We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

You don’t have to give way to careless speech or complaining. You don’t have to let your feelings get in the way of what God wants to do in your life.

I shouldn’t be near Vegas and have money in my pocket.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

I’ve had no problem harnessing anger.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter. To be on that list, you have to love me for my strengths and struggles.

He best keeps from anger who remembers that God is always looking upon him.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

I don’t think I get that upset over things.

I can resist everything except temptation.

Mandela’s heroism is the heroism of a man who suffered so badly for what he thought of as freedom. And yet when he had the upper hand he has this incredible self-control and these incredible leadership qualities.

In terms of my involvement in ‚don’t ask, don’t tell‘ and marriage equality and anti-bullying and social emotional learning in schools – these are all things that arise out of my relationship with the world and with my fans.

I’ve never fought with anyone. A lot of people talk to me, and they’re like, ‚Oh, you would have been fighting all the time when you were younger,‘ but I’m like, ‚I never fought with anyone because I always knew that if I hurt myself, I might lose important time in my cricket career,‘ so I never got into any fight, ever in my life.

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

A disagreement or incident involving someone who’s not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier, is something that should roll off your shoulders. Save the effort for resolving conflicts with the people you cherish.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.

I believe it is universally understood and acknowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise.

Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.

Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.

Adultery is the application of democracy to love.

It is hard to contend against one’s heart’s desire; for whatever it wishes to have it buys at the cost of soul.

We gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

‚Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.

I was an only child, and Mother was always right with me all my life. I used to get very angry at her when I was growing up-it’s a natural thing.

Of two evils, choose neither.

I don’t ever make moves under pressure.

He that would be angry and sin not, must not be angry with anything but sin.

If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

I’m entirely interested in people, and also other creatures and beings, but especially in people, and I tend to read them by emotional field more than anything. So I have a special interest in what they’re thinking and who they are and who’s hiding behind those eyes and how did he get there, and what’s the story, really?

Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.

I understand aggressiveness in only one way: being prepared to hurt yourself, not someone else.

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

Anyone who seeks to destroy the passions instead of controlling them is trying to play the angel.

One of the key qualities a leader must possess is the ability to detach from the chaos, mayhem, and emotions in a situation and make good, clear decisions based on what is actually happening.

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

When you get angry, your options narrow.

Kids who have an understanding of how and why their feelings are what they are are much more likely to talk to us about what’s happening, and they have better skills to work it out.

Forgiveness is not a feeling – it’s a decision we make because we want to do what’s right before God. It’s a quality decision that won’t be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.

I want to be a man who is truthful and who won’t let pride get in the way of my ripping myself open to my partner and saying, ‚Here I am. This is me.‘ I feel there’s something powerful when a man reaches a point in his life when he can be completely vulnerable.

It’s easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn’t a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I hold a lot of things in. I’m always making sure everybody is okay. I usually don’t rage; I usually don’t curse. So for me, it’s a great thing to be able to scream and say whatever I want.

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.

A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them.

Why should it be essential to love rarely in order to love much?

If you’re put on a pedestal, you’re supposed to behave yourself like a pedestal type of person. Pedestals actually have a limited circumference. Not much room to move around.

We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.

I think it is the height of ignorance to believe that the sexual act is an independent function necessary like sleeping or eating. Seeing, therefore, that I did not desire more children, I began to strive after self-control. There was endless difficulty in the task.

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

I’ve stopped drinking, but only while I’m asleep.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Use, do not abuse… neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Obstinacy is the result of the will forcing itself into the place of the intellect.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.