Quotes about control

"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   

"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   

"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."

Lincoln, Abraham on control   

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

Magnin, Edgar F. on control   

"Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it. Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of hate, jealously, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully. Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces."

Mandino, Og on control
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"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   

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

Mccarthy, Michael J. on control   

"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   

"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   

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

Penn, William on control   

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

Plato on control   

"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   

"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   

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

Rapson, Steve on control   

"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   

"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   

"The drive to resist compulsion is more important in wild animals than sex, food, or water. He found that captive white-footed mice spent inordinate time and energy just resisting experimental manipulation. If the experimenters turned the lights up, the mouse spent his time turning them down. If the experimenter turned the lights down, the mouse turned them up. The drive for competence or to resist compulsion is a drive to avoid helplessness."

Seligman, Martin E. P. on control   

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

Sher, Barbara on control   

"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   

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

Stone, W. Clement on control   

"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   

"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   

"Let nothing come between you and the light."

Thoreau, Henry David on control   

"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   

"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."

Unknown, Source on control   

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

Unknown, Source on control   

"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   

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

Yogananda, Paramahansa on control   

"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   

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

Ziglar, Zig on control