Quotes about Control

It should be remembered, as an axiom of eternal truth in politics, that whatever power in any government is independent, is absolute also.

The truth is, if we don't learn to submit to authority, we won't ever learn to submit to God.

If you want to make God laugh, tell him-her your plan

The truth is that all men having power ought to be mistrusted.

The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

If you learn a martial art, you learn to be dangerous, but simultaneously, you learn to control it.

It takes faith to find personal significance in your relationship with God rather than how much money you earn, how beautiful you look, how many toys you own, how many trophies you collect, or how much territory you conquer and control.

I've already said you can't take anything from me that I wouldn't freely give you.

Our lives hang in the balance of unpredictable situations. One minute you're driving down the road whistling a tune, the next moment the car right in front of you spins out of control and crashes. How you prepare for those unpredictable occurrences determines whether you live or die. Always leave an empty lane to your right or left for escape.

You'll have to learn to control your emotions. They're new, like achild's now, bursting with passion. Never let them fade, or part of you will die. But they cal also destroy you. Hold them dear, but don't let them take hold of you.

Trust the Father. Then you will master this world with pleasure rather than be mastered by it. Then you will find the power to command any storm.

To expect to continue controlling the use of money and the ministry overseas from our foreign-based mission board is an extension of colonialism. It adds an unbiblical element, which only humiliates and weakens the national missionaries in the long run. Christians need to learn that they are not giving their money to national workers, but God's money to His work overseas.