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Upset Quotes

On frustration, nerves, and restlessness.

Feeling upset is described here as something oddly disproportionate at times, frustration over matters that barely affect the person feeling it. That restlessness connects to Emotion more broadly.

I want to upset people, I want to make people think, I want to keep people interested.

Quotes by Adam Lambert

All of my family members have had moments where they're upset with me because I'll cavalierly write a story just to be funny.

Quotes by Adam F. Goldberg

I don't think I get that upset over things.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

I used to get so nervous and upset at stuff... I'd always be angry.

Quotes by Zack Greinke

Conflict Quotes

Sleep is when all the unsorted stuff comes flying out as from a dustbin upset in a high wind.

Quotes by William Golding

I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.

Quotes by Wanda Sykes

If anyone should be executed, it should be Charles Manson. Do I go around during the daytime, 'Geez, I'm upset that he's alive'? No, I don't even think about him. I don't think about this case.

Quotes by Vincent Bugliosi

I seem quiet. But when I get upset, I talk too loudly. I'm sort of an alarmist.

Quotes by Tom Anderson

I think the other misconceptions when the film came out, he was very upset that it was so widely released and so widely seen. And neither one of us - well, I think I had hopes it would be, 'cause...

Quotes by Terry Zwigoff

Emotion Quotes

When I'm upset, everyone knows about it, and it's a selfish trait because everyone suffers.

Quotes by Tamara Ecclestone

If I want to do an orchestral record, if I want to do an acoustic record, if I want to do a death-metal record, if I want to do a jazz record - I can move in whichever direction I...

Quotes by Steven Wilson

British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis are deeply upset by Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film 'Argo,' which suggests they refused shelter to the group who managed to get out of the U.S. embassy.

Quotes by Simon Hoggart

I'm sensitive and get easily upset and insulted.

Quotes by Sia

Many go through life afraid of numbers and upset by numbers. They would rather amble along through life miscounting, miscalculating and, in general, mismanaging their worldly affairs than make friends with numbers.

Quotes by Shakuntala Devi

Intensity Quotes

I have friends who are trans advocates, and they were upset that Jared Leto played a trans person.

Quotes by Sean Baker

When I was 5 and my sister was 3, we went on a family trip, and she ate cheese off the floor at an airport. My mother, a germaphobe, got very upset. My sister, of course, got a stomach virus,...

Quotes by Scott Stossel

People are very upset with Washington. They're upset with Democrats. They're upset with Republicans. They're upset with the establishment.

Quotes by Scott DesJarlais

What upset me was that after 'Saawariya,' which came after the awards and rewards of 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam,' 'Devdas' and 'Black,' I was written off, almost hounded out of the industry.

Quotes by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

I have to be careful what I eat before going onstage, to avoid an upset stomach.

Quotes by Samantha Bond

Reaction Quotes

I remember specifically, for me, as a kid growing up or as a young teenager, if I ever cried or got upset in front of anybody, I would be so humiliated.

Quotes by Sam Fender

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's this "upset" quotes collection about?
It covers different flavors of being upset — from everyday annoyance at things that don't even affect you, to nervous anger, to a pointed remark about not feeling upset over a notorious figure's death-penalty case.
Why do people search for upset quotes?
Readers often want words for frustration, sadness, or a strong reaction to something bothering them, whether minor or serious.
Does this collection reference anything politically or historically sensitive?
One quote references Charles Manson in the context of the death penalty debate, stated as the speaker's own view rather than a factual claim — it's included here as an example of the word "upset" used in a pointed, real-world context.
Is this page only about anger?
No — one quote uses "upset" more abstractly, comparing sleep to a dustbin upset in a high wind, showing the word covers disruption as much as emotional anger.
What captions suit this upset collection?
They're useful for expressing frustration or conflict, especially the everyday kind — being bothered by things that logically shouldn't affect you.

One vivid image compares an upset mind to a dustbin turned over in a high wind, tying nervous energy to Intensity and Conflict.