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> [People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-nussbaum/people-and-i-think-this-is-particularly-true-of-americans-don-t-like/)

[Martha Nussbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-nussbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/martha-nussbaum-4759_america_people-and-i-think-this-is-particularly_429209.jpg)

> [“We seize control FOR THE GREATER GOOD.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-k-rowling/we-seize-control-for-the-greater-good/)

[J.K. Rowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-k-rowling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/j-k-rowling-86_control_we-seize-control-for-the-greater-good-10_1004773.png)

> [“Be yourself and seize control of your destiny. There is nothing more shameful in life than living someone else's existence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mouloud-benzadi/be-yourself-and-seize-control-of-your-destiny-there-is-nothing-more/)

[Mouloud Benzadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mouloud-benzadi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/468/mouloud-benzadi-2369_be-free_be-yourself-and-seize-control-of-your-de_1908048.jpg)

> [Well, I kind of think that the opposite is true. The customer is rarely right. And that is why you must seize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-trotter/well-i-kind-of-think-that-the-opposite-is-true-the-customer-is-rarely/)

[Charlie Trotter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-trotter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/charlie-trotter-9546_circumstances_well-i-kind-of-think-that-the-opposite-i_2011085.jpg)

> [“One might have to be a little ruthless to seize back control of one's life, don't you think?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-george/one-might-have-to-be-a-little-ruthless-to-seize-back-control-of-one-s/)

[Nina George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/053/nina-george-8478_escape_one-might-have-to-be-a-little-ruthless-t_2993453.jpg)

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