2,640 Quotes About Control

Volledige beheer is altyd 'n illusie.

...a name is almost always a sort of cowardice---an attempt to confine a thing to being only what it is, rather than what it may be.

Ride the wave of your feelings , but do not allow them to crash against the shore.

If I demand that I be the captain of my own ship, I’ll probably be spending most of my time in a lifeboat. And if I then demand to be the captain of the lifeboat, I’ll probably be spending all of my time being the lunch of something that doesn’t care that I’m a captain.

Just because you can't control everything doesn't mean it isn't being handled. Trust the One who is far better at orchestrating every detail than we could ever be.

One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictator-ship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power

If we believe that we have control over life, we’re living in an illusion. And if we attempt to protect, strengthen, and expand this illusion, our influence on what’s genuinely happening becomes increasingly smaller; mired in resistance, our life would become a cycle of anxious complaining, postponed decisions, and missed opportunities.

Fear will stop you at every shoreline, if you let it. You must decide right now; who controls you, you or your fear? So put those darn toes in the water, dive right in, and swim your little heart out.

El mero concepto de un organismo de control me revuelve el estómago tanto como los idiotas que pueden defender un sistema basado en la vigilancia perpetua. Nadie vigila nunca en verdad. Es otra ilusión de verificación imposible. Solo aquellos con las capacidades, medios y conocimientos específicos pueden auditar algo así. ¿Qué queda entonces para todo el resto? Confiar ciegamente.