Quotes about Control

Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.

There is a lure in power. It can get into a man's blood just as gambling and lust for money have been known to do.

The baby boom eventually prompted Hubbard to order that no one could get pregnant without his permission; according to several Sea Org members, any woman disobeying his command would be "off-loaded" to another Scientology organization or flown to New York for an abortion.

We created time, and now we have become the slave of time.

When man has love he is no longer at the mercy of forces greater than himself, for he, himself, becomes the powerful force

Without that forgiveness, that peace, no heart is ever happy. There is always an inner struggle. Pain. Only when God has been invited in-to manage one's life, to direct one's thinking, to be in control-can one ever get away from all the conflicts inside. We have to stop struggling against His will before we can find real joy.

I really don't know. We should be wise enough to know we can trust Him with everything, but it seems as if He is forever needing to remind us—one thing at a time. Maybe it's because we just hang onto some things too tightly, wanting our own way too much.

The paranoiac is the exact image of the ruler. The only difference is their position in the world. One might even think the paranoiac the more impressive of the two because he is sufficient unto himself and cannot be shaken by failure.

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman. But an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any force.

I don't try to focus on anything that doesn't affect me personally and how I go out there every single day. I'm just going to continue to work hard and focus on what I can control.

Trying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on me is where real progress can happen.

I can't control the naysayers. I can control my attitude and work ethic and determination and that's what I'm focused on now.