Quotes about Control

Unless a man is master of his soul all other kinds of mastery amount to little.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us

Man proposes, but God disposes.

No man ruleth safely but he that is willingly ruled.

Remember, your prerogative is to govern, and not to serve the things of this world.

Who hath a harder battle to fight than he who striveth for self-mastery?

Homo proponit, sed Deus disponit

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

What are the assumptions that have to prove true in order for me to be able to succeed in this assignment?" List them. Are they within your control? Equally important, ask yourself what assumptions have to prove true for you to be happy in the choice you are contemplating. Are you basing your position on extrinsic or intrinsic motivators? Why do you think this is going to be something you enjoy doing? What evidence do you have?

Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you.

Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you. There