John Malkovich Quotes

Men are like steel. When they lose their temper, they lose their worth.

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

I've only lost my temper three times in my whole life.

One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end.

Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.

I have a fierce temper. I've mastered it over the years, but when I'm angry, no one can force me to do anything I don't want to.

I am one of those people who are really short-tempered, but I don't lose it unless it is justified.

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

He that will be angry for anything will be angry for nothing.

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

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.

I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.

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

I got a temper. But part of my role is to steady the ship. That's just to try to control your emotions.

If I was very high-strung, I probably would've knocked a few people out by now, and, you know, you would have seen a bad side of me that probably, hopefully, I'll never show.

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

Lose your temper and you lose the fight.

Stay, my lord, And let your reason with your choler question What 'tis you go about: to climb steep hills Requires slow pace at first: anger is like A full-hot horse, who being allow'd his way, Self-mettle tires him. Not a man in England Can advise me like you: be to yourself As you would to your friend.

I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a backbone, but I don't feel like I'm terrible about it.

To lose your temper is only useful once a year.

I've struggled so hard to reign in my temper because it actually terrifies me.

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

I was pretty hot-tempered all through school. I remember my high school basketball coach telling me: 'Boy, if you don't learn to control that temper, you're gonna kill somebody.'

The deferring of anger is the best antidote to anger.

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