I have a right to my anger, and I don't want anybody telling me I shouldn't be, that it's not nice to be, and that something's wrong with me because I get angry. Maxine Waters angerangrynice Change image and share on social
Anger is one of those emotions that doesn't follow the letter of the law. It speaks before it thinks. It rears up on its hind legs and charges. Lynn Coady angerchargeemotion Change image and share on social
Another night, I dreamed I saw my father sweeping out the barn floor clean, and would not suffer the wheat to be brought in the barn. He appeared to me to be in anger. Joanna Southcott angerappearbarn Change image and share on social
Anger begins with folly, and ends with repentance. Beverly Sills angerbeginend Change image and share on social
We suffered a terrible blow on 11 September 2001. We responded with fear and anger. A fight-or-flight response is adaptive in any species. For us, given our power, fight was the only response we could imagine. Yochai Benkler adaptiveangerblow share on social
When one is young, aspiring to play for the country, doing well, any hindrance, like injury or being out of form, can be frustrating and a cause of annoyance or even anger. But once you have a close encounter with death, you realise the real value of life. Yuvraj Singh angerannoyanceaspire share on social
A certain amount of anger doesn't make us less empathetic, less humane, less loving. It just makes us real. Lindsay Duncan amountangerempathetic Change image and share on social
As with fascism, the rise of Islamic totalitarianism has partly to do with its populist appeal to the class resentments of an economically oppressed population and to anger at political subordination and humiliation. Ellen Willis angerappealclass share on social
Hoping they'd been inspired by the examples of Anne Frank and other teens who had turned negative experiences into something positive by writing about them, I handed out notebooks for my students to journal about their lives. There was some initial resistance. But then the stories poured out of them, full of anger and sadness. Erin Gruwell angeranneexample share on social
Anger and hate against one we love steels our hearts, but contempt or pity leaves us silent and ashamed. Edgar Rice Burroughs angerashamedcontempt Change image and share on social