Quotes About Control

Sadie laughed a bit to herself, thinking this was what it was like to play someone else's game: to have the illusion of choice, without actual choice.

Of course, a wandering mind is not always advisable for the recently deceased and is nearly never advisable for the beginning driver.

A person always has control over how she meets her adversities, and the good news is that the facing of them, one after another, year after year, builds an inner strength that nobody can take away from you.

If there's something about me you don't like, just tell me," says the newlywed anxious to please. "I'll change it." If he or she is not forthcoming with such an offer, the other one is determined to change it for the partner. "He may drink a little too much now," the bride confides to her friend, "but I'll reform him." Examination

Fear seems to be the ruling judge.

what has been taken by power can not be returned without power./or can be only returned by power.

Anybody who wants to rule the world should try to rule a garden first.

President is a curious term for the American head of state, because "presiding" in any meaningful sense is the one thing the president of the United States does not do.

A girl in a bikini is like having a loaded gun on your coffee table- There's nothing wrong with them, but it's hard to stop thinking about.

Inefficiency is to be our safeguard against despotism.

God: But it is my creation...! The Saint of Killers: It's outgrown you.

Criminal: You can suck my dick, motherfucker! Detective Bridges: You suck mine! [shoves barrel of pistol in the Criminal's mouth] An' you get used to it, cause you get to Rykers you're gonna find a lot of dick on the goddamn menu! Now grunt twice for yes! You through bitchin'?

That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.

That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me.

The car goes where the eyes go.

In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle.

Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there.

Your car goes where your eyes go. Lonliness is unable to survive without a willing host.

This is something I'd heard him say before: getting angry at another driver for a driving incident is pointless. You need to watch the drivers around you, understand their skill, confidence and aggression levels, and drive with them accordingly. Know who is driving next to you. Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there.

that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignoranve, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves

C)hoice without alternative is only a sleight of hand; it is a magician's force-play, during which you believe you have free well, but your fate has already been decided: the magician knows which card you will pick!

Your car goes where your eyes go. Simply another way of saying that you make your own destiny.

Know who is driving next to you. Any problems that may occur have ultimately been caused by you, because you are responsible for where you are and what you are doing there.

We are the creators of our own destiny,