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> [“The parents of politics are lack of control and seeking to control. The parents of leadership are influence and trust.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-norton/the-parents-of-politics-are-lack-of-control-and-seeking-to-control/)

[Richie Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-norton/)

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> [We should seek to love our lives and live fully, but not to extend them indefinitely. We should love our children exuberantly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-monbiot/we-should-seek-to-love-our-lives-and-live-fully-but-not-to-extend/)

[George Monbiot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-monbiot/)

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> [We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-connelly/we-re-all-seeking-order-we-re-all-seeking-control/)

[Michael Connelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-connelly/)

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> [The real truth that dare not speak itself, is that no one is in control, absolutely no one... Nobody is in control.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/the-real-truth-that-dare-not-speak-itself-is-that-no-one-is-in/)

[Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/)

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> [“When we react, we are not seeking to control a situation but merely to protect our existence within that situation. If, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-prentice/when-we-react-we-are-not-seeking-to-control-a-situation-but-merely-to/)

[Steve Prentice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-prentice/)

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