I think that what people want is for government to function… not through temper tantrums and saying we are not going to participate, we are not going to play ball.
Unfortunately, I have a temper. I tend to flare up once in a while.
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself – an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly.
The moderation of people in prosperity is the effect of a smooth and composed temper, owing to the calm of their good fortune.
I think there is a real misconception about Indian food being super spicy. And I know that’s because when you go into an Indian restaurant, it is pretty spicy. But it doesn’t have to be. In fact, my husband can’t handle a lot of heat. I’ve had to temper my cooking so that he can eat with me.
I am an enemy to revolutions. I abhor, both from temper and from the clearest judgment I am able to form, all violent convulsions in the affairs of men.
I’m a bit of a hothead in certain circumstances, but you’ve got to temper it because your fans are there, and they’ve paid good money to see a show.
But when I lose my temper, I find it difficult to forgive myself. I feel I’ve failed. I can be calm in a crisis, in the face of death or things that hurt badly. I don’t get hysterical, which may be masochistic of me.
Do I ever lose my temper? Sure, I do it all the time – just ask my wife, she will tell you.
My temper is of a recluse and contemplative cast; had it been otherwise, I should, perhaps, on some former occasions, have entered into the active concerns of the world and not have been connected with it merely as a writer of books.
I had trouble with my temper all the way through the minor leagues.
I don’t lose my temper very often now, and if I do, it’s well deserved.
