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

Berry, John

Let nothing come between you and the light.

Thoreau, Henry David

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

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

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

Allen, James

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

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

Ziglar, Zig

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

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

Stone, W. Clement

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You are the one who can stretch your own horizon.

Magnin, Edgar F.

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

Socrates

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

Penn, William

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

Mccarthy, Michael J.

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

Rapson, Steve

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

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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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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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Only my condemnation injures me.

A Course In Miracles

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

Faldo, Nick

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

Dyer, Wayne

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

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

Holliwell, Raymond

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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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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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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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He is great enough that is his own master.

Hall, Joseph

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Gandhi, Mahatma

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

Brown, Les

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To know is to control.

Reed, Scott

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

Lincoln, Abraham

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Robbins, Anthony

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

Horton, Doug