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Anger

The world in general doesnt know what to make of originality it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger. – W. Somerset Maugham

Id be lying if I said I wasnt angry some days. But I really have worked hard to put a lot of the anger and disappointment in the past. – Monica Lewinsky

Its a joke to think that anyone is one thing. Were all such complex creatures. But if Im going to be a poster child for anything, angers a gorgeous emotion. It gets a bad rap, but it can make great changes happen. – Alanis Morissette

A lot of my humor does come from anger. Its like, youre not gonna pull one over on me – which is pretty much my motto anyways. – Courteney Cox

President Obama clearly cannot run on his record. All hes offering is more of the same. Thats not good. Look at the economy. Its stagnating. And so, what theyre now going to try and do is bring this campaign down to little things, distractions, distortions, smear, fear, anger, frustration. – Paul Ryan

To talk about balance, its easier to talk about whats out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease, and disease meaning lack of ease, lack of flow… dis-ease. So any time theres disease, youre out of balance, whether its jealousy, anger, greed, anxiety, fear. – Ricky Williams

I dont think your ability to fight has anything to do with how big you are. Its to do with how much anger is in you. – Amy Winehouse

My therapist says I still havent got in touch with my anger. Maybe one day Im going to explode. But Im still really happy. I know it looks like a strange and painful upbringing – all those experiences led me to the paths that Im on now. – Drew Barrymore

When someone says that Im angry its actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part of why Id write about it in my songs because I had such fear around expressing anger as a woman. – Alanis Morissette

I think Im basically the same guy I always was. Maybe Ive learned, through experience, to rein in some of the anger and temper they say redheads normally have. – Willie Nelson

What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead OConnor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote Jagged Little Pill. – Alanis Morissette

Anger is as a stone cast into a wasps nest. – Pope Paul VI

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for mans anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. – Beverly Sills

Im an angry person, angrier than most people would imagine, I get flashes of anger. What works for me is working out when its useful to use that anger. – Alan Alda

Quite a lot of our contemporary culture is actually shot through with a resentment of limits and the passage of time, anger at what we cant do, fear or even disgust at growing old. – Rowan Williams

Words can be said in bitterness and anger, and often there seems to be an element of truth in the nastiness. And words dont go away, they just echo around. – Jane Goodall

Im fascinated by rap and by hip-hop. I think theres a lot of poetry in it. Theres a lot of anger, a lot of social energy in it. And I think youd better listen to it pretty carefully, cause its important. – John F. Kerry

I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. Its a great dynamic. – Mike Myers

Men make angry music and its called rock-and-roll women include anger in their vocabulary and suddenly theyre angry and militant. – Ani DiFranco

Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, President George W. Bush led with raw emotion that reflected the publics whipsawing stages of acceptance. – Ron Fournier