Quotes about Control in Life

I believe firmly in God's control in life. Votes: 4

There's only so much you can control in life. Votes: 4

Along with filters on computers and a lock on affections, remember that the only real control in life is self-control. Votes: 3

Freedom is control in your own life. Votes: 2

I'm in control of my life, not anyone in Hollywood. Votes: 2

Birth-control is effecting, and promising to effect, many functions in our social life. Votes: 2

I'm not the only person who has something in their life they can't control. Votes: 2

Getting paperwork under control makes me feel more in control of my life generally. Votes: 2

In my life, things have happened to me. I've never felt I was controlling anything. Votes: 2

In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to. Votes: 2

Every time I get something under control in my own life, the world provides more material. Votes: 2

Life is a lot easier when you realize that you're not in control of it all. Votes: 2

Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him. Votes: 2

You do come to a point where you can get your life in control a bit. Votes: 2

In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl. Votes: 2

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life. Votes: 2

Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important. Votes: 2

You couldn't give me any more confidence than when I was on T.V. because I was in control, but I wasn't in control in my private life. Votes: 2

The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you. Votes: 2

In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don't have control over that as a cricketer. Votes: 2

It's all about the mood I'm in and the scene I'm writing. 'Cause work controls my life, writing controls my life, performing controls my life. So I don't listen to any music that's not an influence on what I'm working on that day. Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go. Votes: 2

To some degree, you control your life by controlling your time. Votes: 1

Over events, we may have some control, but over the law of life's progress none. Votes: 1

Man supposes that he directs his life and governs his actions, when his existence is irretrievably under the control of destiny Votes: 1

The only control we have over the duration of our life is to shorten it, and we do that all the time. Votes: 1

You can work hard, do everything that you think is right, but one thing you'll never overcome in life is fate. You can't control fate. Votes: 1

Control your life through insanity. Votes: 0

Be yourself, take control of your life. Votes: 0

Your urge to control life controls you. Votes: 0

Control your thoughts to define your life. Votes: 0

Control of consciousness determines the quality of life. Votes: 0

Everybody wants power and control in their life. Votes: 0

I like to control my own personal life. Votes: 0

Your life isn't out of control. It's expanded. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, real life doesn't have a remote control. Votes: 0

Sometimes life is filled with things outside your control Votes: 0

Property in everyday life, is the right of control. Votes: 0

To control your hormones is to control your life. Votes: 0

My message is simple: take control of your life Votes: 0

If you don't control your life, someone else will. Votes: 0

The control center of your life is your attitude. Votes: 0

To take control of your life ... just let go! Votes: 0

Progress is the increasing control of the environment by life. Votes: 0

Freedom is taking control of the rudder of your life. Votes: 0

A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me. Votes: 0

The secret of life is... everything is out of control. Votes: 0

Self-judgment is how conditioned mind keeps control over your life. Votes: 0

You couldn't always control life, just your response to it. Votes: 0

Dieting fooled you into thinking you could control your life. Votes: 0

If you can't control your reproduction, you can't control your life. Votes: 0

We have control over our prayer life, our relationship with Jesus. Votes: 0

Contentment is accepting God's sovereign control over all of life's circumstances. Votes: 0

A life without a plan is a life out of control. Votes: 0

Although anxiety is part of life, never let it control you. Votes: 0

By releasing control over circumstances, you gain more control over your life. Votes: 0

I lead a life of severe self-control mitigated by moments of impulse. Votes: 0

Your most important asset is the conscious control of your own life. Votes: 0

Life's values originate in circumstances over which the individual has no control. Votes: 0

Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life. Votes: 0

You can't control the length of your life. You can control the depth Votes: 0

Gain control of your time, and you will gain control of your life. Votes: 0

The key is that I control my life; my life doesn't control me. Votes: 0

It's possible for people to gain control of every facet of your life. Votes: 0

I don't control life, but I can control how i react to it Votes: 0

Madonna has total control over her life, and not many women have that Votes: 0

Madonna has total control over her life, and not many women have that. Votes: 0

Don't let your age control your life... Let your life control your age. Votes: 0

Controlling carbon is a bureaucrat's dream. If you control carbon, you control life. Votes: 0

There is only one thing in life you can control: Your own effort. Votes: 0

Whoever is in control of the hell in your life, is your devil. Votes: 0

Dream masters create a masterpiece of life; they control the dream by making choices. Votes: 0

To control your life, control your mind. To control your mind, control your breath. Votes: 0

Getting control of life is never easy, and sometimes it can be definitely painful. Votes: 0

A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life. Votes: 0

It is not life that's complicated, it's the struggle to guide and control life. Votes: 0

If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life. Votes: 0

When you are dealing with real life, there is no way to control it. Votes: 0

The control of the production of wealth is the control of human life itself. Votes: 0

I've worked too hard all my life to have my kids control my life. Votes: 0

When life is at that extremely hard time, all we can control is our attitude. Votes: 0

I release all control to the Universe. I am at peace with myself and with life. Votes: 0

Realizing that I can't control or change the impermanence of things in human life is daunting. Votes: 0

Loosening control of your life into Gods hands brings an overwhelming sense of peace and confidence. Votes: 0

Managing life from our mental control towers, we have separated ourselves from our bodies and hearts. Votes: 0

I no longer own or control the businesses which I have spent my life building up. Votes: 0

Dying is something you have no control over. Why waste your life being afraid of it? Votes: 0

The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over his life. Votes: 0

If you fail to gain absolute self-control, you have failed in the greatest victory of life. Votes: 0

The more a person seeks security, the more that person gives up control over their life. Votes: 0

I think a lot of people would rather have more control over their life than less. Votes: 0

We animals live life in all its glorious uncertainty. Why do politicians think they can control events? Votes: 0

Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. You lost control of your life so you bought some sweatpants. Votes: 0

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them. Votes: 0

All of a sudden you realise that you are the person who has control of your life. Votes: 0

In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose-a productive purpose... Votes: 0

I've been drunk maybe five times in my life. I don't like to lose control very much. Votes: 0

Why am I so often at the mercy of those who don't deserve to control my life? Votes: 0

Life is all about choices. Today, show compassion for others, think powerful thoughts, and exercise self control. Votes: 0

Pregnancy seemed like a tremendous abdication of control. Something growing inside you which would eventually usurp your life. Votes: 0

Winning the World Cup is the proudest moment of my life. ... I couldn't control my tears of joy. Votes: 0

When life's adversities overwhelm you, look beyond your circumstances with an absolute trust that God is in control. Votes: 0

You want to change your life? Control the only thing you can control: the meaning you give something. Votes: 0

Letting go of the need to control things doesn't mean letting go of responsibility. It means embracing life. Votes: 0

Being truly happy in life involves you feeling more in control of the direction your life is going. Votes: 0

Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better. Votes: 0

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life. Votes: 0

Having the competitive edge to be able to succeed is having control of your time, life and mind. Votes: 0

Life happens. There is no point in being upset or down about things we can't control or change. Votes: 0

Because sometimes you have no control over life and it keeps you far away from who you love. Votes: 0

Why have I so little control? It is the case of much waste and pain in my life. Votes: 0

Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy. Votes: 0

You have to eventually grow up and take control of your life, which is very hard to do. Votes: 0

Things happen in life and you can’t control them. It sucks and you have to move on. Votes: 0

We grow when the walls press in. We grow when life steals our control. We grow in darkness. Votes: 0

Life's a car ride...Sometimes it's cruise control down smooth highways. Other times it's potholes on rural roads. Votes: 0

I'm a total control freak and love to participate in the design of every single aspect of life. Votes: 0

The more you think you have to use physical force to control life, the less you control life. Votes: 0

We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Votes: 0

Lack of prayer says you've brought into the lie that life is manageable and you've got everything under control Votes: 0

I can't control what life did to me, but I can control how I react. Therein lies the difference. Votes: 0

I really want people to understand that nobody is perfect and that things happen in life beyond our control. Votes: 0

For me, saying 'I'm bossy' is a cute, tongue-in-cheek way of saying that I'm in control of my life. Votes: 0

We have no control over fate and history, but we can control how we conduct ourselves in this life. Votes: 0

I am in an extended self-directed course of study. That is, I am in control of my own life. Votes: 0

Life comes at us in waves. We can't predict or control those waves, but we can learn to surf Votes: 0

I will no longer allow anyone to manipulate my mind and control my life in the name of love. Votes: 0

Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control. Votes: 0

Those who control the wealth of this society have an influence over political life far in excess of their number. Votes: 0

Small scale is critical to local life, to the ability of local people to control what happens where they live. Votes: 0

I have unshakeable faith in the perfect outcome of every situation in my life, for God is in absolute control. Votes: 0

The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life. Votes: 0

Imagine that you are in control of your life. Now, the question is: Why do you have to imagine this? Votes: 0

I posed nude to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more - that I control my life. Votes: 0

It's pure instinct that makes me rebel every time someone tries to control my life and hand out more rules. Votes: 0

Faith is a way of going within and creating a sense of control over one's life at any given moment. Votes: 0

The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure. Votes: 0

Don’t let your life speed out of control. Live intentionally. Do something today that will last beyond your lifetime. Votes: 0

I never felt out of control. It was just the way I lived my life. I was the neighborhood bully. Votes: 0

I don't belong to anything, nobody's listening to me and I don't have any levers that control my own life. Votes: 0

You only have control over three things in your life-the thoughts you think, the images you visualise, & the actions you take. Votes: 0

The more we remember that life is a gift-that everything changes, we're not in control-the stronger our sense of well-being becomes. Votes: 0

The entrepreneurial life is one of challenge, work, dedication, perseverance, exhilaration, agony, accomplishment, failure, sacrifice, control, powerlessness... but ultimately, extraordinary satisfaction. Votes: 0

One of the major sources of stress, anxiety, and unhappiness comes from feeling as if your life is out of control. Votes: 0

There are many things in this life one can plan for, anticipate, control, manipulate, but love is not one of them. Votes: 0

Ikebana is meant to mimic life in the way it develops; it shouldn't look like it's under the control of man. Votes: 0

Last Wednesday, I stupidly dropped my iPhone in the bath, and my life has sort of spiraled almost out of control. Votes: 0

Life in New York is one of succumbing to a tidal wave of control and direction, of numbing oneself to emotion. Votes: 0

Will I ever get control of my life? Will I always be shoved back and pushed around by those I trust? Votes: 0

All you need is one safe anchor to keep you grounded when the rest of your life spins out of control Votes: 0

If you want to live the Christian life, you will have to realize that Someone Else has to be in control. Votes: 0

The only way you will ever permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem. Votes: 0

Worry is most often a prideful way of thinking you have more control over life and its circumstances than you actually do Votes: 0

When you have the courage to tell the truth about what you're really afraid of, fear doesn't have control over your life. Votes: 0

Overloading attention shrinks mental control. Life immersed in digital distractions creates a near constant cognitive overload. And that overload wears out self-control. Votes: 0

We are chained by our own control. Life is nothing more than finding the key that unlocks every part of our soul. Votes: 0

Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself. Votes: 0

You have no control over the hand that life deals you, but how you play that hand is entirely up to you. Votes: 0

It's just so out of control. Life, I mean. The way it flies off in all these different directions without your permission. Votes: 0

A connection to Spirit restores your confidence, relieves your anxiety, and frees you from the desire to control everything in your life. Votes: 0

Sooner or later we will come to the edge of all that we can control and find life, waiting there for us. Votes: 0

Stress will either drive you crazy or drive you to your knees. It depends on who is in control of your life. Votes: 0

As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934. Votes: 0

That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version. Votes: 0

Life needs penalties and rewards for people. You can't control people with only penalties. You have to think how to create rewards. Votes: 0

I planned my death carefully, unlike my life, which meandered along from one thing to another, despite my feeble attempts to control it. Votes: 0

Life imposes things on you that you can't control, but you still have the choice of how you're going to live through this. Votes: 0

By staying active & learning to control negative emotions and thoughts, you can live out the rest of your life on a good note. Votes: 0

Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of. Votes: 0

I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of life. Votes: 0

What they sell to the masses are the chains you must break if you are ever to be in control of your life. Votes: 0

You've gotta keep control of your time, and you can't unless you say no. You can't let people set your agenda in life. Votes: 0

Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful. Votes: 0

As you gain control of the mind, you gain control of life and you gain control of your time. It all works together. Votes: 0

You may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with them. Votes: 0

I'm really happy with my life now, but there's a lot of stuff I feel very sad about in ways I can't even control. Votes: 0

If you spend your life trying to please people or letting them control you, you may make them happy, but you'll miss your destiny. Votes: 0

Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those. Votes: 0

Your life can end in a flash before you even have time to know it's over. There is no safe. There is no control. Votes: 0

One thing that these Buddhists have certainly gotten right is that attention to attention is the key to taking control of your mental life. Votes: 0

Someone who says "I am busy" is either declaring incompetence (and lack of control of his life) or trying to get rid of you. Votes: 0

Faith to me is having absolute certainty that God is in control of my life and that He has my best interests at heart. Votes: 0

Money gives you the power to do whatever you want to do. I like the idea of being in complete control of my life. Votes: 0

I worked for Microsoft until 1996, till I had a different angle to view life. I wanted to be an entrepreneur and control my own destiny. Votes: 0

I've learned to control everything. I don't get angry at anything. Somebody can do me wrong. That's life. What good is it to get angry? Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

A lot of people go through life thinking that they don't have any control, that life is just happening to them. But that's not true. Votes: 0

Those who are patient in the trivial things in life and control themselves will one day have the same mastery in great and important things. Votes: 0

You have no control of uncertainties! You can only control your life and your reaction to any event. May you find grace for patient endurance. Votes: 0

You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you. Votes: 0

Believe in dreams. Never believe in hurts... You can't let the grief and the hurts and the breaking experiences of life control your future decisions. Votes: 0

Life is unpredictable.We can not tell will happen in a minute.We have no control of tomorrow and it's details. Live a careful life. Votes: 0

It was like she was thinking, How far can I go with this? How much more can I fit in my life without losing control? Votes: 0

You can get into a place in your life where you no longer are in control of events, and events are in control of you. Votes: 0

Stop it now and take control. Write this on a card and pin it up where you can see it... MY THOUGHTS CONTROL MY LIFE! Votes: 0

I define power as control over one's life. Pay is not about power. Pay is about giving up power to get the power of pay. Votes: 0

Emotions are the color of life; we would be drab creatures indeed without them. But we must control these emotions or they will control us. Votes: 0

The problem of birth control and voluntary barrenness is poisoning the very fountains of life and defying God's injunction to multiply and replenish the earth. Votes: 0

Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible Votes: 0

Sometimes you want to have a very productive Saturday to feel that you are in control of your life, which of course you are not. Votes: 0

If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned control of ourselves. Votes: 0

What happens to you during Life may seem out of your control; how you perceive each experience, however... good or bad... is totally up to you. Votes: 0

Though one should live a hundred years without wisdom and control, yet better, indeed, is a single day's life of one who is wise and meditative. Votes: 0

Your job is to control yourself. Your job is to discipline yourself. Your job is to deal with everything in life with affection, love and kindness. Votes: 0

You are God's highest form of creation. You are a living breathing creative magnet. You have the ability to control what you attract into your life. Votes: 0

But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail. Votes: 0

Fortune seldom troubles the wise man. Reason has controlled his greatest and most important affairs, controls them throughout his life, and will continue to control them. Votes: 0

I definitely connected to the fact that life gets out of control and you end up doing things and wishing you were doing other things instead. Votes: 0

You can't control life. It doesn't wind up perfectly. Only-only art you can control. Art and masturbation. Two areas in which I am an absolute expert. Votes: 0

You choose how to feel and act every moment of every day. The moment you accept this responsibility completely, you gain total control over your life. Votes: 0

This has been a wonderful life, absolutely terrific. There are very few things that I would go back and do differently, if I had that control. Votes: 0

I started producing out of necessity. It's not that I want to become a full time producer, but it gives me control over my creative life. Votes: 0

I'm not saying I want a film career because I think I'm too good for television. I'm simply saying I want more control over my life. Votes: 0

I just need to do something new.... I've got the big remote control of life in my hands, and I'm ready to start pushing some buttons. Votes: 0

I wanted more control of my life. I wanted work to fit in, not to dominate; to support, not to lead the pattern of my life. Votes: 0

Money is a big part of your life, and when you learn how to get your finances under control, all areas of your life will soar. Votes: 0

I'VE LEARNED THAT YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK ABOUT YOU.THE BEST YOU CAN DO IN LIFE IS NOT PISS YOURSELFOFF. Votes: 0

My biggest fear in life is losing the people I love, and the thing with cancer is that it seems that you can't really control it. Votes: 0

In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you. Votes: 0

We've all got the power in our hands to kill, but most people are afraid to use it. The ones who aren't afraid, control life itself. Votes: 0

Those who in principle oppose birth control are either incapable of arithmetic or else in favour of war, pestilence and famine as permanent features of human life. Votes: 0

You don't have control of the car, but you can drive it. Life takes you where it wants you to go and where you need to go. Votes: 0

You dont have control of the car, but you can drive it. Life takes you where it wants you to go and where you need to go. Votes: 0

Without awareness, the current of life cedes its sense of control to other deceptive agents that take you into a life that is toxic rather than nourishing. Votes: 0

I'm very happy with my life. I am what I am. I don't worry about anything that I can't control. That's a really good lesson in life. Votes: 0

I like things that don't look like you're in control. It's like life itself. You just learn how to benefit from accidents and chances that you take. Votes: 0

There is something about spending Christmas alone, naked, sitting by the Christmas tree gripping a shotgun, that lets you know your life is spinning dangerously outta control. Votes: 0

We don't have an explanation for everything that happens. We don't control almost anything. And if we are not open to that mystery, life becomes so small. Votes: 0

When a person feels powerless in regard to controlling his life, he can defend against the discomfort of such an experience by asserting control over someone else. Votes: 0

I think a lot of us share a fear that we and people we love will lose control of our own destinies at the end of life. Votes: 0

I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life? Votes: 0

I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life? Votes: 0

You don't get to choose what you get famous for and you don't get to control which of your life's many struggles gets to stand for you. Votes: 0

There are a lot of good arguments for birth control, but as far as terminating a life that has already come into existence, I haven't found any. Votes: 0

You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be. Votes: 0

I think I've gone through my life with the understanding that you've got to let go and you can't think that you're going to control your destiny. Votes: 0

The only constant factor in life is our feelings and attitudes toward life. One of the few things that we have total control over is our own attitude. Votes: 0

Getting your house in order and reducing the confusion gives you more control over your life. Personal organization some how releases or frees you to operate more effectively. Votes: 0

We can't control everything in life, that's for sure, but we can reach out to the people we love to tell them we love and care about them. Votes: 0

You keep life on a short leash.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” “You’re scared of what you can’t control. Votes: 0

Do you really enjoy living a life that's so hateful? 'Cause there's a hole where your soul should be, you're losing control of it, and it's really distasteful. Votes: 0

Your being born makes your parents God. You owe them your life, and they can control you. Then puberty makes you Satan, just because you want something better. Votes: 0

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change. Votes: 0

Advertising, music, atmospheres, subliminal messages and films can have an impact on our emotional life, and we cannot control it because we are not even conscious of it. Votes: 0

Success is hastened or delayed by one's habits. It is not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life. Votes: 0

I'm an obvious example of how everyone is spiraling out of control on the show and just trying to live life the best they can without destroying themselves. Votes: 0

Because I've learned that you can't control what other people are going to think about you. The best you can do in life is not piss yourself off. Votes: 0

courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway" "A goal, A love and A dream give you total control over your body and your life Votes: 0

It's better to have no control and be in the center of God's plan for your life than have total control and be completely lost to your destiny. Votes: 0

Sometimes in my life I feel like a bit of a sorceress who can't totally control all their power. I'm a Libra, so... Libra women are pretty magical. Votes: 0

By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life. Votes: 0

This can't last. This misery can't last. I must remember that and try to control myself. Nothing lasts really. Neither happiness nor despair. Not even life lasts very long Votes: 0

Having a messy coat closet should not be a big deal in a full life, and yet there's something about getting control of that coat closet that's surprisingly satisfying. Votes: 0

Strong and in control - I don't necessarily feel that way. I'm a little bit more scattered in my life. I'm more of a street girl, in a way. Votes: 0

Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts. Votes: 0

I define power as control over ones life. A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends while he dies sooner. Votes: 0

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t. Votes: 0

When you attain the control of the internal direction of your attention, you will no longer stand in shallow water but will launch out into the deep of life. Votes: 0

Women have always ruled my life, be it my mother, my wife, my assistant, or my daughter, so I don't really fight with them. I relinquished control years ago. Votes: 0

That's the thing about a human life-there's no control group, no way to ever know how any of us would have turned out if any variables had been changed. Votes: 0

You have no idea of how many people have control of your life. Make lists of people you trust and love and constantly examine the people in your life. Votes: 0

We must never shed tears That is the life form's defeat and if we give into the emotions then it only becomes proof of our inability to control it. Votes: 0

Any woman that is willing to take control of their life and do what they want to do to make their living, I have a lot of respect for. Votes: 0

I define power as 'control over one's life.' A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends while he dies sooner. Votes: 0

Those who control life, and the bodies of women, control the money and hold the power. Women who are kept indoors, cannot make money and will not hold any power. Votes: 0

Because we are afraid of life, we seek to control or master it. Votes: -1