James Baldwin Quotes

Angry people are not always wise.

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

Anger does not solve problems - anger only makes things worse. I go by the old saying, 'Don't make important decisions when you're angry.'

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.

Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

Men often make up in wrath what they want in reason.

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound.

Of course I get angry, but I want to use my brain a little bit and not just smash things.

I have an issue with rage. I'm going to work that out, long term.

I have to say that anger is the blanket that comes around me, and that blunts and blurs my sense of proportion.

I believe anger is a wasted emotion, and I don't like to waste emotions.

I can get incredibly angry, to the point that I get ashamed of my actions.

I've never felt that anger is a very powerful emotion.

I have a fierce temper. I've mastered it over the years, but when I'm angry, no one can force me to do anything I don't want to.

I find rage to be the scariest emotion as an actor, for me personally, to tap into. I don't like anger, and I don't like conflict particularly in my life. I like everybody to be nice and things to be easy.

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

You see all the movies where people say, 'Don't fight out of anger'? They say that for a reason.

Everybody has a temper, but mine was set on a hair trigger.

I feel like we sometimes let our emotions and anger get in the way.

As a kid, my temper was on Cloud 10. Anything you say, I would just jump on you, you know?