Quotes About Temper

The strong man is not one who is good at wrestling, but the strong man is one who controls himself in a fit of rage.

I've been told I have an Irish temper, I know I have Scottish thrift, and, like the English, I love a good show.

excessive anger against authority, vindictiveness and temper tantrums. As far as she was concerned, that described the press.

He was a gentle and sensitive soul, and therefore had a short temper, which is why he went straight after everything with an ax...

Back then I didn't know that I­­or anyone­­could make a life out of boyfriends and literature. As far as I could see, life demanded skills I didn't have. The result was chronic emptiness and boredom. There were more pernicious results as well: self­loathing, alternating with inappropriately intense anger with frequent displays of temper...

I didn't have much notice, either, and you don't see me stomping about or trying to encourage people to faint or cry." Oh, she likely shouldn't have said that, either. "Ye've a slightly better hold of yer temper than Coll does." "A dragon would seem to have an easier temper than your brother," she blurted, then put a hand over her mouth. What was wrong with her tonight? He snorted. "I cannae argue with that.

So were you always mad, or did it come on you when you was took? Aly smiled. I'm told it runs in the family.

Besides, haven't you noticed how tiring losing your temper is? I've noticed it gets you punishments, the redheaded boy replied with a shrug. Maybe it's the same thing. Well, you're tired at the end of both, so there you are, Kel said practically.

He stomped away like a pint-sized Godzilla looking for Tokyo.

steel is strong because it knew the hammer and white heat

She'd been so fired up about starting her horse camp this summer, bringing together horses and kids who had seen the worst side of human nature, but she couldn't very well do that when her horses were about to become homeless. And thinking about that side of human nature always sparked her temper. This was Texas, for God's sake. They should have more respect for the

I'm pretty short-tempered, you butthead. But I guess I gotta wait a little while before I can blow up at yah.

I have some anger issues.

From time to time, I'm a jerk.

The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.

The happiness and misery of men depend no less on temper than fortune.

Having been away from you offical duties," Arch said as the Miller's hand lowered to his side, "you might not have hearc, but I've developed a weapon capable of destroying all of Boaderland, Wonderland, Morgavia, Unterlan and who knows what else. I call it WILMA, which stands for Weapon of Inconceivable Loss and Massive Annihilation. It also happens to be the name of one of my former wives, who had to be put down on account of her feisty temper.

Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.

Anger is a bad counselor.

He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior. Some men were blind, others had poor tempers. Still others heard voices. It was all the same, in the end. A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.

Don't make trouble at the pub tonight, Wayne," the man intoned in response. "My temper is really short." "Temper?" Wayne said, passing him. "That's a funny name for it, mate, but if the ladies like you givin' silly names to your body parts, I ain't gonna say nothin'.

Sadeas flushed, but kept his temper. "A whore joke, Wit? Is that the best you can manage?" Wit shrugged. "I point out truths when I see them, Brightlord Sadeas. Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is to be in-sluts.

Charles Francis Adams was singular for mental poise — absence of self-assertion or self-consciousness — the faculty of standing apart without seeming aware that he was alone — a balance of mind and temper that neither challenged nor avoided notice, nor admitted question of superiority or inferiority, of jealousy, of personal motives, from any source, even under great pressure.

The peculiarity of ill temper is that it is the vice of the virtuous.