2,640 Quotes About Control

This is my mind's garden, I tend it; I order it. I have nothing to fear.

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

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue, and a wise man's tongue is under the control of his mind.

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, this version of freedom, until it is all-inclusive. I don't think I can be happy unless I'm truly independent.

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Just breathe," my mom would say, "Ten tiny breaths... Seize them. Feel them. Love them.

Control is the inner disease of those who need stability and order to function.

Oh, please stop,” I said, moving to sit down beside her on the bed. “No. Nothing like that. It’s… it’s letting someone that close to me. Physically and emotionally. Randy and I got close a few times, but… I chickened out. I’m afraid of letting someone have that kind of power over me. Not being in control is what scares me.

Once the people have been deluded into believing that speeches and voting are the only acceptable tools by which to affect change in their nation, those who are in control no longer need to worry about any significant challenge to their power.