If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group…

If we understand the mechanisms and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our…

— Edward Bernays

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

— Kate Smith

There is an inherent tendency in all governmental power to recognize no restraints on its operation and to extend the sphere of its dominion…

— Ludwig von Mises

It is not possible to control all external events; But, if I simply control my mind what need is there to control other things?

— Shantideva

My goal was, and still is, to write first, direct my own stuff whenever possible and control my own creative destiny.

— Jeff Probst

It is not possible to control the outside of yourself until you have mastered your breathing space. It is not possible to change anything…

— Jeanette Winterson

When people in stadiums do the Wave, it's the group-mind collective organism spontaneously organizing itself to express an emotion, pass time, and reflect the…

— Jerry Saltz

Outside museums, in noisy public squares, people look at people. Inside museums, we leave that realm and enter what might be called the group-mind,…

— Jerry Saltz

“The group mind was such (private jokes and bemusement, everyone clustered round vacation videos on the iPhone) that it was hard to imagine any…

— Donna Tartt

Everything was becoming allegorical, understood by the group mind, and especially this: "You're either on the bus...or off the bus.

— Tom Wolfe

We must learn and then teach our children that niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it…

— Gavin de Becker

Remember that any time you're filled with resentment, you're turning the controls of your emotional life over to others to manipulate.

— Wayne Dyer

We don't want to give the controls to someone else; we want those reins ourselves. We want to get our way. And we get…

— Melody Beattie

People say I talk slowly. I talk in a way sometimes called laconic. The phone rings, I answer, and people ask if they've woken…

— Dave Eggers

Life has taught me that you can’t control someone’s loyalty. No matter how good you are to them, doesn’t mean they’ll treat you the…

— Trent Shelton