Quotes About Control

An old Scot used to say to us, 'If He is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all.

Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself.

Necessity is the mistress and guardian of Nature.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

I have learned from my experiences in this industry that there is absolutely no way to control people's opinions on your performance in your movie. You go out there, promote your film and hope people like the work you did.

Ministri, deputati, professori, artisti, finanzieri, industriali, quella che si suole chiamare classe dirigente. E che cosa dirigeva in concreto, effettivamente? Una ragnatela nel vuoto, la propria labile ragnatela. Anche se di fili d'oro.

Il potere è sempre altrove. Il potere non è nel consiglio comunale di Palermo, il potere non è nel Parlamento della Repubblica: il potere è altrove.

La sicurezza del potere si fonda sull'insicurezza dei cittadini.

Man has six organs to serve him and he is master only of three. He cannot control his eye, ear or nose, but he can his mouth, hand and foot.

Fences made of fear.

For the thought of throwing the explosive does not come from our philosophic attitude but from the fact that we are holding it.

Through his passion nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.

Wer sich peitschen läßt, verdient, gepeitscht zu werden. Who lets itself whip, earned to be whipped.

You are cold, while you yourself fan flames. By all means wrap yourself in your despotic furs, there is no one to whom they are more appropriate, cruel goddess of love and of beauty

Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman's entire but decisive advantage. Through his passion nature has given man into woman's hands, and the woman who does not know how to make him her subject, her slave, her toy, and how to betray him with a smile in the end is not wise.

You mean you are now my slave without illusions, and for that reason you shall feel the weight of my foot without mercy.

Well you know me Ã¢â'¬â€œ I am a woman of stone, your Venus in Furs, your ideal, so kneel and adore me.

Place thy foot upon thy slave, Oh thou, half of hell, half of dreams; Among the shadows, dark and grave, Thy extended body softly gleams.

It is only man's egoism that wants to keep woman like some buried treasure.

You were careless enough to leave me the choice. I choose therefore that you shall be my slave, and I shall make a toy out of you.

Muž je tím žádajícím, žena tím žádoucím, to je ta celá, ale rozhodující výhoda ženy; pÃ…â"¢íroda jí muže díky jeho váÅ¡ni vydala na pospas, a žena, která si z nÄ›j neumí udÄ›lat svého poddaného, svého otroka, ba svou hra?ku a nakonen jej nedokáže se smíchem zradit, není chytrá.

Cuanto más fácilmente se entrega la mujer, más frío e imperioso es el hombre. Pero cuanto más cruel e infiel le es, cuanto más juega de una manera criminal, cuanta menos piedad le demuestra, más excita sus deseos, más la ama y la desea.

The Baron had become her slave: whatever she demanded of him he carried out with pleasure. When her humour so decreed, he would lie at her feet like a slave..., like a dog!

Whoever was in her presence trembled before her, and the more she made herself feared, the more it delighted her, the more it seemed to make her feel happy.