Audre Lorde Quotes

Even though sometimes you can control your anger, you can't control your sadness.

There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful or greedy. Unless you let him.

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

No reason to be angry. Anger just distracts from the all-encompassing sadness.

Anger and desire for revenge can be a great motivating force. It's either that or you allow it to affect your confidence and that can be crippling.

Anger should never be an overnight guest.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

Anger is like the blade of a butcher knife - very difficult to hold on to for long without harming yourself.

One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.

We need to understand how destructive emotions affect us and constructive emotions can help us, so that we can maintain our peace of mind.

Anger is a fuel. You need fuel to launch a rocket. But if all you have is fuel without any complex internal mechanism directing it, you don't have a rocket. You have a bomb

The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.

Throughout the ordeal, I learned that getting mad was easier than being sad. Anger was something I could control. I could settle into an easy rhythm of blame and hate. Focus my energy on something than the ache in my heart.

I'd rather deal with anger than apathy.

To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion.

Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us.

Everyone wants a happy life without difficulties or suffering. We create many of the problems we face. No one intentionally creates problems, but we tend to be slaves to powerful emotions like anger, hatred and attachment that are based on misconceived projections about people and things. We need to find ways of reducing these emotions by eliminating the ignorance that underlies them and applying opposing forces.

I'm very blessed that I have a healthy temper. I can become quite angry and burning in anger, but I have never been bitter. Bitterness is a corrosive, terrible acid. It just eats you and makes you sick.

Anger is one of the most common and destructive delusions, and it afflicts our mind almost every day. To solve the problem of anger, we first need to recognize the anger within our mind, acknowledge how it harms both ourself and others, and appreciate the benefits of being patient in the face of difficulties.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.

I don't want to be the angry guy.