Dalai Lama Quotes

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.

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

My anger is constructive.

There's a part of me that is angry. Not in the sense of, "Gee, George is an angry guy!" I mean, anyone who's been with me five minutes, five years, whatever, they would tell you they've rarely seen me in a moment of anger. Yes, I can become highly irritated in a line that's moving slowly, or with a clerk who's incompetent. But I don't yell. I don't get rude. I am clear about what I expect. In a store, my mother always told me, "Ask for the manager immediately. It changes the tone of the conversation."

I've had no problem harnessing anger.

I get angry real quick, but I also cool down just as fast. Albanians don't want to deal with anything in the moment.

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don't feel like I'm terrible about it.

If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.

Sometimes I yell, sometimes I raise my voice. I am trying to do it less, because it's not always attractive. It's not always the right thing to do.

If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably not going to be good press for me and probably be bad just because I'm angry. Just be open and pleasant.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.

My mum calls my temper 'Devilman.' They say you calm down with age, but I don't know. It never goes away.

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me.

As it turns out, as an adult I can have a very unpleasant, fierce and unforgiving temper at times. But I don't think I had that when I was a kid.

I still have a temper, I suppose.

At home, a man is entitled to raise his voice maybe once a year, if something really gets under his skin. At work, it's different. I raise my voice all the time. Not out of malice, but to get things right. It's never personal.

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

I have been to anger management twice. After the first session the lady was like, 'Baby, you don't seem that angry at all. You seem like a really nice guy.'

Consider, when you are enraged at any one, what you would probably think if he should die during the dispute.

Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. It's just figuring out what to do with it.

I have a terrible temper. I have absolutely no problem with getting shouty or a bit physical. It's not something I'm pleased about and it doesn't happen very often, but it's very much there.

Unpleasant reading on the subject of anger tells us that there's not really anything wrong with it. In limited amounts. It can even be a good thing. A pressure valve.

Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.