H. P. Lovecraft Quotes

If a man does not control his temper, it is a sad admission that he is not in control of his thoughts.

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears.

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.

I lose my temper at home. I try to control my temper at work. Sometimes, if you are under a lot of pressure, you let off some steam, but I also try not to do that because it's unfair to my wife.

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

I've got to control my emotions. When I fight out of emotions, it doesn't end up so well.

As a kid I lost my temper quite easily and tended to look away from the game itself. Now I know how to manage that and get the best out of myself.

Don't you find that in a weak physique it is difficult to control the sex - appetite or anger?

Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.

I used to fly off the handle in everyday life, but I'm a little calmer now.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

I do not allow myself vain regrets or foreboding.

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

The amount of things I want to tweet that I get talked out of? It's probably four times a week. I'm very hotheaded.

You have to fight the green monster with your mind, not your fists.

I don't lose my temper often; about once every twenty years perhaps.

I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if they did, I wouldn't be able to write my novels or paint.

If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen.

I had a temper when I played junior golf and had my clubs taken away for slamming them on the ground. I learned very quickly that I didn't want my clubs taken away from me.

To lose your temper is only useful once a year.

Harry Truman wrote scathing letters, but he almost never sent them.

It's difficult for me to really temper my personality, but I am trying to be a little more sensible about it. If I really lose my temper, I go to my room and scream and shout, but I try not to lose it on people any more. I've never said something mean just like that. I've only said things in retaliation.