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Quotes About Control

As equality increases, so does the number of people struggling for predominance.
~ Mason Cooley
There will always be men struggling to change, and there will always be those who are controlled by the past.
~ Ernest Gaines
No one wants to see me struggling to get a horse under control because I can't ride it. And no one wants to see me not knowing how to deal with the psychological makeup of the character.
~ Cate Blanchett
I think my worst habit is struggling with technology, even though I know how this stuff works, I need to bring conscious thought into how I use.
~ Nir Eyal
It's always positive to have more of the ball than the opponent, but you have to do something with it.
~ Frank de Boer
The point in tennis is to take the ball as early as possible and take time away from your opponent.
~ Mats Wilander
Every fighter fights in the ring the way his opponent lets him fight.
~ Vasyl Lomachenko
Even when my opponent hits a very good shot, I don't just want to get it back. I want to get it back so they have difficulty. And then I can control the point.
~ Caroline Wozniacki
I'm not going to go out there and have these slugfests, but I'll go out there and dominate my opponent. That's what I do in my fight.
~ Demetrious Johnson
The more irrational you make your opponent, the more control you have over him in the ring.
~ Roy Jones Jr.
When you have the chance to finish off your opponent, you must do it. You shouldn't give them chances to come back.
~ Gerardo Martino
You have to get one above your opponent; being on the front foot allows you to do that. It allows you to dominate them.
~ Millie Bright
You have to know your opponent and take him out of his game.
~ Royce Gracie
We must not dive into tackles but force the opponent to run so that maybe they will crack late in the game.
~ Didier Deschamps
As a fighter my goal is not to get hit and frustrate my opponent. Once I get you frustrated then I got you.
~ Stephen Thompson
I've always controlled my emotions. I think that probably came from playing a lot of tennis, keeping it inside and not letting the opponent see what's going on with you. I think it gives them an advantage when you do that.
~ Gordon Hayward
That's why I love jiu-jitsu, this is the best martial art in the world. It's an art that seeks the peace, to dominate your opponent.
~ Demian Maia
Different martial arts have ways of showing you how to control an opponent and put him down, but jiu-jitsu is the king of how to finish somebody. And that's what I love about it.
~ Frank Mir
I'm putting constant pressure on my opponents and really dictating play.
~ Frances Tiafoe
In football you need opponents, competition because if you are alone with two or three clubs controlling everything you don't have any competition.
~ Marco van Basten
You can't control games for 90 minutes; there will be moments where the opponents will show their quality.
~ Petr Cech
Dictators never invent their own opportunities.
~ R. Buckminster Fuller
Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
~ Karl Kraus
Many businesses oppose any government mandates, even if they are already following them.
~ Madeleine M. Kunin