Mario Lemieux Quotes

Emotions are one of the main things that derail communication. Once people get upset at one another, rational thinking goes out of the window.

Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon.

I'm not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I feel my space is being invaded or somebody is not treating me with the respect that I think I want.

Anger is one way to respond to fear. I say one way because responses are categorically multiple.

If your opponent is of choleric temper, irritate him.

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

One thing I've learned to appreciate as I've gotten a little older is direct forms of communication.

Getting angry doesn't solve anything.

At home, a man is entitled to raise his voice maybe once a year, if something really gets under his skin. At work, it's different. I raise my voice all the time. Not out of malice, but to get things right. It's never personal.

Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.

There's a certain time that when somebody asks you a question, you answer them. I don't think I said anything with venom. If you can express yourself without anger and make it as palatable as you can, that's what you do.

I don't find anything comes out of getting in someone's face during an interview and screaming.

We're always working on our communication, which is something that's important. Instead of going through managers to discuss things, we will sit down and have meetings about things. That's a process. And you have to be able to be honest with each other as much as you can.

Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one's ability to persuade.

Management is not about shouting and bawling, because some guys will not like that. They take it personally.

People love to take sides, but it's not effective. It's not really an effective way of communicating something, because you're either already part of the side or you're going to feel attacked and get defensive.

In my experience, yelling at people that they are wrong and disgusting rarely wins the argument, nor changes point of view.

I have that weird thing where, if someone confronts me, I just get as bold as possible.

I was too aggressive. Too angry.

When you're little, you're taught not to look at, like, if your opponent gets angry or anything.

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

I was always taught not to answer no questions. I'm not really good at answering them because I get agitated so fast.

Everybody has a breaking point. It's tough to ignore the impulse to respond with anger.

I am one of those people who are really short-tempered, but I don't lose it unless it is justified.

Passive-aggressive is the worst thing in the world to me!