Chris O'Donnell Quotes

I mellowed out; my daughter mellowed me out, and I don't get mad at anyone.

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

In a perfect world, probably we'd never yell, we'd just be firm and dispassionate. But of course, everyone yells at their children.

Getting angry doesn't solve anything.

I think as I have got older, I have got a bit more relaxed, although you might not think that if you heard me screaming at my kids.

I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids.

Losing your patience and your temper isn't the most attractive thing, but as kids get older, you wind up raising your voice.

I don't really get angry any more.

I'm a father of three teenage daughters.

As a father of two children, I am used to seeing kids in the midst of a five-alarm meltdown over the choice of DVD or the necessity of broccoli.

I am certainly not drama-free in my life, and I used to be a lot more feisty, but I have arrived at a place where I really try to not sweat the small stuff anymore.

Whatever she says to you, it’s your job not to let her make you mad.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

I don't feel bitterness, I don't feel anger towards anybody. Fighting is never emotional to me.

There's no road map on how to raise a family: it's always an enormous negotiation.

I think I'm a much better father as an older man than I was with my first kids. Occasionally, I have to yell at the little guys, but they don't take me seriously. 'Listen to the old guy,' they say. 'Isn't he great? He's mad.'

It's a new skill to have two children that want you at the same time.

I've become a lot more tolerant; I think before I talk. I can take a lot now. I don't get as angry as I used to. Whenever I do, I channel my anger into my work.

Every parent has gone through a period when their child wasn't so happy with them.

I try to save being angry for the really important moments - for special occasions.

The most challenging part of being a dad is self-restraint. So often your instinct is to teach and tell. I am constantly reminding myself to listen to them.

If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably not going to be good press for me and probably be bad just because I'm angry. Just be open and pleasant.

Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

Raising children uses every bit of your being - your heart, your time, your patience, your foresight, your intuition to protect them, and you have to use all of this while trying to figure out how to discipline them.