Control Quotes

6641 quotes by 4195 authors

Government ... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of its citizens… — Helen Prejean
Did you ever notice that everyone in favour of birth control has already been born ? — Benny Hill
Every ISP is being attacked, maliciously both from in the United States and outside of the United States, by those who want to invade people's… — Darrell Issa
Whether it's Facebook or Google or the other companies, that basic principle that users should be able to see and control information about them that… — Eli Pariser
According to Montaigne, it was the oppressive notion that we had complete mental control over our bodies, and the horror of departing from this portrait… — Alain de Botton
The only person who has artistic control is the director, and 'director' is how you spell God in Hollywood. — Tom Clancy
There are too many factors you have to take into account that you have no control over...The most important factor you can keep in your… — Eddy Merckx
Under capitalism, we can't have democracy by definition. Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are in principle under autocratic control. — Noam Chomsky
Small scale is critical to local life, to the ability of local people to control what happens where they live. — Paul Weyrich
Every American should have absolute control over his or her personal information — George W. Bush
We fear the past, present and future. We fear the unknown, we fear not having enough, losing what we have, not having what we want.… — David Icke
Democracy, in the United States rhetoric refers to a system of governance in which elite elements based in the business community control the state by… — Noam Chomsky
Next to bombing, rent control is the most effective technique so far known for destroying cities. — Assar Lindbeck
True generosity must benefit both parties. No woman can control her destiny if she doesn't give to herself as much as she gives of herself. — Suze Orman
Economists have the correct insight that economics is a theory of choice, the key to the story is the variety of options and centralised political… — Douglass North
The socialism of centralised state control of industry and production, is dead. It misunderstood the nature and development of a modern market economy. It failed… — Tony Blair
Many people mistakenly suppose that the essence of consciousness is that of a control mechanism — John Searle
What would you think of a person who earned $24,000 a year but spent $35,000? Suppose on top of that, he was already $170,000 in… — John Stossel
The role of globalization is to homogenize all cultures, and to turn them into commodified markets, and therefore, to make them easier for global corporations… — Jerry Mander
This war has been motivated by pride or arrogance, by a desire to control oil wealth, by a desire to implant our programs. (talking about… — Jimmy Carter

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