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• always thought of myself as a loving person. But she was right. I had been a fair-weather friend. As long as she was happy and nice, I loved back. But if she was unhappy or upset, I would feel blamed and then argue or distance myself

  John Gray

  Nice, Distance, Weather

  John Gray (2012). “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships”, p.2, HarperCollins UK

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• The moon is no door. It is a face in its own right, White as a knuckle and terribly upset. It drags the sea after it like a dark crime; it is quiet With the O-gape of complete despair. I live here.

  Sylvia Plath

  Dark, Moon, Doors

  Sylvia Plath (2015). “Collected Poems”, p.153, Faber & Faber

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• On the bed, Eugenides stirred restlessly. "Upset at the sight of blood?" he said. "Not my wife, Ornon." "Your blood," the ambassador pointed out. Eugenides glanced at the hook on his arm and conceded the point. "Yes," he said. He seemed lost in memory. The room was quiet.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Memories, Sight, Blood

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• I was so tired of her getting upset for no reason. The way she would get sulky and make references to the freaking oppressive nature of tragedy or whatever but then never said what was wrong, never have any goddamned reason to be sad. And I just think you ought to have a reason. My girlfriend dumped me, so I'm sad. I got caught smoking, so I'm pissed off. My head hurts, so I'm cranky. She never had a reason, Pudge. I was just so tired of putting up with her drama. And I just let her go. Christ.

  John Green

  Girlfriend, Hurt, Drama

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• I hated myself for needing him at such times, for craving his strength whenever I felt upset.

  Kathy Reichs

  Hated, Craving, Felt

  Kathy Reichs (2015). “Deja Dead: A Novel”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

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• There is nothing in the world like a persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus and upset the convictions and debauch the emotions of an audience not practiced in the tricks and delusions of oratory

  Mark Twain

  Oratory, World, Speech

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.452, Courier Corporation

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• It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book from the children’s point of view.

  Michael Nyqvist

  Children, Book, Reading

  "‘Mission: Impossible 4’ Villain Michael Nyqvist Talks New Movie, Memoir". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2011.

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• We started on the pole but by Lap 150 we were ninth or 10th and we were struggling. The car was sliding around a lot, but I did not get upset. I just said, 'Let's just keep working hard.' Last year, I would have been so upset about getting passed by those cars I would have been overly aggressive and would have worn our tires out. You can't do that in a 500-mile race if you want to be strong at the end.

  Kasey Kahne

  Strong, Struggle, Race

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• When I came back I had to realize that IC was not in a very good shape - all the much money that we had because of the huge Ideal success, was gone. I was very upset.

  Klaus Schulze

  Gone, Shapes, Realizing

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• How to Comfort Yourself When You Have Acted Like a Jackass
  Everyone does this occasionally, and you shouldn't feel too upset about it unless it happens quite often, such as three times a day, in which case you must simply get used to it. Remember, other people like you as well or better for it, because it makes them feel so superior; so you've spread a little sunshine. And at the very least, you've served as a bad example.

  Peg Bracken

  Sunshine, People, Comfort

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• President Clinton was often known as the first black president. I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second.

  John F. Kerry

  Black, President, Firsts

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• I also, as I think most people do, have a healthy instinct that if we upset the balance of nature, we are in all probability going to suffer a reaction. With world growth, and population as it is, this reaction must increase.

  Tony Blair

  Future, Thinking, People

  Blair's climate change speech, www.theguardian.com. September 15, 2004.

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• Never do something permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset.

  John Spence

  Life Changing, Thinking, Changing Your Life

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• When (the Reds) won, we loved it because we ran into the locker room and touched all the bats and gloves and got some bubble gum and red pop. When they lost, we were upset because we didn't get the bubble gum and red pop.

  Ken Griffey, Jr.

  Gum, Gloves, Lockers

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• My photographs are a picture of the chaos in the world, and of my relationship to that chaos. My prints show the world’s constant upsetting of man’s equilibrium, and his eternal battle to reestablish it.

  Alfred Stieglitz

  Men, Battle, World

  Dorothy Norman, Alfred Stieglitz (1973). “Alfred Stieglitz: an American seer”

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• To this day God is the name by which I designate all things which cross my willful path violently and recklessly, all things which upset my subjective views, plans and intentions and change the course of my life for better or worse.

  Carl Jung

  Views, Names, Path

  Carl Gustav Jung, Murray Stein (1999). “Jung on Christianity”, p.6, Princeton University Press

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• People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their thinking, and to think about thinking about their thinking, which the goddamn dolphin, as far as we know, can't do. Therefore they have much greater ability to change themselves than any other animal has, and I hope that REBT teaches them how to do it.

  Albert Ellis

  Animal, Thinking, People

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• Princess Diana talking to Prince William about the loss of her title Her Royal Highness: She turned to William in her distress. She (Princess Diana) told me how he had sat with her one night when she was upset over the loss of HRH, put his arms around her and said: Don't worry, Mummy. I will give it back to you one day when I am king.

  Paul Burrell

  Kings, Princess, Loss

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• My daughter Jessica said to me recently, who wasn't sorted into Hufflepuff, 'I think we should all want to be Hufflepuffs.' I can only say to you, I would not be disappointed at all to be in Hufflepuff. I'm a little upset anyone does feel that way.

  J. K. Rowling

  Daughter, Thinking, Want

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• I am glad that I am not raising kids today. And I’m rather pessimistic that my grandchildren will enjoy the great society that I’ve enjoyed in my lifetime. I really think it’s coarsened. It’s coarsened in so many ways. One of the things that upsets me about modern society is the coarseness of manners. You can’t go to a movie — or watch a television show for that matter — without hearing the constant use of the F-word — including, you know, ladies using it. People that I know don’t talk like that!

  Antonin Scalia

  Kids, Thinking, Grandchildren

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• Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Mind, Stressed, Littles

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• That's what music is to me. Like, stuff that I really like to play loud. And I've got my quiet CDs, too, that I listen to around the house, but if you can't go there, then... Everyone gets so upset with me, I can't win

  Liz Phair

  Winning, Cds, Play

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• Your god may be your little Christian habit - the habit of prayer or Bible reading at certain times of your day. Watch how your Father will upset your schedule if you begin to worship your habit instead of what the habit symbolizes. We say, 'I can't do that right now; this is my time alone with God.' No, this is your time alone with your habit.

  Oswald Chambers

  Faith, Christian, Prayer

  Oswald Chambers (2013). “Utmost: Classic Readings and Prayers from Oswald Chambers”, p.37, Discovery House

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• I wish I were strong enough to ignore what others say, but experience tells me I often can't. Allowing myself to feel upset, even really upset, and then move on - that's something I can do.

  Sheryl Sandberg

  Strong, Moving, Often Can

  Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.59, Knopf

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• Make the decision and say, "I'm not letting that worry in. I'm done being upset when my plans don't work out. I'm not letting that stress in." Negative thoughts will still come to your mind, but you don't have to let them into your spirit.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Work, Stress

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