C Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with C. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Control over a woman is the only form of dominance most men possess, for most men are merely subjects of more powerful men.”
Source: From Eve to Dawn, A History of Women in the World: Revolutions and Struggles for Justice in the 20th Century
“Control over anger-pride-deceit-greed is known as saiyam. Saiyam, in turn has two parts; in one, there is presence of anger-pride-deceit-greed but they are controllable; they do not harm the other person to the slightest extent. The other saiyam is like 'ours' [the Gnani's]. There is absolutely no anger-pride-deceit-greed at all in that. It not only does not harm the other person, but it also does not harm one's own self.”
Source: The Essence Of All Religion
“Control over change would seem to consist in moving not with it but ahead of it. Anticipation gives the power to deflect and control force.”
Source: Understanding media: the extensions of man
“Control over consciousness cannot be institutionaliz ed. As soon as it becomes part of a set of social rules and norms, it ceases to be effective in the way it was originally intended to be.”
Source: Flow: the psychology of optimal experience
“Control over the production and distribution of oil is the decisive factor in defining who rules whom in the Middle East.”
Source: The Quotable Hitchens from Alcohol to Zionism: The Very Best of Christopher Hitchens
“Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult.”
Source: Free Software, Free Society: Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
“Control puberty?" snorted the bodyguard."If you manage that, you'll be the first.”
Source: Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
“Control said nothing, had said nothing for quite some time as if he didn't trust words anymore. Or had begun to cherish the answers silence gave him.”
Source: Acceptance
“Control seems preferable to what we typically think of as its opposite--chaos. But I want to suggest that the opposite of control is not chaos. It is trust, and trust is far preferable to control. We want to control because we fear the outcome of letting God be in control. We fear we won't be taken care of, won't have what we need, or will be taken advantage of. But trying to be in control is futile, because in reality there is very little that we can control.”
Source: Messed Up Men of the Bible
“Control success before it controls you.”
“Control the coinage and the courts - let the rabble have the rest." Thus the Padishah Emperor advised you. And he tells you: "If you want profits, you must rule." There is truth in these words, but I ask myself: "Who are the rabble and who are the ruled?”
Source: DUNE
“Control the coinage and the courts — let the rabble have the rest.”
Source: God Emperor of Dune
“Control the controllables and leave the uncontrollables to God.”
Source: Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn't Enough
“Control the controllables. Influence the variables.”
Source: Beyond the Assessment: Forging Strength, Overcoming Adversity, and Embracing the Warrior Mindset
“Control the creative process through manifesting your desires.”
Source: Life’s Events In Focus
“Control the flow before it sweeps you away.”
“Control the frame of the discussion.”
Source: How to Talk to Anyone
“Control the media and you control the people.”
“Control the publics perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.”
“Control the things you can control .”
“Control the things you can control. As for the rest - God bless it all.”
“Control the urge to prove people wrong, or even you will end up being wrong.”
“Control thought-forms are the basis of our deepest moral crisis.”
“Control through the illusion of choice.”
“Control thy lingo and mind thy demeanor in synonymy with the social etiquette,”
“Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.”
“Control was antithetical to life. To be alive is to be battered about. To endure and adapt and keep stumbling onward despite it all.”
Source: Diavola
“Control was just wishful thinking, and you controlled things to hedge your bets, to be safe, to guard against loss.”
Source: The Six Rules of Maybe
“Control what I hold and of course be the boss of myself, no-one else will bring my wealth.”
“Control what you can control. Don't lose sleep worrying about things that you don't have control over because, at the end of the day, you still won't have any control over them.”
“Control what you can, cope with what you can't, and concentrate on what counts”
Source: The Easy Eating Diet: Make Healthy Eating Easy and Lose the Weight and Food Guilt Forever!
“Control what you can, acknowledge what you cannot.”
“Control will kill you.
Awareness will save you.
And acceptance is part of awareness
(Acceptance as in 'this is what it is'
not as in 'this is the way it will always be').
Why?
And why is acceptance the second step toward change?
Because acceptance of where you are is necessary
in order to move anywhere else.”
“Control your anger, be calm.”
“Control your “anger” because it is just ONE Letter away from “d”anger.”
“Control your anger before it controls you”
“Control your anger, before your anger starts controlling you”
“Control your cash. Stick to your core business. Know your numbers.”
“Control your destiny or somebody will.”
“Control your emotions and never allow them to cloud your judgment. Let your focus be on the open doors that lead you to greatness.”
Source: Beyond the Closed Door: Unique Keys to Unlock Destinies
“Control your emotions, or your emotions will control your direction.”
Source: The Calm Within the Storm: Leading Beyond Ego
“Control your expenses better than your competition. This is where you can always find the competitive advantage.”
Source: Sam Walton: Made In America
“Control your future. Do not let the future control you.”
“Control your generosity when dealing with a chronic borrower.”
“Control your inner dialogue. Talk to yourself positively all the time.”
“Control your life through insanity.”
“Control your mind in order to control your world.”
Source: Life Is a Dance
“Control your own destiny or someone else will.”
“Control your own mind, and you may never be controlled by the mind of another.”
Source: Napoleon Hill's Positive Action Plan: 365 Meditations For Making Each Day a Success
“Control your own time. Don't let it be done for you. If you are working off the in-box that is fed you, you are probably working on the priority of others.”