Quotes About Control

Life is a show, where you're the writer and star. It rests solely on your performance to make it a masterpiece.

Never give way to desire, over logic. It's the recipe for disaster.

These parasites that we refer to as politicians, are nothing but corporate strippers on paid vacation.

I felt extremely uncomfortable as the focal point, in the spotlight. I really like the behind the scenes role, because all my freedom is there.

When our governments want to sell us a course of action, they do it by making sure it's the only thing on the agenda, the only thing everyone's talking about. And they pre-load the ensuing discussion with highly selected images, devious and prejudicial language, dubious linkages, weak or false 'intelligence' and selected 'leaks.'

WHATEVER happens tomorrow, one thing is certain; it must not be allowed to look after itself.

The real revelation is that subversion of narrative is not a special technique used only by activists and intellectuals. It is the very nature of most storytelling through history. We are all creatures of our times seeking to control the narrative of our times, just as the ancients did. And those who control the cultural narrative, control the culture.

Sarai knew her husband and his weaknesses, his sins, but loved him anyway. He was a man of confidence and faith, who still would have lapses of trust. He sometimes sought to control events for his own benefit. Even though El Shaddai had promised him his seed would inherit the land of Canaan, he occasionally felt he had to manage things on his own, because El Shaddai did not seem to be following through.

the story Lilith told us about being the first wife and daughters of Adam?" "Lies from the pit of Sheol," said Diya. "That She-demon knew that the best lie is patterned after the truth. You conquer a people by conquering their narrative — subverting it. It has been her goal all along to control the world.

If they will not give themselves to us, then we will have to take them by force.

The average citizen became a slave without the name. He worked hard on his farm or in the marketplace, earned an honest wage to take care of his simple family, paid his taxes to the realm, worshiped his gods, and left others alone to seek their own happiness. This average man and his family had his life sucked out of him by taxes and government control, only to end his life in Sheol, forgotten and never to return.

It matters not he who rules, but she who counts the money.

Just as tasks should have a cancellation policy, threads should have an interruption policy.

Men have two brains in constant warfare over the body's blood supply. When one wins, the other shuts down.

Some say it is better to rule in hell than serve in heaven. That is a defeatist attitude. I intend to rule everywhere, not just in Hell." - General Agamemnon New Memoirs

she mounts him, positioning herself above his permanent erection, lowering herself until they are joined. She rocks, front to back, and tries to tell herself that a fleeting glimpse into Stefan's eyes doesn't really register his fear. She's careful, never reckless, knowing full well that if she were to let go with too much abandon, she could snap him off at the root. Leave him like an ancient statue, emasculated by vandalism, or erosion and acid rain.

Obedience liberates me from the tiny world of the ego.

If we can't control the contents of our consciousness and tame those gremlins of fear and anxiety and self-doubt, none of the rest of this stuff matters. Period.

Controlling complexity is the essence of computer programming.

even found myself overlooking my own flaws, for the same reasons. I didn't need to try to be perfect or in control all the time. There really was no need to impress anyone.

The words of others cannot rob us of our inner peace and joy unless we give them the power to do so.

This is the mechanics of movements. If we as believers want to see the church grow beyond our control, we must release control. This is done, in part, by a brave redefinition. Microchurches, then, are your answer to the question: What are the irreducible elements of the church? It is precisely this closer look which promises a new, nimble, empowered, indomitable church in our time.

Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

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.