Max, I said something extremely identical in one of those "why we have our shorts in a bunch this time" threads. Maybe in a past life,...oops - wrong thread.

What I've always said is:
Yield and overcome;
Bend and be straight;
Empty and be full;
Wear out and be new;
Have little and gain;
Have much and be confused.

Therefore wise men embrace the one
And set an example to all.
Not putting on a display,
They shine forth.
Not boasting,
They receive recognition.
Not bragging,
They never falter.
They do not quarrel,
So no one quarrels with them.
Therefore the ancients say, "Yeild and overcome."
Is that an empty saying?
Be really whole,
And all things will come to you.

...must go shave my head now...
Seriously, that comes from the Tau Te Ching by Lau Tsu. I don't agree with a lot of his philosophy, but I really believe in the above. Max is right. A person can't be angry and happy at the same time.

SINSULL, I may just be getting better at not becoming angry, but I've done it in places, mainly newsgroups. I once argued a point in a meeting. I had all sorts of reasons and statistics for both sides of the argument that clearly showed I was right. When I finished, the chairman asked "So which idea do you think is best?" He hadn't been listening to what I said, but how I said it - I should have shouted a bit and pounded on the table.