Quotes About Control

YOU TOOK YOUR SHOT." Instantly I felt free and in control. I knew from then on that I could have the courage to fail on my own terms. From that moment, I decided that if I was going to succeed or fail, it was going to be up to me. I was changed forever.

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days." –Annie Dillard

everything around you that you call 'life' was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And

These individuals have riches just as we say that we 'have a fever,' when really the fever has us." –Seneca

In the world of ideas, to name something is to own it. If you can name an issue, you can own the issue." —Thomas L. Friedman

The best defense is a good offense. —DAN GABLE, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling

Geld kann seinen praktischen Wert vervielfachen, abhängig davon, wie viele "Ws" Sie in Ihrem Leben selbst kontrollieren: was Sie tun, wann Sie es tun, wo Sie es tun und mit wem Sie es tun. Ich nenne das den Freiheitsmultiplikator .

Because I'm in control of my time. I'm on top of it. 'Busy,' to me, seems to imply 'out of control.' Like, 'Oh my God, I'm so busy. I don't have any time for this shit!' To me, that sounds like a person who's got no control over their life.

Every time people contact me, they say, 'Look, I know you must be incredibly busy . . .' and I always think, 'No, I'm not.' Because I'm in control of my time. I'm on top of it. 'Busy,' to me, seems to imply 'out of control.' Like, 'Oh my God, I'm so busy. I don't have any time for this shit!' To me, that sounds like a person who's got no control over their life.

SCOTTY: She's all yours, sir. All systems automated and ready. A chimpanzee and two trainees could run her! CAPTAIN KIRK: Thank you, Mr. Scott. I'll try not to take that personally. —STAR TREK

I took the shot." It was invigorating, even exciting. "Hey, when all the chips were on the line, you didn't leave your future up to others, YOU TOOK YOUR SHOT." Instantly I felt free and in control.

NR: To be neither the boss nor the employee, but the owner. To own the trains and have someone else ensure they run on time.

The concept of lifestyle design as a replacement for multi-staged career planning is sound. It's more flexible and allows you to test different lifestyles without committing to a 10- or 20-year retirement plan that can fail due to market fluctuations outside of your control.

Out of Control by Kevin Kelly

Most people exist between the on and off switch. They are unable to turn on and put out high power, and they are unable to turn off completely and enjoy true rest. To learn how to control your on and off

Buddhists believe that we are the cause of our own suffering. We can't control the fact that bad things are going to happen, but it's how we react to them that really matters, and that we can learn to control.

What gets measured gets managed." –Peter Drucker

You may even find that there's no reason to ever stop doing it, even once you've graduated to heading your own projects. Let it become natural and permanent; let others apply it to you while you're too busy applying it to those above you. Because if you pick up this mantle once, you'll see what most people's egos prevent them from appreciating: The person who clears the path ultimately controls its direction, just as the canvas shapes the painting.

Commit, within financial reason, to action instead of theory. Learn to confront the challenges of the real world, rather than resort to the protective womb of academia. You can control most of the risks, and you can't imagine the rewards.

What gets measured gets managed.

To be neither the boss nor the employee, but the owner. To own the trains and have someone else ensure they run on time.

When you make a business, you're making a little world where you control the laws. It doesn't matter how things are done everywhere else. In your little world, you can make it like it should be.

3—When in doubt, starve it of oxygen.

Where in your life are you good at moderation? Where are you an all-or-nothing type? Where do you lack a shut-off switch? It pays to know thyself.