Russell Brand Quotes

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

I never raise my voice!

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

Let not your rage or malice destroy a life.

Conquer the angry man by love.

Let this be one invariable rule of your conduct--never to show the least symptom of resentment, which you cannot, to a certain degree, gratify; but always to smile, where you cannot strike.

Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. On the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance and patience - not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person's anger will also diminish.

Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force.

[T]here is a vast difference in the attitude of a man with a gun in his hand and that of one without a gun in his hand. When a man does not have a gun in his hand, or a woman for the matter, he or she tries harder to use his or her mind, sense of compassion, and intelligence to work out a solution.

No violence, gentlemen — no violence, I beg of you! Consider the furniture!

But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.

Appreciation of nonviolence means patient research and still more patient and difficult practice.

Thiar ain't no sense In gittin' riled!

I have learned that one should say "Peace!" to those who shout their hatred for one's being and presence or at one's passage.

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

When we have to reply to anyone who has insulted us, we should be careful to do it always with gentleness. A soft answer extinguishes the fire of wrath.

Gentleness succeeds better than violence.

Weapons are instruments of fear; they are not a wise man's tools. He uses them only when he has no choice.

When a man vowed to nonviolence as the law governing human beings dares to refer to war, he can only do it so as to strain every nerve to avoid it.

I urge everyone to be patient and reasonable and I warn against shooting from the hip in the truest sense of the term. Pressure and dialogue are needed.

Fair peace is becoming to men; fierce anger belongs to beasts.

If I am an angry man, it is my duty to pray for charity, which suffereth long and is kind.

Hath any wounded thee with injuries? Meet them with patience. Hasty words rankle the wound; soft language dresses it.