W. C. Fields on control
W. C. Fields96 quotes“I exercise strong self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.”
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There’s no such thing as a tough child – if you parboil them first for seven hours, they always come out tender.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Few things in life are more embarrassing than the necessity of having to inform an old friend that you have just got engaged to his fiancee.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields If it is a joint return, we are instructed to print the given names of both husband and wife. But since some of the names that husband and wife give each other are hardly suited to print, we must proceed cautiously.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I don’t drink water. Have you seen the way it rusts pipes?
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I like children. If they’re properly cooked.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I was in love with a beautiful blonde once. She drove me to drink. That’s the one thing I’m indebted to her for.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I’m free of all prejudices. I hate everyone equally.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it’s only a question of degree.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I only drink to steady my nerves, sometimes I’m so steady I don’t move for months.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields There comes a time in the affairs of man when he must take the bull by the tail and face the situation.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields You can’t trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields I never met a kid I liked.
W. C. FieldsW. C. Fields Anyone who hates children and animals can’t be all bad.
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BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
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More on control
We can’t control the impressions others form about us, and the effort to do so only debases our character.
EpictetusEpictetus I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves ; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson A nation that can’t control its energy sources can’t control its future.
Barack ObamaBarack Obama Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.
Paulo CoelhoPaulo Coelho It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.
Elon MuskElon Musk If you can cut the people off from their history, then they can be easily persuaded.
Karl MarxKarl Marx We can’t control our destiny, but we can control who we become.
Anne FrankAnne Frank The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes.
AristotleAristotle