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"Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances."

Jefferson, Thomas on control
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"Every man wishes to rule the world. Unfortunately, the world rules every man."

Johnson, Jeremy P. on control    Share

"Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization some how releases or frees you to operate more effectively."

King, Larry on control    Share

"Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes."

Lincoln, Abraham on control
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"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

Lincoln, Abraham on control
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"What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."

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"You are the one who can stretch your own horizon."

Magnin, Edgar F. on control    Share

"We fail to see that we can control our own destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be."

Marden, Orison Swett on control    Share

"Your are in charge. You have the ability to master you destiny."

Mccarthy, Michael J. on control    Share

"I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me."

Merton, Thomas on control    Share

"Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because we have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world."

Montapert, Alfred A. on control    Share

"No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself."

Penn, William on control    Share

"The first and the best victory is to conquer self."

Plato on control    Share

"You brain shall be your servant instead of your master, You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you."

Popplestone, Charles E. on control    Share

"You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair."

Proverb, Chinese on control
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"You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money."

Proverb, Jewish on control    Share

"When I grip the wheel too tight, I find I lose control."

Rapson, Steve on control    Share

"To know is to control."

Reed, Scott on control
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"Don't let other people tell you what you want."

Riley, Pat on control    Share

"The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you."

Robbins, Anthony on control
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"Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life."

Robbins, Anthony on control    Share

"It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself."

Sher, Barbara on control    Share

"Winners take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them."

Simms, Nancy on control
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"Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one."

Socrates on control    Share

"When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions..."

Stone, W. Clement on control    Share

"When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively."

Stone, W. Clement on control    Share

"The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny."

Thomas, Paul G. on control    Share

"Let nothing come between you and the light."

Thoreau, Henry David on control    Share

"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."

Tracy, Brian on control
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"Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them."

Unknown, Source on control    Share

"It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of its own accord."

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"Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your pockets, your purse or your mind."

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"We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails."

Unknown, Source on control
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"Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me."

Whitman, Walt on control    Share

"Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along."

Yogananda, Paramahansa on control    Share

"There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance."

Young, Vash on control    Share

"Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others?"

Ziglar, Zig on control    Share

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