"The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences."

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Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.56, Random House Books for Young Readers

Jeanne DuPrau

#Anger Quotes #Boss Quotes #Trouble Quotes

“Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another.”
“It's a strange thing, we think that law brings order. Law doesn't. How do we know that law does not bring order? Look around us. We live under the rule of law. Notice how much order we have?”
“It is our responsibility as scientists, knowing the great progress which comes from a satisfactory philosophy of ignorance, the great progress which is the fruit of freedom of thought, to proclaim the value of this freedom; to teach how doubt is not to be feared but welcomed and discussed; and to demand this freedom as our duty to all coming generations.”
“A man is an island, but the water is deep And the shore on the other side is ragged and steep To look for perfection is a lonely old ride It takes a whole lot of courage and a whole lot of pride When you look for independence and you get what you want How come you look back, thinking what have I done? But time and again, it dawns on me It's the price we pay for liberty I should have know, we all need a place to call home”
“There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He never dies, He is beyond the cycle of births and death, He is self illuminated, He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning, He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True, He is also True now.”
“Do not call up that which you cannot put down.”
“When asked whether he minded if someone smoked in a non-smoking compartment. Certainly not if you don't object if I'm sick.”
“Belief in the resurrection is not an appendage to the Christian faith. It is the Christian faith.”

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