Richard Linklater Quotes

I have the skills to box and not get into a war. I've been getting punishment I shouldn't be taking because, sometimes, I'm too brave for my own good. When I've got good footwork and movement, I should use them.

The word 'yoga' means skill - skill to live your life, to manage your mind, to deal with your emotions, to be with people, to be in love and not let that love turn into hatred.

I am president and do not have the right to give in to emotions. I have bad moods, very bad moods, but I never feel despair.

I do get angry some time, but if I let that feeling take over it would only cloud my thinking and disable me from making the right decision when it counts the most. I just try to think about my mother, children, God, and of course my freedom.

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

I might be in an airport, late or angry with a ticket person, and I'm going to sort of check myself, because part of me is seen as Eric Camden. We all need as much help as we can get. It's a role model to me as much as to anybody else.

Angry or not. It's a human emotion. But you can't walk around being angry all the time. What a dull person you'd have to be!

I have a temper, and it can flare from time to time, but as I've gotten older and more experienced, I think I use it in a controlled way. Oftentimes, I'm acting.

I'm good at keeping on top of my emotions and not letting them influence the fight.

I was forced, more or less, to go to anger management. I was either going to make myself and everyone around me miserable, or I was going to realize that there's more than one person on this Earth. It definitely has made me a better person.

The same qualities that we all have that are good can lead us to bad things or lead us into a crisis if we don't try to balance them.

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

I've learned in my life that I have to focus on the things that I can control and what I can control is what comes out of my mouth and how I respond to people.

I want to show I can control my emotion and aggression and stay calm.

As long as you can worry about the stuff you can control, that's always best for you.

Of course, fighting is one of the most emotional things that you can possibly do. You have to constantly deal with your emotions, especially myself. I have so many that that's where I get my energy from. But it's a matter of controlling them, and yeah, I just don't let nothing affect me.

Your mindset matters. It affects everything - from the business and investment decisions you make, to the way you raise your children, to your stress levels and overall well-being.

You can't control all the crazy stuff that happens to you. All you can control is the way you handle it.

I tend to take things personally. But I can only take so much, and then I jump back. I have strong survival skills.

I don't think I get angry.

Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.

I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

Take the high road. No matter how much strife, and consternation, frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level.

It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.

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.