"I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun working in what was called anger management. It was a painful and awful moment."
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else you are the one who gets burned."
Buddha on Anger"Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy."
Aristotle on Anger"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."
Mark Twain on Anger"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."
Albert Einstein on Anger"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."
Maya Angelou on Anger"Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK."
"I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods."
"My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher."
"To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard."
"My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher."