It's the work of an idealist who has let a bit of his anger subside and allowed his bite to loosen with it.
He said the thrust of what he meant to say about Mr. McPherson and Mr. Reilly was "that these guys are just in a different place from me and that there's a little bit of anger toward an outsider".
If Pep Guardiola is, for the first time in his career, expected to come from behind to win a title, perhaps a bit of newfound anger is what'll get him there.
And he discovered a bit of invigorating anger late in Mr Bush's second term, something sorely lacking in his run for the White House.
And, as many charter leaders also do, he showed a bit of genuine anger when asked about the unions: "Teachers unions," he said, "are the devil".
You've got to have something to give you a little bit of an edge, and usually anger will do it for you".
"It is nice, yes, but there is a bit of anger there at missing out on a place on top of the podium to someone who has now failed drug tests.
Perhaps you have a wii, and have a bit of anger issues.
I am a sensitive soul and it may be puerile, but as I wait for my whatever-breakfast-sandwich to heat up in the huge contraption the numbness lifts a bit and I feel a bit of anger, disappointment, and resentment about the situation.
But don't mistake my emotion here, because I intend to put every bit of my anger, my strength, and grit to make sure the next President is a woman who believes in gun control, who believes in our human rights and who has the strength to look at the bullies in the eye and say, "not while I'm in the oval office!" And yes, I do picture Hillary in my mother's onyx earrings.
