CONTROL

Quote: Only my condemnation injures me. Author: A Course In Miracles Course on Forgiveness Based on Christianity, Eastern Philosophy

Quote: No temptation can gravitate to a man unless there is that is his heart which is capable of responding to it Author: James Allen 1864-1912, British-born American Essayist, Author of ''As a Man Thinketh''

Quote: If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. Author: Mario Andretti 1940-, Italian-born American Auto Racer

Quote: If you find a good solution and become attached to it, the solution may become your next problem. Author: Dr. Robert Anthony American educator

Quote: Never let the other fellow set the agenda. Author: James Baker

Quote: Nature has placed mankind under the government of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure... they govern us in all we do, in all we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it. Author: John Bentham

Quote: The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp. Author: John Berry

Quote: Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to. Author: Josh Billings 1815-1885, American Humorist, Lecturer

Quote: I am not a glutton -- I am an explorer of food. Author: Erma Bombeck 1927-, American Author, Humorist

Quote: I have only one counsel for you -- be master. Author: Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821, French General, Emperor

Quote: If you want a thing done well, do it yourself. Author: Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821, French General, Emperor

Quote: The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind. Author: Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821, French General, Emperor

Quote: Don't let the negativity given to you by the world disempower you. Instead give to yourself that which empowers you. Author: Les Brown 1945-, American Speaker, Author, Trainer, Motivator Lecturer

Quote: If you don't program yourself, life will program you! Author: Les Brown 1945-, American Speaker, Author, Trainer, Motivator Lecturer

Quote: It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. Author: Buddha 568-488 BC, Founder of Buddhism

Quote: If you are ruled by mind you are a king; if by body, a slave. Author: Cato The Elder BC 234-149, Roman Statesman, Orator

Quote: The physical world, including our bodies, is a response of the observer. We create our bodies as we create the experience of our world. Author: Deepak Chopra East-Indian- American M.D., New Age Author, Lecturer

Quote: Flow with whatever is happening and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate. Author: Chuang Tzu c 369 BC-286 BC, Chinese Philosopher

Quote: Your real self -- the ''I am I'' -- is master of this land, the ruler of this empire. You rightfully have power and dominion over it, all its inhabitants, and all contained in its realm. Author: Robert Collier American Writer, Publisher

Quote: The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. Author: Quentin Crisp 1908-, British Author

Quote: To decide to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life. Author: Arbie M. Dale

Quote: You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside. Author: Wayne Dyer 1940-, American Psychotherapist, Author, Lecturer

Quote: Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands. Author: Clint Eastwood 1930-, American Actor, Director, Politician, Composer, Musician, Producer

Quote: What man's mind can create, man's character can control. Author: Thomas A. Edison 1847-1931, American Inventor, Entrepreneur, Founder of GE

Quote: As the Sandwich Islander believes that the strength and valor of the enemy he kills passes into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptation we resist. Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist

Quote: Nothing external to you has any power over you. Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882, American Poet, Essayist

Quote: The word is control. That's my ultimate -- to have control. Author: Nick Faldo American Golfer

Quote: Drive thy business or it will drive thee. Author: Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

Quote: While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us. Author: Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

Quote: Slight small injuries, and they will become none at all. Author: Thomas Fuller 1608-1661, British Clergyman, Author

Quote: The control of the palate is a valuable aid for the control of the mind. Author: Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948, Indian Political, Spiritual Leader

Quote: You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind. Author: Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948, Indian Political, Spiritual Leader

Quote: It's all happening too fast. I've got to put the brakes on or I'll smack into something. Author: Mel Gibson 1956-, American Actor, Director, Producer

Quote: He is great enough that is his own master. Author: Joseph Hall 1574-1656, British Clergyman, Writer

Quote: He who has the pepper may season as he lists. Author: George Herbert 1593-1632, British Metaphysical Poet

Quote: If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. Author: Napoleon Hill 1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer, ''Think and Grow Rich''

Quote: No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him. Author: Napoleon Hill 1883-1970, American Speaker, Motivational Writer, ''Think and Grow Rich''

Quote: Are we controlled by our thoughts, or are we controlling our thoughts? Author: Raymond Holliwell

Quote: No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys. Author: Doug Horton

Quote: The best way to navigate through life is to give up all of our controls. Author: Gerald G. Jampolsky American Psychiatrist, Lecturer, Author

Quote: Nothing gives a person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. Author: Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826, Third President of the USA

Quote: Every man wishes to rule the world. Unfortunately, the world rules every man. Author: Jeremy P. Johnson

Quote: Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization some how releases or frees you to operate more effectively. Author: Larry King 1933-, American TV Personality, Prankster

Quote: Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm. Author: Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the USA

Quote: Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes crimes out of things that are not crimes. Author: Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the USA

Quote: What I do say is that no man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. Author: Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865, Sixteenth President of the USA

Quote: You are the one who can stretch your own horizon. Author: Edgar F. Magnin

Quote: Never allow anyone to rain on your parade and thus cast a pall of gloom and defeat on the entire day. Remember that no talent, no self-denial, no brains, no character, are required to set up in the fault-finding business. Nothing external can have any power over you unless you permit it. Your time is too precious to be sacrificed in wasted days combating the menial forces of hate, jealously, and envy. Guard your fragile life carefully. Only God can shape a flower, but any foolish child can pull it to pieces. Author: Og Mandino 1923-1996, American Motivational Author, Speaker

Quote: We fail to see that we can control our own destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be. Author: Orison Swett Marden 1850-1924, American Author, Founder of Success Magazine

Quote: Your are in charge. You have the ability to master you destiny. Author: Michael J. Mccarthy American Lawyer, Businessman

Quote: I cannot make the universe obey me. I cannot make other people conform to my own whims and fancies. I cannot make even my own body obey me. Author: Thomas Merton 1915-1968, American Religious Writer, Poet

Quote: Question: Why are we Masters of our Fate, the captains of our souls? Because 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. Author: Alfred A. Montapert American Author

Quote: No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself. Author: William Penn 1644-1718, British Religious Leader, Founder of Pennsylvania

Quote: The first and the best victory is to conquer self. Author: Plato BC 427?-347?, Greek Philosopher

Quote: You brain shall be your servant instead of your master, You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you. Author: Charles E. Popplestone

Quote: You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair. Author: Chinese Proverb Sayings of Chinese Origin

Quote: You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money. Author: Jewish Proverb Sayings of Jewish Origin

Quote: When I grip the wheel too tight, I find I lose control. Author: Steve Rapson American writer

Quote: To know is to control. Author: Scott Reed

Quote: Don't let other people tell you what you want. Author: Pat Riley 1945, American Basketball Coach

Quote: Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life. Author: Anthony Robbins 1960-, American Author, Speaker, Peak Performance Expert / Consultant

Quote: The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you. Author: Anthony Robbins 1960-, American Author, Speaker, Peak Performance Expert / Consultant

Quote: The drive to resist compulsion is more important in wild animals than sex, food, or water. He found that captive white-footed mice spent inordinate time and energy just resisting experimental manipulation. If the experimenters turned the lights up, the mouse spent his time turning them down. If the experimenter turned the lights down, the mouse turned them up. The drive for competence or to resist compulsion is a drive to avoid helplessness. Author: Martin E. P. Seligman

Quote: It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself. Author: Barbara Sher American Author of ''I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was''

Quote: Winners take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them. Author: Nancy Simms

Quote: Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one. Author: Socrates BC 469-399, Greek Philosopher of Athens

Quote: When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions... Author: W. Clement Stone 1902-, American Businessman, Author

Quote: When you do the wrong thing, knowing it is wrong, you do so because you haven't developed the habit of effectively controlling or neutralizing strong inner urges that tempt you, or because you have established the wrong habit and don't know how to eliminate them effectively. Author: W. Clement Stone 1902-, American Businessman, Author

Quote: The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny. Author: Paul G. Thomas

Quote: Let nothing come between you and the light. Author: Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862, American Essayist, Poet, Naturalist

Quote: You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you. Author: Brian Tracy American Trainer, Speaker, Author, Businessman

Quote: Everybody has a hot button. Who is pushing yours? While you probably cannot control that person, you CAN control the way you react to them. Author: Source Unknown

Quote: It is far more important that one's life should be perceived than it should be transformed; for no sooner has it been perceived, than it transforms itself of its own accord. Author: Source Unknown

Quote: Never give anyone total access to your pockets, your pockets, your purse or your mind. Author: Source Unknown

Quote: We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. Author: Source Unknown

Quote: Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me. Author: Walt Whitman 1819-1892, American Poet

Quote: Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along. Author: Paramahansa Yogananda Spiritual Author, Lecturer

Quote: There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance. Author: Vash Young

Quote: Are you a SNIOP? Someone who is Sensitive to the Negative Influence Of Others? Author: Zig Ziglar American Sales Trainer, Author, Motivational Speaker