Motivational Quotes

Control

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

- Bentham, John

Best Quotes about Control

The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

I am not a glutton -- I am an explorer of food.

Bombeck, Erma

Are we controlled by our thoughts, or are we controlling our thoughts?

Holliwell, Raymond

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

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls.

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

Herbert, George

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

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

Yogananda, Paramahansa

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You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

Dyer, Wayne

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

Rapson, Steve

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

Mccarthy, Michael J.

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If you don't program yourself, life will program you!

Brown, Les

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

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Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

Baker, James

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You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

Gandhi, Mahatma

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To know is to control.

Reed, Scott

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No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

Horton, Doug

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Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

Chuang Tzu

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Let nothing come between you and the light.

Thoreau, Henry David

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It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.

Gibson, Mel

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Your real self -- the I am I -- is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm.

Collier, Robert

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Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Only my condemnation injures me.

A Course In Miracles

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

Simms, Nancy

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No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it

Allen, James

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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

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As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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

Popplestone, Charles E.

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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

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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.

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I have only one counsel for you -- be master.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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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.

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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

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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.

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Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

Robbins, Anthony

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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

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

Ziglar, Zig

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It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.

Buddha

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Bentham, John

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What man's mind can create, man's character can control.

Edison, Thomas A.

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The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

Plato

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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

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To decide to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.

Dale, Arbie M.

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

Stone, W. Clement

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He is great enough that is his own master.

Hall, Joseph

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The word is control. That's my ultimate -- to have control.