Motivational Quotes

Control

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

- Penn, William

Best Quotes about Control

What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

Lincoln, Abraham

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

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

Popplestone, Charles E.

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

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

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

Sher, Barbara

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

Robbins, Anthony

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

Mccarthy, Michael J.

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

Plato

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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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Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

Eastwood, Clint

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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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Let nothing come between you and the light.

Thoreau, Henry David

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

Brown, Les

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

Baker, James

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

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He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

Herbert, George

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The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world.

Chopra, Deepak

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Faldo, Nick

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

Rapson, Steve

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You are the one who can stretch your own horizon.

Magnin, Edgar F.

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

Penn, William

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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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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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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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If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

Hill, Napoleon

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

Ziglar, Zig

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If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become your next problem.

Anthony, Dr. Robert

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Every man wishes to rule the world. Unfortunately, the world rules every man.

Johnson, Jeremy P.

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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

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The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp.

Berry, John

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Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Lincoln, Abraham

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Don't let other people tell you what you want.

Riley, Pat

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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.