Control Quotes · Page 76

The drill instructor must have total and complete control. Mindless obedience is what he's after.

— R. Lee Ermey

Emotions are my weakness. It is in my blood. It is very difficult to control.

— H. D. Kumaraswamy

I've just never really gotten caught up in what people think about me, because I can't control that.

— Dabo Swinney

“I like it when you’re in control of me, Isa. Not all of the time, but sometimes.”

— Ella Dominguez

The standard publishing contract is replete with clauses that strip authors of control over their books.

— Thomas Hauser

As you get older, you learn there are some things out of your control.

— Joe Mauer

When I passed the age of 50, I learned how to control my emotions.

— Mahmoud Darwish

“True love is built on free will and free choice, not control and manipulation.”

— Ken Poirot

Sometimes you have compulsions that you can't control coming from the subconscious... they are the dictator inside ourselves.

— Denis Villeneuve

As a comedian you have to remind yourself that it happens; every now and again you can just have a bad gig…

— Richard Herring

I have a lot of creative control, so I can decide what I want to wear, what I want my brand to…

— Daya

I became a free agent in 1999. I retired, that's how I got out of my contract. From that moment on, I've…

— Frank Shamrock

When I made 'What They Want,' I was going crazy. When I made 'Losin Control,' I was going crazy, when I made…

— Russ

We've all heard about Wall Street greed. I think people are now starting to be a little bit more sensitized to Washington…

— Jeb Hensarling

I think we've seen time and time again that when you have a company that has captured control over a key artery…

— Lina Khan

After 30 years in the theater, I'm used to having a great amount of control over what I do. But with '24',…

— Cherry Jones

I actually shoot. I enjoy target practice. I find it really zen. You focus on nothing but the target. You have to…

— Tammy Duckworth

For many, hair is just hair. It's something you grow, shape, adapt, adorn, and cut. But my hair has always been so…

— Janet Mock

“Economic control is not merely control of a sector of human life which can be separated from the rest; it is the…

— Anonymous

The real truth that dare not speak itself, is that no one is in control, absolutely no one... Nobody is in control.…

— Terence McKenna

In times of uncertainty - whether it's economic, psychological, emotional, or philosophical - people often say that the only thing we can…

— Ali Liebegott

Isn't it great to know that you cannot control your world from the outside? To try and control things on the outside…

— Rhonda Byrne

Many developing countries continue to be burdened by high percentages of their population living in poverty. Yet, instead of addressing this root…

— Óscar Arias

There are women crossing the border, finding border control agents to turn themselves in so they can begin the process of asylum,…

— Stephanie Ruhle

If we leave the E.U., we will regain control of our own money.

— John Redwood

People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.

— Martha Nussbaum

Over events, we may have some control, but over the law of life's progress none.

— John William Draper

When a child is out of control, he or she needs you, the parent, to make them feel safe.

— Didi Conn

When you sign on to do a job, you hope you'll be able to get it done. But that's not always in…

— Joe Torre

It was all a matter of control. And Choice. Nothing more, nothing less

— Paulo Coelho

“By grasping control over reality it's possible to mould life to suit your wishes.”

— Steven Redhead

Scientology is a model control system, a state in fact with its own courts, police, rewards and penalties.

— William S. Burroughs

What happens outside of the campaign is outside of my control.

— Ron Johnson

I can't control everything that's said, but I've been around. Nothing will surprise me.

— Jordi Alba

“What if I lose what little control I have left? I may live in a prison now, but at least I know…

— Nicole Deese

“It's possible to name everything and to destroy the world.”

— Kathy Acker

I'm used to being a control freak, and I've had to learn to just cut that out.

— Susan Tedeschi

If you neglect to exercise self-control, you are not only likely to injure others, but you are sure to injure yourself!

— Napoleon Hill

You are not a prisoner of your thoughts. You have the ability to control what you are thinking.

— Deepak Chopra

Real meditation is not about mastering a technique; it's about letting go of control.

— Adyashanti