Irritability Quote by Joni Mitchell

“But I have a tremendous will to live and a tremendous 'joie de vivre,' alternating with irritability.”

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“Anger gets you into trouble, ego keeps you in trouble.”

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In America, as elsewhere, the general irritability level keeps rising.

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[On sex:] ... the total deprivation of it produces irritability.

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If you don't disturb yourself, like a broken gong does not vibrate, then you have achieved nirvana. Irritability no longer exists for you.

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