Controlled Quotes

666 quotes by 573 authors

Valentine had long ago observed that in a society that expected chastity and fidelity, like Lusitania, the adolescents who controlled and channeled their youthful passions… — Orson Scott Card
We still (sometimes) remember that we cannot be free if our minds and voices are controlled by someone else. But we have neglected to understand… — Wendell Berry
It has been said of dreams that they are a 'controlled psychosis,' or, put another way, a psychosis is a dream breaking through during waking… — Philip K. Dick
Life is to be lived, not controlled. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We don't have to be defined by the things we did or didn't do in our past. Some people allow themselves to be controlled by… — Pittacus Lore
Human beings, in their natural state, are unpredictable, erratic, and unhappy. It is only once their animal instincts are controlled that they can be responsible,… — Lauren Oliver
All these girls swooning over hunky vampires, what they really want is to give away their freedom, to be controlled and told what to do… — Dean Koontz
That's because I've learned how to use it [smile], Woserit said. I don't pass it out like an old woman giving free milk to the… — Michelle Moran
I knew immediately something was terribly wrong, but you can know that and not allow the thought in your head, at the front of your… — Sebastian Barry
Reality is always controlled by the people who are the most insane. — Scott Adams
Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be… — Octavia Butler
Why did children seem to be so often spontaneous, joy-filled and concentrated while adults seemed controlled, anxiety-filled and diffused? It was the Goddam sense of… — Luke Rhinehart
It's been the toughest week of my life, not touching you. Not talking to you. Waiting to see what you were going to do." He… — Rachel Caine
Science is often misrepresented as "the body of knowledge acquired by performing replicated controlled experiments in the laboratory." Actually, science is something broader: the acquisition… — Jared Diamond
When we are overly concerned with what people think we will be controlled by the thoughts and opinions of other people. — Joyce Meyer
Huamns, uregulated, are cruel and capricious; violet and selfish; miserable and quarrelsome. It is only after their instincts and basic emotions have been controlled that… — Lauren Oliver
Hospitality is gold in this City; you have to be clever to figure out how to be welcoming and defensive at the same time. When… — Toni Morrison
The great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by it in many ways, and history… — James A. Baldwin
After that, we had a short conversation about how your body can sometimes seem totally separate. She said her body can feel like a distant… — Joe Dunthorne
They hadnâ€™t counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brains to adapt to the wild, to pass on its genetic code, to thrive in… — Suzanne Collins

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