Quotes About Control

winner's make it happen ; losers let it happen .

His expression hardened. It was unpleasant to have feelings that he had been at pains to check aroused to no purpose

He was angry at the things that bound the woman … and at the woman who let herself be bound.

Surgido el orden, el hombre ha adquirido el derecho de controlar el sexo y la fuerza bruta, sustituyendo a la naturaleza.

Farmecele ei erau ca o plant? carnivor?, înzestrat? în mod special cu dulcele miros al mierii. Intai va sem?na seminÅ£ele scandalului îndemnandu-l la un act p?timaÅŸ, iar apoi lanÅ£urile ÅŸantajului îl vor Å£ine legat de maini ÅŸi de picioare.

Timpului nu-i dai pinteni ca unui cal.

I am in chains. Don't touch my chains.

For the images of the gods are much easier to misuse for human purposes than the gods themselves. Images have no will and no desires. Statues stand for nothing but the goals of the rulers. … The word of a god is, in truth, only the word of the one who erected his statue.

How can I rule anyone - when you so completely rule me?

In a conservative society, stability and order were far more important than freedom of expression.

A disorderly spirituality that makes the practitioner dreamy, eccentric, or uncontrolled is a very bad sign indeed. In

In your mindfulness practice, notice how often, without thinking, you try to manipulate, control, or exploit others—sometimes in tiny and apparently unimportant ways.

men and women were naturally prone to lie, steal, and murder, and these evil impulses could be forcibly held in check only by a strong, authoritative government.

Remember, possessing feelings of anger isn't wrong. What is wrong is when we allow them to fester and then we choose to fight.

Don't say something permanently painful just because you are temporarily ticked off.

God created us with emotions, and anger is one of them. Feeling the emotion of anger is not the problem. The problem is when we let our anger trigger actions that result in wrongdoing.

One must either rule side by side or be subdued entirely.

You see, Great Caesar. she said, this is the way in which mortals retain the power of the divine---in every earthly choice they make. 'But it's a paradox.' he said. 'Human beings are in control of everything and nothing at all.' 'Yes, she answered, her coy smile spreading joy across her lovely face. It is that simple.

It took all of her moral strength not to kick him—just a little—while he was so conveniently at her feet.

My dear brother, never allow a woman to hold all of the cards.

Women prefer to draw blood using words. It can cause just as much havoc, but it doesn't stain the carpet.

It is not enough to simply remove temptation. We must beat it away, burn it, suppress it, combat it with as much ruthless intent as we can muster.

of an aspiring dictator. The gravest peril will come if the mob and the dictator unite.

The territorialism and desire to possess things comes directly from the ego, which strives to own and control things. Your spirit already knows you own nothing. It is a matter of realizing that your happiness does not depend on your ownership of things. They help you in your journey but they are not the journey itself.