Our Control Quotes

66 quotes by 60 authors

Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. — Epictetus
Spirituality points, always, beyond: beyond the ordinary, beyond possession, beyond the narrow confines of the self, and - above all - beyond expectations. Because "the… — Ernest Kurtz
Once we understand that what happens beyond our control may be just what we need, we see that acceptance of reality can be our way… — David Richo
Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control. — Sylvia Boorstein
When it comes to our health, there are essentially four things under our control: the decision not to smoke, a commitment to exercise, the quality… — Martin Seligman
It is impossible for the mind to remain undisturbed by thoughts, but anyone serious about the matter can certainly permit them entry or drive them… — John Cassian
â€ŽTo focus on matters beyond our control is to misdirect energy, waste time, and doom us to frustration and failure. — Harvey Dorfman
Success and excellence are not the same. Excellence grows within a person, is largely within that person's control, and its meaning lasts. Success is measured… — Joe Paterno
No powers determine our lives more completely than those we think we have under our control. I — Stanley Hauerwas
We grow when the walls press in. We grow when life steals our control. We grow in darkness. — Mary E. DeMuth
Adbusters' is my favourite reading material, so as soon as you go there, the synapses start firing in a different way. You start taking on… — Raine Maida
Today the human race is a single twig on the tree of life, a single species on a single planet. Our condition can thus only… — Robert Zubrin
I really want people to understand that nobody is perfect and that things happen in life beyond our control. — Lil' Kim
The greatest friend of the soul is the unknown. Yet we are afraid of the unknown because it lies outside our vision and our control.… — John O'Donohue
The attractions of ceramics lie partly in its contradictions. It is both difficult and easy, with an element beyond our control. It is both extremely… — Isamu Noguchi
We are still waging Peloponnesian wars. Our control of the material world and our positive science have grown fantastically. But our very achievements turn against… — George Steiner
So what exactly are the rewards of resentment. It is always a relief to know that the reason we have failed in life is not… — Theodore Dalrymple
What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the… — Paul Ryan
Behaviors are a choice. Feelings are sometimes out of our control. Behavior has to do with choices. — Randall Terry
We all get lost once in a while, sometimes by choice, sometimes due to forces beyond our control. When we learn what it is our… — Cecelia Ahern

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