C. S. Lewis
Writer, Scholar
"Provocation doesn't make me ill-tempered: it only shows me how ill-tempered I am."
Ill Tempered quotes
Ill Tempered
4 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Vladimir Nabokov
Novelist
"Do not be awed by giant predecessors. Be ill-tempered with their renown. Point out flaws. Frighten interviewers from Time. Appear in Playboy. Sell to the movies."
Barack Obama
Politician
"My God, Donald Trump is unfit! He's ill-tempered, he's unsuited, he is not qualified, he's unsuited to be president."
Explore further
Topics related to Ill Tempered
Browse quotes that often appear alongside ill tempered — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.