Quotes about anger

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress you. He said, when you are pissed off at somebody, and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time — and they'll almost always impress you. And that really stuck with me. I think he's absolutely right on that one.

No one has ever been angry at another human being—we’re only angry at our story of them.

Today, I should think of something about myself that really annoys me, and I should try to change it. Then, when I fail to change it, I can be annoyed by that as well. Then, I can be annoyed about how easily I get annoyed. Then I can get angry.

Nothing makes you madder than wanting to defend yourself against something you can't even get hold of, something the human race is doing to you, but still there's nobody you can grab by the throat.

Anger makes one not only malign but sharp-sighted.

When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.

“Don’t lose your temper,” said Ruell evenly. “It’s your worst fault, except for ignorance.”

When a lady condescends to apologize, there is no keeping one’s anger.

I closed my eyes, put blinders on, and ignored what was too painful to think about. I tried to view my troubles less seriously, and worry less. I tried to curb my temper. Things said in embarrassment and anger are seldom the truth, but are said to hurt and wound the other person. Once said, they can never be taken back.

When you're too mad and too rattled to see straight, you're bound to make mistakes. You can't go on and on for years being miserable about a situation and not have it change you. You get so you can't stand yourself.

If you make your heart into a weapon, you always end up using it on yourself.

When women are angry at men, they call them heartless. When men are angry at women, they call them crazy.