Quotes About Control

When the ego dominates in organizations, even spiritual organizations, there is usually a big drama or upheaval of some kind, and self-destruction begins.

To be spiritual means to be an emperor within yourself. This is the only way to be.

The act of resisting something is the act of granting it life... the more you resist, the more you make it real - whatever it is you are resisting.

The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.

It is only in a very quiet mind that great things are born; and a quiet mind does not come about through effort, through control, through discipline.

Through return to simple living comes control of desires. In control of desires stillness is attained. In stillness the world is restored.

If you can rhythmically slow down your breath to four breaths a minute, you can indirectly control your mind and slow it down from its obnoxious behavior.

The more intense a spiritual leader's appetite for power, the more he is concerned to limit it to others.

Spiritual health is no more stable than bodily; and though we may seem unaffected by the passions we are just as liable to be carried away by them as to fall ill when in good health.

If money is spent in the wrong way, then 'control' the spending and if the money is spent in the right way, then 'decontrol' the spending.

Those in true spiritual authority have neither the desire nor the need to control anyone, either directly or subversively.

He was the perfect soldier: he went where you sent him, and stayed where you put him, and had no idea of his own to keep him from doing exactly what you told him.

To have dominion by religion, is to have dominion over men's souls, thus over their very spiritual life, and to use the Divine things, which are in their religion, as the means.

Do you actually think that you are in control of this world, think again for G-d has control what he allows is for a reason.

Life is your own movie. Not Gods.

Though we are emotional beings, we are not our emotions. Remember this the next time you find yourself struggling.

Do you wish to take control of your life? Begin by focusing on steering the storm, rather than where the lightening strikes.

Your life will fly by, so make sure you're the pilot.

Only through training will a person learn his own weaknesses... He who is aware of his weaknesses will remain master of himself in any situation.

The only way of finding a solution is to fight back, to move, to run, and to control that pressure.

There are only two types of player-those who keep their nerves under control and win championships, and those who do not.

Defensive and offensive lineman control the game and true sports fans know that.

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

Every great player has learned the two Cs: how to concentrate and how to maintain composure.