Joni Mitchell Quotes

I'm not always angry. In fact, I think I usually go out of my way to try to find roles that don't seem to be like me.

I don't want to be the angry guy.

Sometimes I walk into a situation and know someone is going to provoke me, and I just simply refuse to be provoked.

Angry or not. It's a human emotion. But you can't walk around being angry all the time. What a dull person you'd have to be!

Anger can be a good thing. It's a mechanism that your brain uses to get you out of situations that are bad for you. But in terms of leading a peaceful life, it is not very productive.

I used to be an angry person.

I was never a bad guy, never got in trouble. It's just that I played with anger and I was aggressive or I really never smiled.

I feel like we sometimes let our emotions and anger get in the way.

Even in my personal life, I can't bear to have bad feelings.

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.

I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

I don't think I get angry.

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.

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.

I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.

I was once a fairly angry person.

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.

The Green Lanterns are very forward and very courageous, very forceful. The Red Lanterns are out of control, and they're not in their right mind because when we're angry or in rage, we say things and we do things we wouldn't normally do.

I try to keep away exterior events that are going to make me do something negative internally to myself.

I don't like to get angry. It doesn't make me feel good. It is very human, but it's also a loss of control, and I like to have that kind of control.

Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.

Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.

I still have a temper, I suppose.

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