Motivational Quotes

Control

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

Best Quotes about 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

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

Anthony, Dr. Robert

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

Horton, Doug

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

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

Holliwell, Raymond

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.

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

Brown, Les

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Faldo, Nick

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

Riley, Pat

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

Penn, William

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

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Johnson, Jeremy P.

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Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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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 want a thing done well, do it yourself.

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Brown, Les

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

Jefferson, Thomas

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

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

Mccarthy, Michael J.

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Edison, Thomas A.

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

Sher, Barbara

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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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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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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

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Let nothing come between you and the light.

Thoreau, Henry David

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To know is to control.

Reed, Scott

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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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Only my condemnation injures me.

A Course In Miracles

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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