583 quotes found
“When you release the illusion of control, you begin an effortless free-fall toward a grand reunion with your original self.”
“His voice was languidly dense, as if he was a little slow on the uptake, but Strike knew that tone came from the man's feeling of complete control.”
“Fear owns me because I let it. Because I obsess over it, name it, raise it, and nurture it to become perfect. It is one of the few things in my life that I can control.”
“It is invisible hands that torment and bend us the worst”
“We have absolutely no control over what happens to us in life but what we have paramount control over is how we respond to those events.”
“A leader did not slump. A leader was in control. Even when he least felt like he controlled anything. Especially then.”
“Progress is learning to control your world.”
“I guess we all feel we're in control and we are, until we're not. The problem is that seldom can we tell when it is that we step over the precipice of no return - and then for most of us it is to l...”
“To be free to roam our own consciousness and be responsible for ourselves, a letting go process is required. We have to let go of how others define us; what damaging messages remain from childhood;...”
“Sometimes it takes more courage to be the passenger than to be the driver.”
“When you control their water, you control the people.”
“I think there are two ways in which people are controlled. First of all frighten people and secondly, demoralise them.”
“Sleep on it until your thoughts are rational and your tongue is capable of speaking only kindness and truth.”
“Power is never measured by what you can give but by what you can actually take!”
“So there are many things outside of your control. Why not create positive control over the other things and add greater value to those?”
“Control is the inner disease of those who need stability and order to function.”
“Most dissociative parts influence your experience from the inside rather than exert complete control, that is, through passive influence.*In fact, many parts never take complete control of a person...”
“Kiddo, you and me don't do so well in situations we can't control.''Don't think I care for that.”
“I can't bear the thought of living an entire lifetime on this planet and not getting to do all the things I dream of doing, simply because they aren't allowed. I don't think it will ever be enough,...”
“Sometimes we control our family members because we idolize and idealize our perfect plan over the journey that God has laid out for them. (p. 56)”
