Quotes about Control
I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed more… safe.
— Joni Eareckson Tada
The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases.
— Thomas Jefferson
I have the greater glory of God, the history is His story, that He is in charge and ultimately He knows what He's doing.
— Rick Warren
One of the reasons we do history, in fact, is because it acts as a brake, a control, on our otherwise unbridled enthusiasm for our own ideas.
— NT Wright
Our hope is a certainty based on the truths that God is in complete control of our universe and that He loves us.
— Rick Warren
I hope I shall never see the day when the Force of Right is deprived of the Right of Force.
— Winston Churchill
Our sense of humor is a gift from God which should be controlled as well as cultivated.
— J. Oswald Sanders
Democracy is like a tamborine - not everyone can be trusted with it.
— John Oliver
Our minds are so undisciplined that our doubts rule our lives and we don't master our imagination - it masters us.
— Mother Angelica
I don't understand the process of imagination-though I know that I am very much at its mercy.
— Joseph Heller
People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.
— Albert Ellis
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.'
— CS Lewis