(204 quotes found)
“Real rebels are rarely anything but second rate outside their rebellion; the drain of time and temper is ruinous to any other accomplishment.”
James Gould Cozzens
“A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.”
Bruce Lee
“Photography suits the temper of this age -- of active bodies and minds. It is a perfect medium for one whose mind is teeming with ideas, imagery, for a prolific worker who would be slowed down by painting or sculpting, for one who sees quickly and acts decisively, accurately.”
Edward Weston
“I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top.”
John Keats
“In business, three things are necessary: knowledge, temper, and time”
Owen Felltham
“Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.”
Baltasar Gracian
“"I lose my temper, but it's all over in a minute," said the student. "So is the hydrogen bomb," I replied. "But think of the damage it produces!”
Spencer Tracy
“There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance.”
Arthur Helps
“One should not lose one's temper unless one is certain of getting more and more angry to the end.”
William Butler Yeats
““A warrior thinks of death when things become unclear. The idea of death is the only thing that tempers our spirit.””
Carlos Castaneda
