Quotes About Control

You either ride life or it rides you. Your mental attitude determines who is 'rider' and who is 'horse.'

So much of my life had been under tight control. So much of Quinn's life had been wild insanity. What we needed now was both: a directed burst of controlled insanity.

Shut your damn mouth.

I am so territorial, that [from the start] I just felt like whatever I was gonna do I was gonna write it myself, its my personal preference to always be in control of everything I do in life.

Destiny doesn't control your life, but it does place you on a path. It's how you walk down that path that determines stories I tell.

When I'm walking around, I'm sometimes just perplexed at people who seem like everyday people, people who are on juries, who are in the police force, who are in control of my life in many ways.

A dominant wolf's desire to protect was a strong instinct- Samuel was very dominant. Give him an inch, and he's take over the world- my life, if I let him. Mercy

If she kept wondering about how much of her life Bran engineered, she'd end up on a funny farm knitting caps for ducks.

Those who don't set goals in life end up being controlled by those who do.

I've met quite a few dictators up close and personal in my life.

Time does not always pass at the same speed. We are the ones who determine that speed.

Using your car as a weapon and impenetrable armor.

A threat need not provoke a response if it is not taken up.

Mostly in life people are trying not to have emotions.

While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.

We can't always control what happens but we can control our response

Your dream is a good one. [. . .] The desire that is the very root of life itself: To grow until all the space you can see is part of you, under your control. It's the desire for greatness.

Life is terrible. It rules us, we do not rule it.

The more serious you are about spiritual life, the more you keep your mind in captivity.

I think half of our life is written out for us and things happen the way their supposed to happen.

It's possible for people to gain control of every facet of your life.

How can we resent the life we've created for ourselves? Who's to blame, who's to credit, but us? Who can change it, any time we wish, but us?

Establish specific objectives, and move steadily toward them. A rudder won't control a drifting boat; it must be underway. Similarly, you need to be moving forward to gain control of your life.

I have been taught that we can make many choices in life, but we cannot choose our final destiny. Our actions do that.