7 Quotes to Help You Let Go of Resentment

"Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die."
- Carrie Fisher

"The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present."
- Barbara de Angelis

"My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual."
- Phyllis Diller

"When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans."
- Margaret J. Wheatley

"Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life."
- Joan Lunden

"Hope makes people good, a lot of the time. You hope for a brighter future, and resentment is outweighed."
- Daisy Ridley

"Bitterness and resentment only hurt one person, and it's not the person we're resenting - it's us." 
- Alana Stewart