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“There's not a lot of people expressing anger in the culture. They're expressing a lot of hyper-exaggerated sexuality.”

People Culture Sexuality Exaggerated Hyper Expressing Anger

Author:Courtney Love

“Think of anger as a muscle. The way you express anger isn't the way that I do, or you. If you have a good director, you will find that he's getting you to use an entirely different muscle that you never even knew you had - it's real hard and sore, then after a while it becomes normal. And you discover all these new muscles when you enter a new character - that's what a director does for you.”

Ifs Thinking Way Doe Different Real Hard Character Use Directors Normal Muscles Good Directors Expressing Anger

Author:Jane Fonda

“I can't express anger. I grow a tumor instead.”

I Can Grows Tumors Expressing Anger

Author:Woody Allen

“We're comfortable with women in certain roles but not comfortable with women expressing anger or fully accepting their power. The most daring question a woman can ask is, 'What do I want?'”

Want Certain Asks Accepting Roles Comfortable Daring Expressing Anger

Author:Libba Bray

“A grudge is like being stung to death by one bee.”

Forgiveness Bees Grudge Anger And Forgiveness Anger And Pain Expressing Anger

Author:William Walton

“I was never in favor of violence. I am always in favor of expressing anger, though. I am always in favor of revolt, and can even understand some forms of property crime.”

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Author:Margarethe von Trotta

“When I was younger, I was terrified to express anger because it would often kick-start a horrible reaction in the men in my life. So I bit my tongue. I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.”

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Author:Alanis Morissette

“I was left to painstakingly deal with the aftermath of my avoidance later in life, in therapy or through the lyrics of my songs.”

Song Left Deals Therapy Avoidance Aftermath Later In Life Expressing Anger

Author:Alanis Morissette

“When someone says that I'm angry it's actually a compliment. I have not always been direct with my anger in my relationships, which is part of why I'd write about it in my songs because I had such fear around expressing anger as a woman.”

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Author:Alanis Morissette

“What influenced me was Tori Amos, who was unapologetic about expressing anger through music, and Sinead O'Connor. Those two in particular were really moving for me, and very inspiring, before I wrote 'Jagged Little Pill.'”

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Author:Alanis Morissette

“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”

“It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.”

“When we don't know who to hate, we hate ourselves.”

Knows Hate I Hate Monsters Hated Self Loathing Don't Hate Invisible Monsters Hatred And Love Hated Love Hatred For Love Expressing Anger Hate The World

Book:Invisible Monsters: A Novel

Source: Invisible Monsters: A Novel

“Anger is the feeling that makes your mouth work faster than your mind.”

Mind Feelings Mouths Anger Angry Faster Anger Management Anger And Hurt Feeling Angry Angry Feelings Expressing Anger

Author:Evan Esar

“Studies show that aggressively expressing anger doesn't relieve anger but amplifies it. On the other hand, not expressing anger often allows it to disappear without leaving ugly traces.”

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Author:Gretchen Rubin

“An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.”

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Author:Cato the Elder

“Anger is a symptom, a way of cloaking and expressing feelings too awful to experience directly - hurt, bitterness, grief and, most of all, fear.”

Way Feelings Fear Hurt Grief Awful Grieving Bitterness Symptoms Expressing Anger Expressing Feelings

Author:Joan Rivers

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

“Expressing anger is necessary.”

Expressing Anger

Book:Jenny Holzer: writing

Source: Jenny Holzer: writing

“If we wish to express anger fully, the first step is to divorce the other person from any responsibility for our anger.”

Ifs Firsts Persons Wish Responsibility Steps Communication Divorce First Steps Nonviolent Communication Expressing Anger

Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg

“Let’s take this figure of the feminist killjoy seriously. Does the feminist kill other people’s joy by pointing out moments of sexism? Or does she expose the bad feelings that get hidden, displaced, or negated under public signs of joy? Does bad feeling enter the room when somebody expresses anger about things, or could anger be the moment when the bad feelings that circulate through objects get brought to the surface in a certain way?”

People Way Doe Moments Feelings Joy Certain Rooms Figures Objects Feminist Surface Sexism Pointing Expressing Anger Killjoy

Book:The Promise of Happiness

Source: The Promise of Happiness

“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.”

“But one of the hardest things for me to do was to access anger. I could do it on stage. But when I did it on film it was hard for me. That probably has to do with the intimacy of film. And my own personal issues with expressing anger. So I had to learn how to do that.”

Hard Film My Own Issues Stage Access Hardest Intimacy Hardest Thing Expressing Anger Personal Issues

Author:Ellen Barkin