Motivational Quotes

Control

What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

- Lincoln, Abraham

Best Quotes about Control

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

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

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

Jefferson, Thomas

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

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

Dyer, Wayne

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

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

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.

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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Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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You are the one who can stretch your own horizon.

Magnin, Edgar F.

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

Berry, John

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Penn, William

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

Lincoln, Abraham

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He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

Herbert, George

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

Holliwell, Raymond

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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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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The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the 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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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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Your are in charge. You have the ability to master you destiny.

Mccarthy, Michael J.

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

Ziglar, Zig

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

Brown, Les

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Let nothing come between you and the light.

Thoreau, Henry David

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

Faldo, Nick

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

Riley, Pat

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I am not a glutton -- I am an explorer of food.

Bombeck, Erma

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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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He is great enough that is his own master.

Hall, Joseph

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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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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 cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.