Koren Zailckas Quotes

Anger is so constructive.

Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. It's just figuring out what to do with it.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

When some people get angry, they turn into victims, but when I get angry, I turn to action.

One reason why it has become harder to promote the beneficial side of emotions such as anger is that the moral vocabulary of good and bad has been replaced by the self-help lexicon of positive and negative thinking.

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

A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real.

When you assume negative intent, you're angry. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed. Your emotional quotient goes up because you are no longer almost random in your response.

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.

I think anger is a good thing.

My anger is constructive.

There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.

Anger, and the self-righteousness that is both the cause and consequence of anger, tends to be easier on the psyche than personal responsibility.

Anger cannot be dishonest.

It's OK to argue with your friends. Guys can do it better than girls, usually, but if you ever get into a fight with a true friend or a spouse or a boyfriend, get it out, fight, be angry for five minutes, and then move past it. Don't let it fester; don't hold a grudge. If you do, that's when it will get worse and worse.

If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.

I like people and get along, and I'm afraid to express my anger and my rage.

It's a joke to think that anyone is one thing. We're all such complex creatures. But if I'm going to be a poster child for anything, anger's a gorgeous emotion. It gets a bad rap, but it can make great changes happen.

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.

People take things too personally - I don't. If someone says something about me, I let it go. But unfortunately, everyone isn't like that. So I'm trying to be more diplomatic - but people always want a headline from me!

I get angry at a principle, not a person.

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me.

I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead.

Your anger is a gift.

When I have an argument with someone, even with someone I am not very close with, I can't sleep at night thinking about it. It's terrible. But I still manage speak out frankly because I have also been gifted with the ability to read people. I can sense when they start to get irritated with me, and then, I shift.