“Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.”– Baltasar Gracian Related Quotes “The opposite of anger is not calmness, its empathy.”– Mehmet Oz “It’s usually a big kind of vent of frustration or anger or sadness that puts me in the right frame of mind to write. It’s such a cliche to say that artists write when they’re down, but it’s true for me. It’s a relief to get out what’s eating away at my heart or my soul or my head.”– Ellie Goulding “The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, ‘Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.’”– Billy Gardell