Upset Quotes

• The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.

  Stephanie Perkins

  Life, Happiness, I Hate You

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• The Four Rules of Life:
  1. Show Up 2. Pay Attention 3.Tell the Truth 4. Don't be upset at the results.

  Bill Vaughan

  Attention, Four, Pay

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• It's not wrong to be upset. It's not wrong to cry. It's not wrong to want attention. It's not even wrong to scream or throw a fit. What is wrong is to keep it all inside. What is wrong is to blame and punish yourself for simply being human. What is wrong is to never be heard and to be alone in your pain. Share it. Let it out.

  Bryant H. McGill

  Pain, Recovery, Being Alone

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• Feel free to cover your eyes at anything that might upset you

  Annie Sprinkle

  Eye, Over You, Might

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• no expectations, no disappointments!

  Eric Jerome Dickey

  Disappointment, Expectations, African American

  Eric Jerome Dickey (2006). “Chasing Destiny”, p.123, Penguin

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• The more something upsets you, the more it is meant for you. When it no longer upsets you, it is no longer needed because the lesson is complete.

  Bryant H. McGill

  Lessons, Awakening, Needed

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• Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

  Saint Francis de Sales

  Spiritual, Peace, World

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• Don't live worried, frustrated or upset because of what somebody did or what didn't work out. Come back to a place of peace. It's not going to work against you; it's going to work for you.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Life, Peace

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• When you're tempted to be upset, ask yourself 'Is this worth giving up my joy?'

  Joel Osteen

  Giving Up, Joy, Tempted

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• To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.

  Ken Keyes Jr.

  Inspirational, Happiness, Karma

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• I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Relationship, Trust, Cheating

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• Why do we hold onto negativity? For some reason, we believe that others are affected by our experience of remaining upset, hurt or angry. Holding on to pain, anger, guilt or shame is the glue that binds us to the situation we want to escape.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Hurt, Pain, Believe

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Dec 06, 2016

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• Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".

  Dale Carnegie

  Life Is Too Short, Life Is Short, Littles

  Dale Carnegie (2016). “How to stop worrying & start living”, p.69, Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd

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• No one can upset you, unless you give them permission.

  Paul Robert Hanna

  Wise, Giving, Permission

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• Every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

  Andy Biersack

  Bvb, Black Veil Brides, Minutes

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• Only way you can you get upset is when you expecting something.

  Bernie Mac

  Expecting Something, Way, Expecting

  "Bernie Mac Interviewed - 'Pride'". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. March 20, 2007.

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• There is always something to upset the most careful of human calculations.

  Ihara Saikaku

  Careful, Humans, Calculations

  Saikaku Ihara (1959). “The Japanese Family Storehouse, Or, The Millionaires' Gospel Modernised”, Cambridge University Press

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• When you're happy you don't always have to be laughing, and when you're sad you don't have to be crying; sometimes it's the opposite. You laugh when you're the most upset.

  Freddie Highmore

  Opposites, Laughing, Sometimes

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• When you're happy, you don't count the years.

  Ginger Rogers

  Years

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Sensory experience does not offset the intense pain or pleasure we feel on a mental level; it may distract us, but doesn't overcome it. On the other hand, if we have peace of mind, even negative experiences do not upset us. Peace of mind is also good for our physical health. Medical experts have found that anger, hatred and fear eat into our immune system. Being calm and relaxed is better for our physical well-being.

  Dalai Lama

  Pain, Hands, Negative Experiences

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• I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset.

  Mickey Rivers

  Ifs, I Can

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• People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.

  Albert Ellis

  Inspirational, Depression, People

  "The Prince of Reason". Interview with Robert Epstein, www.psychologytoday.com. June 9, 2016.

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• Sometimes when things get hard, we tend to set our sights on what's hard, that difficult thing that keeps us upset, and we turn our back on our strengths.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Sight, Sometimes, Difficult

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• The real goal of Zen is to find a way of life that's easy and undramatic. Strong attachments lead to upset and drama.

  Brad Warner

  Strong, Real, Drama

  Brad Warner (2010). “Sex, Sin, and Zen: Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between”, p.54, New World Library

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• Introduce a little anarchy, upset the established order, and everything becomes chaos. I’m an agent of chaos, and you know the thing about chaos? It's fair.

  Heath Ledger

  Dark, Knights, Order

  "Fictional character: The Joker". "The Dark Knight", 2008.

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