Anger Quote by Ash Sweeney
“No one can make us angry. People can say and do things to us but it is still up to us as individuals | to do what we want with our emotions in response to those things.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Motivational talk, 2021
Individuals have the power to choose their emotional reactions, regardless of external provocation.
In simple terms: You decide how to respond to others.
Key Takeaway
Choose your response consciously.
Themes
empowerment
emotional autonomy
resilience
Mood
inspirational
practical
Type
self‑help
philosophical
When to use this quote
- workplace conflict
- personal attacks
- traffic jams
- online harassment
Key Concepts
cognitive behavioral theory
self‑determination
Questions to Reflect On
- What habits help you maintain emotional balance?
- When have you successfully redirected a negative reaction?
A Different Perspective
External events can still cause involuntary physiological responses.
![“Where there are kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed), there is worldly life. As long as anger-pride-deceit-greed exist; one is a sansaari [living a worldly life] regardless of whether one is an ascetic or a family man. And where anger-pride-deceit-greed are absent, one is regarded as being asansaari…” quote by Dada Bhagwan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/dada-bhagwan-31_anger_where-there-are-kashays-anger-pride-dece_5756.jpg)