Mousa Dembele Quotes

I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.

Even as a boy, my dad always told me, 'Don't show emotion.' If I banged my cue, he would give me a row and say, 'Stop that.' Don't show any petulance. It was developed, certainly, but I think you have got to have it in you.

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

As a young child, I was never a crier. I never cried to get my way, or even when I was in pain.

I tend to not wallow too much in sentiment if I can avoid it.

I've got to control my emotions. When I fight out of emotions, it doesn't end up so well.

I probably need to hold my emotions in check a little more, but that's just part of my wiring, too.

I'm mostly a quiet person by nature and don't like letting my emotions come out on the field.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others, but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.

If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.

I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.

I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid.

I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down.

I'm much softer than people think. I don't present to the world an emotional face. I'm pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved.

The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control their emotions by the application of reason.

If I'm uncomfortable, you'd never know.

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

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

I'm too mature to be angry.

I'm going to fight the force of emotions by that of intellect

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

I can't hide my feelings. I'm efficient. I've always been that way.

I'm good at keeping on top of my emotions and not letting them influence the fight.