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I'm reminded of this phrase: "Resentment is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other person to die."
Esther Perel: An Affair To Remember: What Happens In Couples After Someone Cheats? Part One Esther Perel 2010
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Resentment is a sign or your inability to control me or the situation.
Think Progress » Progressives Leading on Iraq: Sound Policy Ideas vs. Political Spin 2006
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Resentment is going to simmer in some quarters for generations.
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[Footnote 76: The passage referred to by the Reviewers is in the poem entitled "Resentment;" and the following is, I take for granted, the part which Lord Byron is accused by them of having imitated: --
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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Will I be able to look upon this machine with Love instead of Resentment?
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Resentment of the long shadow cast by technology may explain why a number of recent high-profile movies – Inglourious Basterds, Robin Hood, Secretariat – have been set in the past, where modern technology cannot ruin things for everybody.
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Resentment and anger at international forces -- that they allowed such behavior to take place and then allowed it to continue -- undermines progress on winning "hearts and minds" or persuading these communities to support the Afghan government and the international coalition's efforts.
Erica Gaston: Why Oversight Matters: The Consequences of Hiring Criminals and Insurgents to Guard US Bases Erica Gaston 2010
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Resentment toward Wall Street is simmering as bankers 'paychecks swell to pre-crisis levels while unemployment remains more than twice as high as it was in 2007.
How American Income Inequality Hit Levels Not Seen Since The Depression Ryan McCarthy 2010
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Resentment toward Wall Street is simmering as bankers 'paychecks swell to pre-crisis levels while unemployment remains more than twice as high as it was in 2007.
How American Income Inequality Hit Levels Not Seen Since The Depression Ryan McCarthy 2010
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