Quotes About Control

Everyone knows how to play tennis, but it's the mind that really controls everything.

The second I was on the tennis court, I had the structure I wanted. I was in complete control of what I was doing.

Maybe if they didnt tense up, always need to be competitive, always need to be in charge, always need to be the one at the top, men might find that there are benefits from releasing the grip of power.

The majority of the time having first touches, when the ball comes to you, you're normally free so you've got time to control, but as a centre forward, you've got to be able to ride it. You've got to tense your body, but then have your foot be soft enough to control the ball, as well.

I suffer from a more complex, persistent fear. It manifests itself in nerves, and on film the camera sees even the tiniest evidence of this. So you have to learn that when the director calls 'Action,' you don't go to this place of tension, but somehow you become free.

For me, masculinity is about control, and femininity is more of an embrace, the art of listening. It's very inspiring to explore the shadows of masculinity and femininity, and the tensions between both, and the place of women in the world right now.

When I'm driving, you have a different feeling when the police get behind you and you're not even breaking the law. The tension is so high.

Everyone acknowledges that there is a political part to tenure, but no one likes to admit it.

I want to be Eric Cantor's term limit.

But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not going to be able to do it over the long term if we can't control the growth of government.

What is a uni-polar world? No matter how we beautify this term, it means one single centre of power, one single centre of force and one single master.

When the term 'machine gun' enters common parlance, the word 'machine' becomes much more sinister.

See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy of what I call the strong man syndrome.

All I know is that if we play well, we control our own destiny in terms of what we do.

You never really know as an actor; it's completely out of your control, in terms of editing, and music, and film stock, shot selection, and what takes they use.

I embraced being a pop artist, but I like doing it on my own terms, at my own pace.

Temptation to behave is terrible.

I was born with a terrible temper, but this is the way of expressing myself. I flare up, but it goes quickly, and I don't remember it long.

Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.

Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.

I have a terrible temper. I have absolutely no problem with getting shouty or a bit physical. It's not something I'm pleased about and it doesn't happen very often, but it's very much there.

The Clinton administration hated us, and it was a terrible struggle with them. I think that they felt if they didn't play, they could strangle us in our crib.

I'm terrible with patience.

I'm used to always deciding everything myself. It's a blessing, but also a terrible defect.