Emma Thompson Quotes

I don't get angry very often, but there have been times when I have been frustrated with myself, maybe after playing a bad shot, after getting out, I have done some damage to some equipment of mine. Once or twice in the course of 20 years - I think you can allow me that at least.

Sometimes for me not throwing a tantrum is what running a marathon or swimming the English Channel must be like for others of a less-challenging emotional nature.

Some people say that in stressful situations I can seem unflappable, and I think that's partly because I'm always kind of internally flapped.

I'm more comfortable with whatever's wrong with me than my father was whenever he felt he failed or didn't measure up to the standard he set.

We all have our ways of handling fear and managing trying; jumping in or climbing down, a direct approach or a delay, joyful or miserable, a spirit of adventure, or God help me, get this thing over with.

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

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

If I'm uncomfortable, you'd never know.

My mood depends on how I treat my toothbrushes. Being a skipper is a strenuous job, and when you are going through a rough phase, obviously you start taking out your frustration. You can't take it out on anyone: you can't take it out on your teammates or your wife. The only person that is left is your toothbrush.

I snap at people I love all the time, and that makes me feel bad about myself. I want to be Zen. I am so not Zen. Whatever Zen is, I'm the opposite of it.

I used to be afraid of my temper, but it turns out I don't really have one.

What I work hardest at is just trying to not let things get me crazy.

It's been so long since I've let myself feel anger that I don't just feel it. It covers my mouth and I swallow it down, the taste sharp and metal as though I'm gnawing through foilware.

Uncontrolled temper is soon dissipated on others. Resentment, bitterness, and self-pity build up inside our hearts and eat away at our spiritual lives like a slowly spreading cancer.

I think I was as mentally tough as I've ever been. I felt like I handled the situation both on and off the court extremely well. I felt like I needed to.

My rage outweighs my shame, as always happens when one is really ashamed and knows he ought to be.

Wise people may say what they will, but one passion is never cured by another.

He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his worst enemy.

I argue with myself, get mad at myself, throw myself around the room and then apologize to myself.

The rage is still there but I found the right kind of channel, because it's tied to a love, it's tied to a struggle for justice. And most importantly, for me, it's tied to a recognition that I am a cracked vessel.

Emotional pain makes me want to isolate. Or hit back. It's very tough to rise above my natural inclinations. I'm always working on this.

Anger is my biggest enemy in life.

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

Many an attack of depression is nothing but the expression of regret at having to be virtuous.

Next time you're tempted to be upset, frustrated, offended, remind yourself, it's a part of that ten percent of things in life that you can't control - but you can control how you respond.