Quotes About Control

Our world is rampant with idolatry. Cars, computers, television, careers, success, political movements, and religious leaders own our hearts—rather than God. Idols are everything to which we are deeply attached, that take the place that belongs solely to God. These idols are our known and unknown replacements for God. We create them in order to control our world or to attempt to define and control God.

You cannot remove randomness from the universe. You can, however, use your 168 hours to stack the odds in your favor. To do this, you have to place many bets, and leave nothing you can control to chance. In other words, you have to be open to possibilities, and plan for opportunities.

She knew in that moment what it felt like to want to own another being, declare them as yours.

I feel the animal within me emerging, Princess. It's raw and uncontained, but it wants to please you. If we wait . . ." His chin dropped, his voice too. "I cannot hurt you, do you understand?

Since I can't get this leashoff and take myself for a walk, what would you suggest, baby?" she lifted her chin "that's princess to you

Maybe they know what I know, that the true way to a man's heart is six inches of metal between his ribs. Sometimes four inches will do the job, but to be really sure, I like to have six.

I focus on a project in the morning before scanning my inbox so that I take control of my day instead of my inbox taking control of it. The

He smiled and cut her off, he felt very secure, safe, out of reach; she could threaten him but she could not find him. All she could do was call and beg and bully, but that was only because he allowed her this luxury of contact. If he chose to, he could disappear entirely, and as soon as he had executed his plan that's exactly what he would do. Wait until it has all played out, he told himself, wait for the money and the big finale and then be gone.

RULE 43: IF YOU'VE GOT THE ADVANTAGE – MAKE SURE YOU KEEP IT.

Anything I need to know?' said Ruby. 'Uh huh, RULE 1: KEEP IT ZIPPED.

RULE 43: IF YOU'VE GOT THE ADVANTAGE – MAKE SURE YOU KEEP IT. She

She twisted her fingers and ordered her hormones to knock it off. For all the good that did. They were doing a conga line and had two kegs tapped.

Accidents illustrate that you have no control over your life, because from one moment to the next it could be taken away from you.

WE'RE the ones who make things happen. and when crappy things happen anyway, WE choose how to respond.

and exert the control over the expedition that had been denied him in the royal contract.

Cartagena was to have the final say over all commercial aspects of the expedition;

Their height exaggerated movement; even in relatively calm water, they tossed the men about like toy figures.

enabled Cartagena to step in at any moment and prevent Magellan from enriching himself

that he, and not they, had the final say on the conduct of the entire voyage.

crew, without anyone to give them orders and fearing for their lives, gave up their arms to the mutineers.

The mutineers in control of San Antonio swiftly converted her into a battleship.

Drake, intensely annoyed by this challenge to his command

Wine was considered the most important; it was tax free, and an official was required to come aboard

Portugal retained its ambition to wrest control of the spice trade from the Arabs, and to reach the Spice Islands