Motivational Quotes

Control

The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

- Plato

Best Quotes about Control

He is great enough that is his own master.

Hall, Joseph

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

Allen, James

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

Holliwell, Raymond

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

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

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

Rapson, Steve

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

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

Hill, Napoleon

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

Ziglar, Zig

10.

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

11.

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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He who has the pepper may season as he lists.

Herbert, George

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

Riley, Pat

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The first and the best victory is to conquer self.

Plato

16.

It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something.

Gibson, Mel

17.

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

Bonaparte, Napoleon

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

Socrates

19.

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

20.

Nothing external to you has any power over you.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

21.

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

Mccarthy, Michael J.

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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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To know is to control.

Reed, Scott

26.

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

Lincoln, Abraham

27.

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

Lincoln, Abraham

28.

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

Fuller, Thomas

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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

30.

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

Bombeck, Erma

31.

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

Edison, Thomas A.

32.

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

Jampolsky, Gerald G.

33.

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

Johnson, Jeremy P.

34.

You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.

Gandhi, Mahatma

35.

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

Horton, Doug

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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

40.

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

Jefferson, Thomas

43.

You are the one who can stretch your own horizon.

Magnin, Edgar F.

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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.