Everybody struggles to maintain his or her temper, knowing that even the tightest relationship can dissolve into a hysterical screaming match after 36 hours without sleep.

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His famous temper is in check, even when he disagrees with someone's analysis of the DVD's capability to handle something called layering.

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And I'll even agree that it's become a legendary temper.

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He is losing his concentration, his sales mojo, his salary, his temper, and, given his unmooring visions, maybe even his mind.

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During Ramadan or Lent, for example, the observant manage to be self-denying even as they struggle to stay on a diet or hold back their temper.

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Despite his famous hot temper, he was compassionate and empathetic towards those who imprisoned him, even as he lamented his inability to have a good relationship with some of his family.

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