Josh McDowell Quotes

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

I don't really get angry any more.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.

I've become a lot more tolerant; I think before I talk. I can take a lot now. I don't get as angry as I used to. Whenever I do, I channel my anger into my work.

I was once a fairly angry person.

I got a temper. But part of my role is to steady the ship. That's just to try to control your emotions.

With time, you learn to be calmer.

I don't know if I'm ready to know what triggers my anger. I just feel like I figured out on my own how to stay calm, how to enjoy life, how to be happy.

I am certainly not drama-free in my life, and I used to be a lot more feisty, but I have arrived at a place where I really try to not sweat the small stuff anymore.

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 started teaching myself, taking a breath or a moment that's not overreacting or having an explosion. It made me such a better person. Let alone a better mother, but also just a better human.

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

I feel I'm pretty zen and laid back. I don't have a lot of rage in my real life.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.

I do get angry some time, but if I let that feeling take over it would only cloud my thinking and disable me from making the right decision when it counts the most. I just try to think about my mother, children, God, and of course my freedom.

I think we can all use a little more patience. I get a little impatient sometimes and I wish I didn't. I really need to be more patient.

I don't lose my temper. I used to, but I realised I would probably die of a brain hemorrhage. So I've governed myself not to mind about things. I have no road rage or anything like that. Because it's life-shortening. And also, there's no need for it; it uses up energy.

If you focus on the actions of others and allow them to constantly upset you, then you are handing your peace over to them and giving away your power.

I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

I was mad until I was about 25. Completely out of control with my emotions. Everything that happened to me was a tragedy. I've been much happier over 25.

I don't lose my temper often; about once every twenty years perhaps.

First keep peace with yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.