J. D. Salinger Quotes

My father said once that if I didn't have my mother's ginger hair, I wouldn't blush or curse as easily. Which I though was unfair. I hardly ever curse or blush, even though I've had plenty of days that required both.

We must interpret a bad temper as a sign of inferiority.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

I don't think of Bush as a particularly angry person - if anything, he has a facility for not harboring grudges, for letting things roll off of his back after momentarily bristling.

Success in investing doesn't correlate with I.Q. once you're above the level of 25. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing.

My parents are very similar to me.

I have always been like this. I take after my father. I'm just chill.

Characters in a book are very much like personalities divvied up within a family. In the end, it all averages out to a sort of overall averageness.

A lot of my family are redheads, but I'm a dark blonde.

My focus has always been: I can be an incredibly conservative, principled idea person, but that doesn't mean I have to shout at people.

The irony is that Washington was, in reality, very much like Benedict Arnold. The big difference was that Washington was ultimately able to control his emotions, something Arnold never learned to do.

My mom is very calm and quiet, so I think I got that from her. Because my dad is passionate and loud... It was always interesting, and I really enjoyed that my parents always included us in their lives.

All my family look Irish. They act Irish. My sister even has red hair... it's crazy. I'm the one that doesn't seem Irish. None of the kids in my family, my siblings, speak with an Irish accent... we've never lived there full-time; we weren't born there. We just go there once or twice a year. It's weird. Our parents sound Irish, but we don't.

I am a mix of both my parents. Like my father, I don't let my dreams die; I'm shy and respect women. However, if I am pushed against the wall, I attack like my mother.

Kobe has a different temperament than me. We're both competitive, but he was much more outspoken. I would let anything roll off me. Nothing bothered me. I never complained.

Mum's side of the family are daft, beautiful and brilliant.

My personality is more like my mother's. She was fiery. She had more of a temper. I always thought she had enough determination that she could do anything. She could fix anything. I think all children need that feeling from their parents.

I have always said that I cannot do a show like 'Bigg Boss' because it's not my cup of tea. I am a very short-tempered girl.

The combination between the speed, personality, and being able to temper your emotions in both directions is a great ingredient.

I have five kids, and people can say 'nature versus nurture,' but it is nature! Nurture has so little to do with it. I have five kids, and there are five totally different people in my house.

I would say I had anger-management issues, to be honest with you. But it was only on the football field.

Most of my mannerisms come from my Mum, who is quite a funny, witty, chatty person. My Dad was very shy.

He doesn’t anger easily. This is good. (Takeshi) Yes, I’m more of a simmer slowly until it boils over and ruins everything kind of man. (Acheron)

Character and intelligence are the poles you talent spins on, displaying your gifts.

It takes me a long time to lose my temper, but once lost I could not find it with a dog.