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Quote by Malachy McCourt
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. – Malachy McCourt

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I get in trouble when I say things like, Im attracted to violence. I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific focus on individual violence. Im just trying to understand where it came from. – Caleb Carr

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Anger makes your life — and your body — off-key. All bitter emotions do. – Terri Guillemets, “A turning trial by fire,” 1999

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Unless and until Barack Obama addresses the full depth of Americans anger with his full arsenal of policy smarts and political gifts, his presidency and, worse, our economy will be paralyzed. – Frank Rich

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Im generally quite an angry person, and I like to channel my anger toward something creative. – Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

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