Quotes About Control

Absolutely,' I say. 'I do believe in fate, but I also believe that we control our destinies, and I'm not sure which I believe in more. I think that mostly I believe that life is a bit like a tree, and that there are several branches we could take. I think that's where the controlling our own destiny bit comes in. If we choose a certain branch then our life will go one way, and fate will throw things at us from then on.

The real jungle is in the office of the bureaucrats

When Dad lost control of Mom, they both lost control of the children.

If she went with him, she'd enjoy Kahil's revenge. She'd welcome the humiliation as it would be at his hands, in his hands, with his body.

I want what's mine. And you wife, are mine.

Guilt is the other side of compassion. Its original purpose was to enable you to empathize on an aware level with yourselves and other members of creaturehood, so that you could consciously control what was previously handled on a biological level alone. Guilt in that respect therefore has a strong natural basis, and when it is perverted, misused or misunderstood, it has that great terrifying energy of any runaway basic phenomenon.

Frances was, by nature, an organizer. She wanted to believe that happiness could be arranged. Well, perhaps it could.

The will bakes bread the nature chokes on. The nature turns the wheel the will breaks on.

like a man who has jumped off a diving board, but then, through force of will, lowers himself inch by inch into the pool.

Everyone starved. Starvation is a potent weapon, and the Bolsheviks are happy to wield it. The cheapest way to get rid of the opposition is to starve them. Lenin did it the expensive way, shooting them, but the Soviets can no longer afford that.

Do you think I would want to live under a government that you ran or set up? It's all very nice to say you're an anarchist, but you only want anarchy for yourself. For the rest of us, you want to make sure we do what you say, think how you think, and remember you're the boss.

She said, "Some are born bossy, some achieve bossiness, and some have bossiness thrust upon them.

My space chums think reality was once a primitive method of crowd control that got out of hand. In my view, it's absurdity dressed up in a three-piece business suit.

I worry whoever thought up the term 'quality control' thought if we didn't control it, it would get out of hand.

Why would anyone want to be God? he asked. It's a terrible occupation.

When a man has been accustomed since his earliest years to command what he desires, a disappointment in matters nearest to his heart must come as more than a severe shock.

I don't need handcuffs to enslave a woman. -Ranger to Stephanie

Now that we know you're not a hundred percent vampire you should stop trying to suck necks, I said to Ziggy. I'll try, Ziggy said, but it's a hard habit to break.

Bitch, this is a gun...

I can't squeeze to keep the breezers in.

Ranger released my ponytail but kept a hand on my neck. I tried to act calm, but his touch was humming through me all the way to my toes and points in between.

Sometimes when a plan is right, everything else, all the things you can't control, falls into place just the way it should.

Have you ever thought about seeing a healthcare professional? I could find someone who would help you better understand the power of the amulet.' 'Healthcare is just another way of allowing employers and the government to control you. What's the first thing they do when you step into a doctor's office? They take your clothes. It's a power grab. A naked man has no power.' Clearly he doesn't know Ranger.

Teddy Roosevelt who, as president, signed the Antiquities Act of 1906, allowing the president, with the stroke of a pen, to seize control of any lands he deems of natural, cultural, or scientific importance. It's been used hundreds of times since 1906 to create national parks and federal monuments.