Controlled Quotes

666 quotes by 570 authors

Control was just wishful thinking, and you controlled things to hedge your bets, to be safe, to guard against loss. — Deb Caletti
The finest fury is the most controlled. — Christopher Hitchens
The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire. — Robert A. Heinlein
What does it feel like to get shot?" "I don't recommend it," said Nellie in a controlled voice. "Chocolate is definitely better. — Gordon Korman
Yeah sure,why not?"i said,making a mental note to get a good look at his wings. For all I knew, they were remote-controlled and duct taped… — James Patterson
Daphne," he said with controlled gentleness, "what is wrong?" She sat down opposite him and placed a hand on his cheek. "I'm so insensitive," she… — Julia Quinn
Some who support [more] coercive strategies assume that children will run wild if they are not controlled. However, the children for whom this is true… — Alfie Kohn
as a lobbyist he had long ago concluded there was no difference in how Democrats and Republicans conducted the business of government. The game stayed… — Carl Hiaasen
The brain controls pain. It controls fear. Sleep. Empathy. Hunger. Everything we associate with the heart or the soul or the nervous system is actually… — Dennis Lehane
It's a really crappy feeling to realize that your entire outook on your life can be controlled by some little pill that looks like a… — Michael Thomas Ford
I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held. Trying to control what cannot be controlled. I am tired of denying… — Erin Morgenstern
Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not hard to learn,… — Veronica Roth
Find the story, Granny Weatherwax always said. She believed that the world was full of story shapes. If you let them, they controlled you. But… — Terry Pratchett
I'm unaware that my feet are moving to the table until I'm inches from the holograph. My hand reaches in and cups a rapidly blinking… — Suzanne Collins
Who's Myrnin?" Claire controlled an urge to roll her eyes. "Badass crazy vampire scientist who's my boss." "You realize no part of that sentence made… — Rachel Caine
â€ŽUsing his burgeoning intelligence, this most successful of all mammals has exploited the environment to produce food for an ever increasing population. Instead of controlling… — David Attenborough
I am convinced that the deepest desire within each of us is to be liberated from the controlling influences of our own psychic madness or… — Caroline Myss
I used to wonder why Lucy liked those songs so much. You know what I mean? She sits in the dark and listens and cries.… — Harlan Coben
Like too much alcohol,self-consciousness makes us see ourselves double, and we make the double image for two selves - mental and material, controlling and controlled,… — Alan Watts
More striking still, it appeared that, if the process of concentration goes on at the same rate, at the end of another century we shall… — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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