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title: "25 Little Control Quotes by 24 authors"
description: "Browse 25 Little Control quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Little Control sayings and thoughts."
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> [“but her style of parenting was predicated on hoping for things over which she had little or no control.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/but-her-style-of-parenting-was-predicated-on-hoping-for-things-over/)

[Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/)

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> [Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/stop-letting-people-who-do-so-little-for-you-control-so-much-of-your/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“We do not control ourselves, especially when we still carry the human body. Very little is in our control...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uzihben/we-do-not-control-ourselves-especially-when-we-still-carry-the-human/)

[Uzihben](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uzihben/)

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> [“What if I lose what little control I have left? I may live in a prison now, but at least I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-deese/what-if-i-lose-what-little-control-i-have-left-i-may-live-in-a-prison/)

[Nicole Deese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-deese/)

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> [“You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/you-have-little-control-over-the-world-around-you-but-full-control/)

[Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/)

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> [In this business, you have so little control over things, but one of the things you can control is who you work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-tenney/in-this-business-you-have-so-little-control-over-things-but-one-of/)

[Jon Tenney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-tenney/)

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> [“She had so little control over her own life. Yet she took control, out of thin air for herself, when she could.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/padma-lakshmi/she-had-so-little-control-over-her-own-life-yet-she-took-control-out/)

[Padma Lakshmi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/padma-lakshmi/)

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> [“It’s so messed up how little control we have over whether we want somebody.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daria-snadowsky/it-s-so-messed-up-how-little-control-we-have-over-whether-we-want/)

[Daria Snadowsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daria-snadowsky/)

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> [The sky above us is something we have very little control of, and the space beyond is something we don't completely understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morena-baccarin/the-sky-above-us-is-something-we-have-very-little-control-of-and-the/)

[Morena Baccarin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morena-baccarin/)

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> [“And ultimately, when almost everything I did was controlled by the Superiors, by my teachers and by Paulo, I took what little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-nicolle-taylor/and-ultimately-when-almost-everything-i-did-was-controlled-by-the/)

[Lauren Nicolle Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-nicolle-taylor/)

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> [“What managers miss is that every time they give up a little control, it creates a wonderful opportunity for their team to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laszlo-bock/what-managers-miss-is-that-every-time-they-give-up-a-little-control/)

[Laszlo Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laszlo-bock/)

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> [“It was striking how little control we had of events, particularly in view of how assiduously we cultivated the appearance of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lewis/it-was-striking-how-little-control-we-had-of-events-particularly-in/)

[Michael Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lewis/)

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> [“Anything with that much power and that little control, that utter lack of concern for anything but self is evil in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/anything-with-that-much-power-and-that-little-control-that-utter-lack/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/jim-butcher-151_evil_anything-with-that-much-power-and-that-l_762602.png)

> [The writer has little control over personal temperament, none over historical moment, and is only partly in charge of his or her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-barnes/the-writer-has-little-control-over-personal-temperament-none-over/)

[Julian Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-barnes/)

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> [~One surprise of motherhood for me was how little control I have. I thought it would be a blissful romance with me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-peet/one-surprise-of-motherhood-for-me-was-how-little-control-i-have-i/)

[Amanda Peet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-peet/)

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> [“Every time I deal with another person, I’m reminded how little control I have over my life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mizutani-shizuku/every-time-i-deal-with-another-person-i-m-reminded-how-little-control/)

[Mizutani Shizuku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mizutani-shizuku/)

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> [We have some control over when we retire. However, we have very little control over how long we will live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-smith/we-have-some-control-over-when-we-retire-however-we-have-very-little/)

[Gordon Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-smith/)

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> [Sometimes being a little out of control makes the best music and allows others to blossom as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janine-and-the-mixtape/sometimes-being-a-little-out-of-control-makes-the-best-music-and/)

[Janine and The Mixtape](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janine-and-the-mixtape/)

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> [I've always been a little out of control since I was a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-smart/i-ve-always-been-a-little-out-of-control-since-i-was-a-kid/)

[Marcus Smart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-smart/)

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> [I worry about everything, which is silly because there's very little you can control anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-worry-about-everything-which-is-silly-because-there-s-very-little/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

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> [Why have I so little control? It is the case of much waste and pain in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/why-have-i-so-little-control-it-is-the-case-of-much-waste-and-pain-in/)

[Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/)

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> [Never let someone who does so little for you control your emotions and feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/never-let-someone-who-does-so-little-for-you-control-your-emotions/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Don't let the people who do so little for you control so much of your feelings and emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/don-t-let-the-people-who-do-so-little-for-you-control-so-much-of-your/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

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> ['Stop letting people that do so little for you, control so much of your mind, feelings and EMOTIONS!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-guzaldo/stop-letting-people-that-do-so-little-for-you-control-so-much-of-your/)

[Andrew Guzaldo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-guzaldo/)

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> [I have so little control over the act of writing that it's all I can do to remain conscious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/i-have-so-little-control-over-the-act-of-writing-that-it-s-all-i-can-2/)

[David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/)

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