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> [“Unlike captive animals, people’s perceptions of control or helplessness aren’t entirely dictated by outside forces. We have the ability to create choice by altering our interpretations of the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheena-iyengar/unlike-captive-animals-people-s-perceptions-of-control-or/)

[Sheena Iyengar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheena-iyengar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/sheena-iyengar-2596_animals_unlike-captive-animals-people-s-percepti_2711201.jpg)

> [“our perceptions of being ‘in control’ always have a lot to do with scale at we focus our attention – and, by implication, the information that is omitted. We sometimes think we are in control because we either don’t have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-burgess/our-perceptions-of-being-in-control-always-have-a-lot-to-do-with/)

[Mark Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-burgess/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/mark-burgess-42002_focus_our-perceptions-of-being-in-control-alwa_3098072.jpg)

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