Quotes About Control

There's so much more power, so you're short-shifting all the way down into fifth, sixth, seventh before you can get the full throttle. But great fun otherwise.

The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.

Political power does not rest with those who cast votes; political power rests with those who count votes.

The mind has greater power over the emotions, and is less subject thereto, insofar as it understands all things to be necessary.

Only you have the power to change your thoughts. Alter your thoughts and you alter your world.

One should try to locate power at the extreme of its exercise, where it is always less legal in character.

Law! What do I care about the law? Ain't I got the power?

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

The undeserving maintain power by promoting hysteria.

Hunger is a people-made phenomenon, so the central issue is power: the power of those who make the decisions about what is grown and who, or what, it's grown for.

Nothing is forever, if you have enough power tools.

Most people abuse power. They use power to dominate others. They use power to destroy others. Ultimately when you do this, you lose it.

Control does not come from strong police forces, does not come from oppression and repression, does not come from violating people's rights or giving the security systems undue powers

My mother's great. She has the major looks. She could stop you from doing anything, through a closed door even, with a single look. Without saying a word, she has that power to rip out your tonsils.

Nothing's as dangerous as power with impunity.

The only people who attain power are those who crave it.

The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.

I believe I am the highest power, absolutely.

[It is a basic principle of a tyrant] to unarm his people of weapons, money and all means whereby they resist his power.

The U.S. should come out openly and say to the world, "We are the only imperial power, and we're going to rule you, and if you don't like it you can lump it."

As far as love is concerned, possession, power, fusion and disenchantment are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an inhuman and hateful phenomenon.

In some departments of our daily life, in which we imagine ourselves free agents, we are ruled by dictators exercising great power.

Maintain a sense of humor. People who take themselves too seriously are power-crazy. If they win it will be haircuts for all. Beware of power freaks.