on control
“To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves.”
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
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Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.
Dwayne JohnsonDwayne Johnson Are you living the life you want or just living the way other people want you to live?
Frank ZFrank Z I quickly learned I needed someone who specifically enjoyed, or at the very least could take it, when I hit that point of blinding release. Every time, I lost all sense of the control I work so hard at maintaining.
T.L. MartinT.L. Martin The farther we get from God, the more the world spirals out of control.
Billy GrahamBilly Graham You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
Condoleezza RiceCondoleezza Rice Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future,and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.
Denis WaitleyDenis Waitley The first step in taking control of your money is to stop borrowing money. Start using cash today.
Dave RamseyDave Ramsey I’m such a control freak, and it’s very hard for me to lose my inhibitions without something chemical inside me.
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