Quotes About Control

The first thing the federal government can do to help is get out of the way.

When you look at whether a company is a monopoly or not, the first thing you look at is what kind of market segment share they have.

The hardest thing for me is restraint.

The hardest thing with musicians is getting them not to play.

The hardest thing for me is restraint. I see fresh beans and ramps, and I start to quiver.

To stand there and do nothing on film is probably the hardest thing to do.

I think the hardest thing, really, is trying not to write.

The hardest thing about kicking a kick at the end of the game or end of the half is not letting your excitement get the best of you.

I would start with the most important thing a quarterback has to be: poised. If you panic in that pocket, you are no good. I don't care what else is there; you have to be poised.

In my opinion, the most important thing in governance is management control.

The most important lesson my dad taught me was how to manage fear. Early on, he taught me that in a time of emergency, you've got to become deliberately calm.

The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood.

Music was the one thing that was just mine, and no one could take it from me. I created it, dictated it, and it made me not able to let go of it.

The one thing you can't control is what comes after what you release.

The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's not great at that either, but it's the only force I know that is fairly reliable.

The one thing that makes writing a better pastime than reading is that you can make things turn out the way you want in the end!

I think I have some ideas on coaching, but listen, coaches work harder than players. The hours they put in, the headaches that they have. That's the one thing I've never liked about coaching. They have all the emotion, passion and preparation without actually getting to be able to dictate what happens.

I realise I might pass down an incurable illness to my son, but living based on what might go wrong seems like less and less of a life as I get older. The one thing I can try to control is whether I teach my child to be ruled by anxiety, by fear. That's something that gets passed down, too.

The one thing I want to do - and I am doing - is starting my own production company, for me to produce and direct in the future. Have a bit more say and control - become the storyteller more than just the character. I want to choose the story, plant the seed, and watch it grow. I just want to have a bit more involvement.

The one thing you can control is effort.

The only thing we can control is the daily work we put in, and that's all that matters.

I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.

When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.

Never equate yourself with whatever success may be and how fleeting that is. The only thing you can do every day is become a better actor. That's the only thing I have control over.