Control Quotes
6641 quotes by 4195 authors
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Our enthusiasm for digital technology about which we have little understanding and over which we have little control leads us not toward greater agency, but…
— Douglas Rushkoff
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The atheist, agnostic, or secularist ... should guard against the encroachment of religion in areas where it has no place, and in particular the control…
— S. T. Joshi
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I have never done a package tour in my life. It appeals in a way, but then I remind myself that you can't control the…
— Arabella Weir
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We should look at the Twitter records of Andrew Fraser. Clearly, the ship was on remote control, because he spent all of his time on…
— Campbell Newman
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Of all states that understands local control of schools, Iowa is such a state.
— George W. Bush
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Yes, to me that's one of the most compelling fears in film noir and the psychological thriller genre - that fear of conspiracy. It's definitely…
— Christopher Nolan
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Every time we do something you tell me America will do this and will do that . . . I want to tell you something…
— Ariel Sharon
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The most common objection to changes in public policy which would increase a user's control of housing at the expense of centralized institutions is that…
— John Turner
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Guns have little or nothing to do with juvenile violence. The causes of youth violence are working parents who put their kids into daycare, the…
— Tom DeLay
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If the U.N. were to be successful in its efforts to control the Internet, countries where human rights records range from questionable to criminal could…
— John Doolittle
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The Roman Catholic church... carries the immense power of very directly affecting women's lives everywhere by its stand against birth control and abortion
— Robin Morgan
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If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military.
— Harry S. Truman
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Frozen in fear, you avoid responsibility because you think your experience is beyond your control. This stance keeps you from making decisions, solving problems, or…
— David Emerald Womeldorff
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When you inhabit any of these three roles, you're reacting to fear of victimhood, loss of control, or loss of purpose. You're always looking outside…
— David Emerald Womeldorff
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Persecutors fear loss of control. Rescuers fear loss of purpose. Rescuers need Victims-someone to protect or fix-to bolster their self-esteem.
— David Emerald Womeldorff
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"Gun Control" isn't about guns. It's about control. If guns are outlawed, how can we shoot the liberals?
— Mike Gunn
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I was just glad I've got an opponent, to be honest. This is my third opponent for this fight prep. [I'm over the moon] to…
— Richie Vaculik
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The preservation of life seems to be rather a slogan than a genuine goal of the anti-abortion forces; what they want is control. Control over…
— Ursula K. Le Guin
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My definition of success is control.
— Kenneth Branagh
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The mechanism that directs government cannot be virtuous, because it is impossible to thwart every crime, to protect oneself from every criminal without being criminal…
— Marquis de Sade
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