Quotes About Control

I don't understand when people are being greedy or mean, when they say who should get what, when they get control of someone else's life.

You know, one of the things I think you understand as president is you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything, right?

Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations.

Power is the measure of the degree of control you have over circumstances in your life and the actions of the people around you. It is a skill that is developed by a deep understanding of human nature, of what truly motivates people, and of the manipulations necessary for advancement and protection.

Understanding the long, sordid history of gun control in America is key to understanding the dangers of disarming.

When I left NSA, it was with an understanding that you can never underestimate the power of large numbers of stupid people.

The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings of our lives.

Baseball could end tomorrow but you're just understanding that God is in control of it and we are not.

We talk a lot about operational control, and that's having a better understanding of who's coming in and who's leaving, what the threat really is. We're never really going to get that.

We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws.

A sociopath is not just someone who doesn't care about human emotion. They're someone who understands people to the point that they can manipulate them to an extraordinary degree.

Many people don't understand ring control. They think they do until they're against someone who really understands how to set traps, how to create holes in the octagon that they fall into.

For over 200 years after the adoption of the Second Amendment, it was uniformly understood as not placing any limit on either federal or state authority to enact gun control legislation.

A jolt is necessary. Europe must reaffirm it values of freedom, solidarity, peace. The EU must be understood and controlled by its citizens. I will do everything to secure profound change rather than decline.

Cancer is a collection of many diseases with common principles, and each disease will have to be understood and more effectively controlled on its own terms.

It will, of course, be understood that directly or indirectly, soon or late, every advance in the sciences of human nature will contribute to our success in controlling human nature and changing it to the advantage of the common weal.

The ancients understood the regulation of power better than the regulation of liberty.

What do you think, that a dollar in a savings account is freedom? Maybe you have understood nothing I have said.

When you're underwater getting pounded, you are at the mercy of the ocean.

I like to be in control of my own athleticism. If I win, I don't want it to be because of my lucky underwear, you know? I want it to be because I put forth the work.

The exuberance of democracy leads to undisciplined and disorderly conditions which are inimical to development.

I think multiple levels of undo would be wonderful, too.

We have to get control of our borders. You can only do that if you make companies obey the law and not hire undocumented or illegals. They can only do that is if they have a Social Security Card that has biometrics so they know whether the person is legal or not.

Yes we need enhanced border control. Yes we need to focus our efforts on those who pose a threat to our country. But let's not fall into the trap set by the Tea Party and others who would tell you that every single undocumented individual is a drug smuggler, a terrorist, or a threat to the American way of life. That is simply not true.