Peter McWilliams Quotes

I have a pretty bad temper. But you have to really push me to see it. But everybody has their things.

I have to say that anger is the blanket that comes around me, and that blunts and blurs my sense of proportion.

I'm too mature to be angry.

Anger is a valid emotion. It's only bad when it takes control and makes you do things you don't want to do.

My manners have always been the first thing to go when I get upset, and some people say that they stopped coming back a long time ago.​

For he who gives no fuel to fire puts it out, and likewise he who does not in the beginning nurse his wrath and does not puff himself up with anger takes precautions against it and destroys it.

It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger. Like a fireman, we have to pour water on the blaze first and not waste time looking for the one who set the house on fire. "Breathing in, I know that I am angry. Breathing out, I know that I must put all my energy into caring for my anger." So we avoid thinking about the other person, and we refrain from doing or saying anything as long as our anger persists. If we put all our mind into observing our anger, we will avoid doing any damage that we may regret later.

I don't think I get angry.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down.

I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.

I still have a temper, I suppose.

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?

I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.

To rule one's anger is well; to prevent it is better.

Get into the habit of always speaking calmly to everyone. This will prevent you from anger, a serious character flaw…

Every now and then I get angry, but fortunately, when I do, it's like watching a little dog try to attack something - it's something I'm not very good at.

Some people can vent their anger, take a breath, and let it go, but I wasn't one of them.

I have a temper, and it can flare from time to time, but as I've gotten older and more experienced, I think I use it in a controlled way. Oftentimes, I'm acting.

You see all the movies where people say, 'Don't fight out of anger'? They say that for a reason.

Unfortunately, I have a temper. I tend to flare up once in a while.

Anger can be a good thing. It's a mechanism that your brain uses to get you out of situations that are bad for you. But in terms of leading a peaceful life, it is not very productive.

You have to control your anger - you can't be a baby when you lose.

Now I've come to a place where I believe that anger doesn't really make me a better actor.