Quotes About Control

Peak performance begins with your taking complete responsibility for your life and everything that happens to you.

Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.

The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind.

The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.

Authority, without any condition and reservation, belongs to the nation.

Everything in moderation, including moderation.

As the State is a soulless machine, it can never be weaned from violence to which it owes its very existence.

When it comes to raising children, I believe in give and take. I give orders and they take 'em.

You may forget that you are at every moment totally dependent on God.

Power consists to a large extent in deciding what stories will be told.

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today.

Stick with your own perception of yourself-living in your own world-and letting your reality, not the reality presented by other people or particular situations, control your performance.

To fear is one thing. To let fear grab you by the tail and swing you around is another.

Don't try to be fearless or pretend you aren't impacted by fear. Just try to prevent fear from making your decisions for you.

You can't always control the wind, but you can control your sails.

We've got to fool the fools, and plan the plans. We must rule the rules, got to stand the stands.

If your mind can go along with you it is a blessing. If your mind obeys you, it is a super-blessing.

People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.

In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents.

No one has ever been able to control his thinking, although people may tell the story of how they have. I don't let go of my thoughts-I meet them with understanding. Then they let go of me.

We need to live in mindful harmony with our feelings, not attempt to control them.

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.