Control Quotes

Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.

As a monk, I have to be cautious of overindulgence; it is essential to stay regulated in our habits.

When you are angry, control your temper.

Don’t let toxic people take control of your habits.  

I’m a human being and I fall in love and sometimes I don’t have control of every situation.

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.

A permissive government is a government that leaves control to other sources.

But we can’t ever think we are too good to fail or that our enemies are not capable, deadly, and eager to exploit our weaknesses. We must never get complacent. This is where controlling the ego is most important.

In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself.

Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).