Motivational Quotes

Control

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

- Berry, John

Best Quotes about Control

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

Brown, Les

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.

Hill, Napoleon

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

Penn, William

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.

Never let the other fellow set the agenda.

Baker, James

To know is to control.

Reed, Scott

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

Johnson, Jeremy P.

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

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

Berry, John

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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

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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

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

Lincoln, Abraham

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

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

Sher, Barbara

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He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

Herbert, George

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

Edison, Thomas A.

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Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all.

Fuller, Thomas

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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 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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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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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

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

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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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Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

Plato

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

Simms, Nancy

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

Franklin, Benjamin

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

Brown, Les

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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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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

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

Hill, Napoleon

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Let nothing come between you and the light.

Thoreau, Henry David

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He is great enough that is his own master.

Hall, Joseph

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

Holliwell, Raymond

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Only my condemnation injures me.

A Course In Miracles

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

Mccarthy, Michael J.

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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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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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

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

Riley, Pat