Controlling Quotes

401 quotes by 351 authors

No being incapable of controlling their own mind or developing ethics and a loving character can ever be a Master. First we must have accomplishment. — Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo
The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
We can use techniques in modifying things, in controlling things, but the first impulse has to be something that you simply cannot make just out… — Leo Ornstein
I think vegetarians - for a lot of them - it's about a lack of commitment to life and relationships. There are some who just… — Kirsten Dunst
So is work ethic. You do things over and over again, and when you get in a situation you like to think it comes natural.… — Derek Jeter
Worrying, obsessing, and controlling are illusions. They are tricks we play on ourselves. — Melody Beattie
What is more malleable is always superior over that which is immovable. This is the principle of controlling things by going along with them, of… — Jaimal Yogis
Some people say, therefore, that violence and war are inevitable. I say rubbish: Our brains are fully capable of controlling instinctive behavior. — Jane Goodall
If anyone had realized that within 10 years this tiny system that was picked up almost by accident was going to be controlling 50 million… — Andrew S. Tanenbaum
The air they breathe, being a living element with both physical and psychical properties, carries a subtle vital energy. This in India is named by… — Frank Waters
Above all, as the keynote of all Democratic policy, in passing upon any question, let the controlling aim and ambition be to keep the road… — John W. Davis
So the Clinton-Gore era culminates with an election as stained as the blue dress, a Democratic chorus complaining that the Constitution should not be the… — George Will
Befriending life is less a matter of knowledge than a question of wisdom. It is not about mastering life, controlling it or exerting our will… — Rachel Naomi Remen
In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated concepts… — Taslima Nasrin
I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all. — K D Lang
It is my dream to have a controlling stake of Arsenal. — Alisher Usmanov
As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling. — Mike White
Peace is not achieved by controlling nations, but mastering our thoughts. — John Harricharan
It's almost as if we each have a vampire inside us. Controlling that beast, that dark side, is what fascinates me. — Sheryl Lee
In my life, things have happened to me. I've never felt I was controlling anything. — Hayley Mills

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