Quotes About Control

I can't control what people think. I'm not trying to manipulate people's thoughts or sentiments. I write all the time. You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions. It's machine-like how things are run now in hip-hop, and my ambitions are different.

I cannot stress enough how important is it to be independent and strong. So many things are out of your control, and always will be.

Life is a movie, and you're the director to decide whether people will laugh or cry when watching yours.

Life is like an elevator. There are ups and downs, but in the end, you control which direction it goes.

We like to think of ourselves as having power over our own fate.

Life is a book. We have the pen but God already knows how the story ends.

Life becomes easier when you accept that God made all things and that Hes in control.

Life is a board game, and you hold the dice in your hand, controlling the next move. You decide where you go with your life. Wherever you may end up, may the odds be in your favor.

You have the power to make your life happy or miserable, no one else. So do not give anyone the chance to try and make you unhappy.

Worry is most often a prideful way of thinking that you have more control over life and its circumstances than you actually do.

No matter how many plans you make or how much in control you are, life is always winging it.

You know what. Life is too short, don't complain, don't hate, and don't argue. Just breathe. No one is stifling you except yourself, and if you think otherwise: Who do you think controls your actions, your thoughts, and your patterns? You do! Stop being the victim and start being the solution.

People that try to mind your business don't really have their life's under control, they want to have yours under control.

I wish life was a remote. Play the easy times. Pause the good times. Fast forward the bullsh... Rewind the memories.

Do not forget that you are who you decided to be. Stay in control of your life.

All those who believe in telekinesis, raise my hand.

How many people here have telekinetic powers? Raise my hand.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When important issues affecting the life of an individual are decided by somebody else, it makes no difference to the individual whether that somebody else is a king, a dictator, or society at large

"You are the only person alive who has sole custody of your life ... Your entire life ... Not just the life of your mind, but the life of your heart. Not just your bank account, but your soul."

A lot of people don't want to make their own decisions. They're too scared. It's much easier to be told what to do.

Giving up represents a choice you make when you decide not to take action on something over which you actually do have control.