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“I'm simply interested in what is going to happen next. I don't think I can control my life or my writing. Every other writer I know feels he is steering himself, and I don't have that feeling. I do...”
“Power and control are more dangerous than any weapons.”
“When you accidentally assert power over someone or something, one of two things will happen: 1) you will be respected; or 2) you will be hated”
“Its the process of being minimized, invalidated, silenced. Its the process of being subjected to whatever someone else thinks I owe them. Its the process of being used, examined, explored, and thro...”
“Power, a paycheck and control do sick things to those who have the illusion of possessing it.”
“I suppose...my experience with organized faith of any stripe is somewhat stilted," Baisyl admitted. 'As far as my eyes have seen, it's a conglomeration of power-hungry men who self-appoint themselv...”
“The chronicle of a man, the account of his life, his historiography, written as he lived out his life formed part of the rituals of his power. The disciplinary methods reversed this relation, lower...”
“That requires as much power as a small radio transmitter--and rather similar skills to operate. For it's the application of the power, not its amount, that matters. How long do you think Hitler's c...”
“Theres no god, its the elements that control this world and everything on it.”
“It may be a man's world, but men are easily controlled by women.”
“Those who fixate on what could have been are bound to miss what already is.”
“Real strength isnt control. Its knowing when to let go.”
“She looked into Kirsten's eyes and wondered how it is that a soldier fights and a savior suffers, but a woman, in lying down, rules everything.”
“It seemed to her that living without control of your own will was hardly a step above not living at all.”
“Start living by taking back the control of your life now! Create a life more in tune with your true desires.”
“Seek pleasure in work itself as in result you have no control.”
“It is only when a man tames his own demons that he becomes the king of himself if not of the world.”
“Discovering passion and purpose requires figuring out what works and what doesn't. Mature, successful people establish their on rules. These rules are measured by only one standard: do they work?”
“What he realised, and more clearly as time went on, was that money-worship has been elevated into a religion. Perhaps it is the only real religion-the only felt religion-that is left to us. Money i...”
“She felt like a baton getting passed along in a relay race, completely devoid of any control over her destiny.”
