Motivational Quotes

Control

Only my condemnation injures me.

- A Course In Miracles

Best Quotes about Control

1.

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

Johnson, Jeremy P.

2.

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

Plato

3.

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

4.

While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.

Franklin, Benjamin

5.

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

6.

The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind.

Gandhi, Mahatma

7.

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

8.

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

Dyer, Wayne

9.

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

Simms, Nancy

10.

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

11.

Let nothing come between you and the light.

Thoreau, Henry David

12.

He is great enough that is his own master.

Hall, Joseph

13.

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

Allen, James

14.

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

15.

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

Mccarthy, Michael J.

16.

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

Anthony, Dr. Robert

17.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

18.

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.

Crisp, Quentin

19.

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

Robbins, Anthony

20.

He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

Herbert, George

21.

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

Jefferson, Thomas

22.

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

23.

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

Sher, Barbara

24.

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

Berry, John

25.

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.

26.

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

Yogananda, Paramahansa

27.

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

28.

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

Horton, Doug

29.

Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you.

Brown, Les

30.

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

Ziglar, Zig

31.

To know is to control.

Reed, Scott

32.

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

33.

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

34.

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

Holliwell, Raymond

35.

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

36.

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

37.

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

38.

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

39.

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

Brown, Les

40.

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

Riley, Pat

41.

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

Edison, Thomas A.

42.

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

Rapson, Steve

43.

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

Stone, W. Clement

44.

Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

Baker, James

45.

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

46.

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

Penn, William

47.

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

Faldo, Nick

48.

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

Popplestone, Charles E.

49.

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.

50.

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

Lincoln, Abraham