they're now going to try and do is bring this campaign down to little things, distractions, distortions, smear, fear, anger, frustration. "
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" Arguments only confirm people in their own opinions. "
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" I personally do not believe in politics, hatred, or anger in my musical composition. "
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" There's a certain time that when somebody asks you a question, you answer them. I don't think I said anything with venom. If you can express yourself without anger and make it as palatable as you can, that's what you do. "
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" Anger is the most impotent of passions. It effects nothing it goes about, and hurts the one who is possessed by it more than the one against whom it is directed. "
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" I've always turned my anger inwards towards self-destruction. "
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" Love implies anger. The man who is angered by nothing cares about nothing. "
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" It's so rare to see a woman lose control and also gain it back. Women are always told, 'Oh, be in control of your feelings,' and a woman is never allowed to express her anger without being demonised as being PMS-y. "
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" We live in a culture that wants to put a redemptive face on everything, so anger doesn't sit well with any of us. But I think women's anger sits less well than anything else. "
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" Often, overeating is a way to punish yourself for the anger and resentment you're feeling - either at yourself or someone else. "
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" One of the most interesting things about the cognitive theory is the idea that anger and interpersonal conflict ultimately result from a mental con. In other words, you're telling yourself things that aren't entirely true when you're fighting with someone. "
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" Getting angry doesn't solve anything. "
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" A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity. "
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