Adults Quote by John Dewey

“All controlling behavior is a contractive reaction and misuse of power exacted to make another fulfill your conscious and unconscious needs. People who control…

— Markus William Kasunich

When others are not doing what we would like them to or are threatening disobedience, we are most conscious of the need of controlling…

— John Dewey

The more you try to control something, the more it controls you. Free yourself, and let things take their own natural course.

— Leon Brown

The conclusion is straightforward : self-control requires attention and effort.

— Daniel Kahneman

Every action is self-perpetuating, every thought is self-perpetuating. Once you cooperate with it, you are giving energy to it. Sooner or later it will…

— Rajneesh

self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion...

— Anonymous

When self control is lacking in small things, the ability to apply it to matters of importance withers away. Every day in which one…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

When a person attempts to control someone else's life, it only reflects the lack of control they have on their own.

— Anonymous

If you wish to control others you must first control yourself

— Miyamoto Musashi

People who lack self-regulation are often invasive of others. They can be perceived as being controlling, antagonistic, or even subversive.

— Chip Espinoza

“There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse. It is the root of all emotional self-control, since all emotions, by their…

— Daniel Goleman

A lot of times in life, it's personal choices that you're making, actively, and then there's a myriad of forces and circumstances that are…

— Hasan Minhaj