Quotes About Control

People believe that if you can shut your Tourette's off for a period of time, then you can always shut it off. I try to explain to people that if I spent my whole life trying to control my tics, that's all I would have time for.

I loathe computers more and more, so I have one I can shut down and shelve like a book.

I hate jealousy so much that if I ever do feel it, I try to shut it down immediately, but it's so hard.

If I try to be fast then I'm no good, so it's better just to shut everything off and let instinct take over.

I was there when they shut down the Pentagon; I've been going on protest marches my whole life... And now, this fight against controlling and policing women's bodies feels like a war.

Nobody can shut the door in your face if you own the door.

I'm in control of my social media, I can shut it off when I want to and when it gets to in my head, and I can interact with the fans when I want to, too.

Most of the world genuinely believes that I was the owner of 8chan and that I could shut it down whenever I wanted.

Usually on films, you get used to kind of being told, 'This is what you're going to wear, this is what you're going to hold, and remember, you're lucky to be here, and shut up.'

When people say - 'Well, do you miss being a judge since you're in Congress,' I go - 'Only when I want people to sit down and shut up.'

I am definitely a little more nervous for my colleagues when I'm working at mission control than I am myself on the shuttle.

Being chronically shy I needed to create a persona for myself and be involved with a band where I could be ruler of my own kingdom. Then Pulp became hugely popular and I lost control of it, which is when it all went wrong.

Most of the things in your life are not in your control - the family you are born into, the parents, and the siblings you have. It is only friendship and love that you create for yourself in this lifetime.

There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen.

If you live in a place that you perceive to be a crowded place, you appreciate government; you see it as this thing that protects you against crime, that keeps order, that makes sure that nobody puts a massage parlor next to your house, that keeps other people's dogs from pooping on the sidewalk.

I can gallop, I can trot, I can move sideways and turn around. I can do everything I need to do on a horse.

Never let the horns and woodwinds out of your sight; if you can hear them at all, they are too loud.

You can't 'control' a Mars mission from Earth. The Mars mission is going to have to be controlled by the people on Mars... There is just too much involved that is out of sight of Earth.

Beautiful sights arouse feelings of love, and contrary sights bring feelings of disgrace and hate. And the emotions of the soul and spirit bring something additional to the body itself, which exists under the control of the soul and the direction of the spirit.

The insatiable need for heartless power and ruthless control is the telltale sign of an uninitiated man - the most irresponsible, incompetent and destructive force on earth.

The reason I never wanted to sign with a big label was because I didn't want no one telling me how to make my music.

Keep your blood pressure under control and pay attention to your urine. If it's foamy, that's not a good sign, and you need to check out your kidneys.

I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story.

It's something you hope doesn't happen. When you sign on to do a job, you hope you'll be able to get it done. But that's not always in your control.