Amy Chua Quotes

First of all, I yell very little, just so you know. Maybe years ago I did more, but I yell very little.

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

Sometimes I yell, sometimes I raise my voice. I am trying to do it less, because it's not always attractive. It's not always the right thing to do.

I get angry at a principle, not a person.

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

I don't lose my temper very often now, and if I do, it's well deserved.

I don't really yell at people.

I never raise my voice!

I think, for one, we have to really accept that anger is a normal human emotion that can be a positive force for change.

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.

I never yell or scream. I mean, definitely not at work. I never yell at anyone I work with.

Don’t swear; fight!

In relations with others, one should express resentment and anger openly and straightforwardly. If one cannot express them openly and straightforwardly, the only thing to do is forget about them. To harbor grievances in one's heart, awaiting some later opportunity to give vent to them, is to act like a weak and petty man-in truth, it can only be called cowardice.

Breaks in trust are infuriating and hurtful, but they don't entitle you to flame out, throw a fit, or stomp around rolling your eyes. Try to keep the steam from coming out of your ears.

I grew up thinking that it's okay to be sad, angry, and express your emotions. I have also banged doors and fought, as I have seen my mom do that when she would fight with my dad. Everything that I've learnt is from them, so I've never struggled to express myself.

When someone gets angry during a training session but then does their job, there's no problem; it's fine.

We should not always discuss whether or not a player is angry.

Argument cannot be answered with insults. Kindness is strength; anger blows out the lamp of the mind.

As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my mother said to me, Elizabeth, anyone who angers you conquers you.

I don't yell back at my mother. When I'm angry or scared or upset, I don't yell. I stay quiet. I've seen how she is, how she would get with Kent and with me and with other people, life if someone at the pharmacy got in the wrong line or asked too long a question, or if someone on the bus accidentally bumped her. I've watched her my whole life, the way people react to her. It doesn't actually help you get what you want, yelling and being like that. It only makes people think bad of you.

I'm not someone who feels anger on particular issues.

Allowing children to spew forth whatever is on their minds in the name of openness only creates an illusion of family closeness.

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

I mean, I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn't mean I don't get frustrated in my life.

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