Quotes About Control

There were three of them, three police cars left askew across the road in a way that transcended mere parking. It sent out a massive signal to the world saying that the law was here now taking charge of things, and that anyone who just had normal, good and cheerful business to conduct in Lupton Road could just fuck off.

To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.

If you don't open that exit hatch this moment I shall zap straight off to your major data banks and reprogram you with a very large axe, got that?

For years radios had been operated by means of pressing buttons and turning dials; then as the technology became more sophisticated the controls were made touch-sensitive—you merely had to brush the panels with your fingers; now all you had to do was wave your hand in the general direction of the components and hope.

The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.

Listen, Ford," said Zaphod, "everything's cool and froody." "You mean everything's under control." "No," said Zaphod, "I do not mean everything's under control. That would not be cool and froody.

began to let his mind wander, trailing his fingers along the edge of an incomprehensible computer bank. He reached out and pressed an invitingly large red button on a nearby panel. The panel lit up with the words Please do not press this button again.

It was odd, Kate reflected, that people who needed to bully you were the easiest to push around.

Are you trying to tell me," said Arthur, slowly and with control, "that you originally . . . made the Earth?

She had a look at herself in the mirror in the elevator lobby while she was waiting. She looked cool and in charge, and if she could fool herself she could fool anybody.

His mouth started to speak, but his brain decided it hadn't got anything to say yet and shut it again. His brain then started to contend with the problem of what his eyes told it they were looking at, but in doing so relinquished control of the mouth which promptly fell open again. Once more gathering up the jaw, his brain lost control of his left hand which then wandered around in an aimless fashion.

I've been busy, said Ford, rather weakly. He staggered to his feet, brushing himself down. Then he thought, what the hell was he saying things weakly for? He had to get on top of this situation.

looked excitingly purposeful, with large video screens ranged over the control and guidance system panels on the concave wall, and long banks of computers set into the convex wall. In one corner a robot sat humped

the entire multidimensional infinity of the Universe is almost certainly being run by a bunch of maniacs.

No government owns it," snapped the robot, "it's been stolen.

of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To

For years radios had been operated by means of pressing buttons and turning dials; then as the technology became more sophisticated the controls were made touch-sensitive—you merely had to brush the panels with your fingers; now all you had to do was wave your hand in the general direction of the components and hope. It saved a lot of muscular expenditure, of course, but meant that you had to sit infuriatingly still if you wanted to keep listening to the same program.

it is a well-known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.

it is a well-known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.

It is a well-known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... Anyone who is capable of getting themselves into a position of power should on no account be allowed to do the job

I wasn't disturbed so much by the O Lord, we thank Thee for the blessing of Thy day, but We commend our lives into Thy hands. O lord is frankly not the sort of thing you want to hear from a pilot as his hand is reaching for the throttle.

Hükmetmek isteyenlerin hiçbirinin hükmetmesine izin verilemiyorsa, bu iÅŸi kim yapabilirdi?

Who can possibly rule, if no one who wants to do it can be allowed to?

It had a note from him pinned to part of its sparse instrument panel. The note had an arrow drawn on it, pointing at one of the controls. It said This is probably the best button to press.