Quotes About Control

God made every man to have power to be mightier than the events round about him; to hold by his firm will the reigns by which all things are guided.

It was lovely, and tempting, to exert power over men and to shine before others, but power also had its perditions and perils.

I never had, or wished for, power over you. That isn't true, of course. I wanted the greatest power of all. but not advantage, or authority.

Well, I think, by definition, all power has limits.

Under our Constitution, presidents have something called 'veto power.

The devil told my mind that my thoughts held no power; and this seemed true until my thoughts I began to speak.

Who enslaves another's manhood with weak human power alone, Lays a heavier yoke of bondage thoughtlessly upon his own.

Imagination is an abuse of power.

Hair is associated with sexual power. With passion. The woman's sexual passion needs to be minimized, so that the spectator may feel that he has the monopoly on such passion

Conservative forces in the South have a lot of power - almost dynastic - dating back many years.

He puts the killing thing in his mouth but doesn't give it the power to kill him.

To add to the technostructure is to increase its power in the enterprise.

Power is as power does.

It's a rule worth having in mind. Income almost always flows along the same axis as power but in the opposite direction.

As our power over others increases, we become less free; for to retain it, we must make ourselves its servants.

All power corrupts but some must govern.

Once the new power has taken over they have to establish a new status quo just to keep the factories and trains running.

The first thing we have to do is get spending under control in Washington. It's completely out of control. We Republicans came to power to change government, and government changed us.

Content is an obstacle to the exercise of power.

Order and system are nobler things than power.

The word "influence" means the power to change or affect someone.

Money is just another word for power.

If people stop having secrets they stop having power.

The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it.