May Sarton Quotes

Being irrational and out of control is what happens in real life. Not cautiously choreographing your anger or your emotions, losing yourself in them is what happens in real life.

I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control.

I react emotionally to everything!

I still get mad. I still get upset. But I let it go more quickly.

I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if they did, I wouldn't be able to write my novels or paint.

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.

I don't display emotions. I have every feeling that everyone else has, but I've developed ways to suppress them. Anger is one of my most comfortable feelings.

The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, 'Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.'

I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.

I have to say that anger is the blanket that comes around me, and that blunts and blurs my sense of proportion.

I can't stand confrontation, which maybe is a character flaw. But having said that, I do feel like when I do get upset - which is rare, as my husband and family would say - I have a hard time letting go.

I control my anger.

I feel there are very few people who can control their anger.

Now I've come to a place where I believe that anger doesn't really make me a better actor.

I was very sensitive, so when sensitivity has no place to go, it's often turned into anger or frustration.

If I spend time visualising smashing someone, it's good to a certain extent. But when I overdid it, it put me under pressure.

I find it really easy to be aggressive, I find it easy to cry.

That aggression came over time from dealing with stuff - 'Anger Management' really is what it's called. That project came out and I felt a weight lifted off my chest. I learned something about myself.

So far, I should be calm and more specifically not like that...Anything else? Would you like to do surgery on my personality? How about open-heart surgery? I´ve got some tools

Mangling my racket and an odd swearword on the court is not something I am proud of and it shouldn't happen, but even my coaches have told me that it's sometimes better to let it all out, the anger inside you, because keeping it bottled would just eat you up in the long term.

Sometimes we get very frustrated here on court. It is tough to control. It is a mistake.

I'm an emotional person. Sometimes I can't help it.

We are not a victim of our emotions or thoughts. We can understand our triggers and use them as tools to help us respond more objectively.

I've become a lot more tolerant; I think before I talk. I can take a lot now. I don't get as angry as I used to. Whenever I do, I channel my anger into my work.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.