Control Quotes

Christ does not control his subjects by force, but is King of a willing people. They are, through His grace, freely devoted to His service.
Joseph Alleine



I conceive of God, in fact, as a means of liberation and not a means to control others.
James Baldwin



We must never make experiments to confirm our ideas, but simply to control them.
Claude Bernard



Young and rich and out of control.
Drake



The high-spirited horse is controlled with the shadow of the whip, while the slug can hardly be made to move with the spurs.
Bartholomew of San Concordio



Education is the strongest weapon available for restricting the questions people ask, controlling what they think, and ensuring that they get their thoughts from above.
John Carroll



Anyone whose needs are small seems threatening to the rich, because he's always ready to escape their control.
Nicolas Chamfort



At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie.
Paulo Coelho



Discovery requires courage and acceptance that we are not in control, and that the future is uncertain.
Bryant McGill



If power means having control over one's own life, then perhaps there is no better ranking of the impact of sex roles and racism on power over our own lives than life expectancy.
Warren Farrell



The most temperate of persons is the one who controls hismself, and in doubtful events is self-contained.
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Most people are far more concerned that they can control their own bodies than they are about petitioning Congress.
Jacob M. Appel



Nature, with equal mind, Sees all her sons at play Sees man control the wind, The wind sweep man away.
Matthew Arnold



Birds are the most accomplished aeronauts the world has ever seen. They fly high and low, at great speed, and very slowly. And always with extraordinary precision and control.
Sir David Frederick Attenborough



The U.S. has become a defacto one-party state, with the legislative branch permanently controlled by an incumbent's party and every president exploiting his role as Commander-in-Chief to expand on the imperial prerogatives of his office.
Andrew J. Bacevich