Motivational Quotes

Control

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

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

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

Riley, Pat

Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.

Socrates

You are the one who can stretch your own horizon.

Magnin, Edgar F.

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

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

Gandhi, Mahatma

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

Penn, William

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

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

Horton, Doug

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

Brown, Les

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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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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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You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.

Proverb, Jewish

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

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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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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 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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He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

Herbert, George

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

Sher, Barbara

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

Brown, Les

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Only my condemnation injures me.

A Course In Miracles

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Mccarthy, Michael J.

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Let nothing come between you and the light.

Thoreau, Henry David

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Johnson, Jeremy P.

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

Edison, Thomas A.

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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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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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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.