Quotes About Control

Patience is never more important than when you are at the edge of losing it.

The bigger the dam of patience, the worse the flood when the dam breaks.

Discipline comes from the same root word as disciple, and implies patience and teaching on our part. It should not be done in anger.

Order marches with weighty and measured strides. Disorder is always in a hurry.

Elephants suffer from too much patience. Their exhibitions of it may seem superb,-such power and such restraint, combined, are noble,-but a quality carried to excess defeats itself.

When you get mad, it's the time you lose

We are ruled by chance but never have enough patience to accept its despotism.

Anger is enough to destroy you

Don't Raise your Anger into a War, Raise it into a Plan

No more shooting from anyone. Or I am going to get seriously cranky with everyone. Suddenly, and violently and all over the place.

Patience is the inclination to control the racing mind, which wants to jump ahead.

Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism.

Totalitarianism is patriotism institutionalized.

Flags are bits of colored cloth used first to shrinkwrap people's brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.

Socialism, hypnotism, patriotism, materialism, fools making laws for the breaking of jaws.

Statism is a mental disorder, much akin to Stockholm Syndrome.

They loved their country largely because they controlled it.

The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders...tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.

Jesus did not promise to change the circumstances around us. He promised great peace and pure joy to those who would learn to believe that God actually controls all things.

A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace.

Nothing can steal happiness, peace, away from you: if anyone does make you angry, you are the loser; if someone can allow you to lose peace, you are the loser.

I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind.

Inner # peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your # emotions

For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe.