Marcus Aurelius Quotes

Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. It's just figuring out what to do with it.

Anger can be a useful emotion; it's built into our genetic code to help with self preservation. But it can also be destructive, even when it is justified.

What I say is how I feel.

Anger is so constructive.

There's nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.

A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real.

Your anger is a gift.

I think, for one, we have to really accept that anger is a normal human emotion that can be a positive force for change.

I can't pretend that I'm happy or pretend to get emotional when I'm not.

I find it hard to act other than the way I feel.

I think things are dishonest if they're not aware of sadness.

'Bottled Up' is so honest. It's something we all can relate to.

I think anger of any kind is valuable. It's all about learning how to channel it. The worst thing we can do is get bored or complacent or worse - suppress our anger and then see it burst forth in unhealthy ways.

Because it's simple, I love you, and I don't want to keep pretending like I don't. -Rose to Dimitri

It is very hard to say the exact truth, even about your own immediate feelings – much harder than to say something fine about them which is not the exact truth.

The idea is that for ten minutes, we forget that we have feelings. And we forget about protecting ourselves or other people and we just say the truth. For ten minutes. And then we can go back to being lame.

In terms of my life, I guess I want to share whatever I've learned really, which is basically one thing: know yourself, look for yourself, know what to look for, cherish it, be honest, be authentic, even if it hurts your feelings. That's not bad.

I use myself for each part. Naturally, it's my body, it's my soul, it's my feelings. That's the only way I know how to work. I couldn't pretend.

For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.

Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time.

I think the best acting is when you allow yourself to be kind of vulnerable in the moment.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.

Fear is not in the habit of speaking truth; when perfect sincerity is expected, perfect freedom must be allowed; nor has anyone who is apt to be angry when he hears the truth any cause to wonder that he does not hear it.