Control Quotes

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. (“Nineteen Eighty-Four”)

Becoming fearless isn’t the point. That’s impossible. It’s learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it. (“Divergent”)

During my conservatorship, I was controlled and monitored for nearly 15 years…I needed permission just to take Tylenol!!!

Nature provides a free lunch, but only if we control our appetites.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.

Knowing that I am not the one in control gives great encouragement. Knowing the One who is in control is everything.

We have the power to control our thoughts, our attitudes. That is why many people live in the withering negative world. That is why many people live in the Positive Faith world. And you don’t have to be a poet or a philosopher to know which is best.

No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother.

It’s essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

Never give your money away to your children in your lifetime. Always keep control. If you don’t, if you listen to the lawyers and the accountants, you’ll find yourself being led up the steps of the nursing home.