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Control Quotes

Control is easier to want than to keep.

This page leans into control as it relates to information — encrypted files that let you choose what to surrender, the digital trails automated crawlers can piece together — alongside a more personal admission about having no control over public recognition. See our Controlling quotes for a related angle.

Since the pharmaceuticals don't make any money and they control the doctors. If the doctors don't make any money then all hell breaks loose. In communities like LA and New York they are using a lot of the youth for...

Quotes by Afrika Bambaataa

'Storm Warnings' is a poem about powerlessness - about a force so much greater than our human powers that while it can be measured and even predicted, it is beyond human control. All 'we' can do is create an interior...

Quotes by Adrienne Rich

'Drawn & Quarterly' has always given me complete editorial control over my books and comics, so any decision about what to include or exclude from the book was my own.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

I wanted total control and leadership. I wanted to buy the horses and choose the players.

Quotes by Adolfo Cambiaso

Control Freak Quotes

Consider in 1945, when the United Nations was first formed, there were something like fifty-one original member countries. Now the United Nations is made up of 193 nations, but it follows the same structure in which five nations control it....

Quotes by Adolfo Perez Esquivel

I just play, that's all. When I'm in the field, I always connect with what I'm doing. I can't explain it. I can't control it. It just happens.

Quotes by Adolfo Cambiaso

Many women try to advance in their careers by having all the answers; by being the go-to person for information and advice; or by building expertise in a particular field. However, as they progress, gain broader responsibilities, and grow into...

Quotes by Adena Friedman

I definitely connected to the fact that life gets out of control and you end up doing things and wishing you were doing other things instead.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

Before competition, I start to question things. I don't know why it happens, but you've got to control it so you don't get too far out of the race.

Quotes by Adam Peaty

Controlled Quotes

The paradox of being in an industry where other people are usually the gatekeepers: publishers, editors - there are a lot of barriers to having control over your career. But coming out of hip-hop, the mindset was always to create...

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

I have a control problem. I hate the feeling of not being in control.

Quotes by Adam Driver

Some celebrities like to get behind water conservation or helping the homeless get back on their feet. Me? Body grooming control: that's what I like to step behind 100 percent.

Quotes by Adam DeVine

Events keep happening that seem inexplicable and out of control. Donald Trump, Brexit, the War in Syria, the endless migrant crisis, random bomb attacks.

Quotes by Adam Curtis

A smart phone essentially creates a dossier of your travels, and consumers have no control over who will eventually see that information.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Controlling Quotes

The Supreme Court's most conservative Justices have presented themselves as great respecters of precedent and opponents of 'judicial activism' - of judges using the Constitution to strike down laws passed by the elected branches of government. If they are true...

Quotes by Adam Cohen

If the Supreme Court rules that rent control is an unconstitutional taking of property, it would put all sorts of zoning rules in danger.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

In a perfect world, we would have put users in control of their information when the Internet was first created.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.

Quotes by Adam Baldwin

If you want to control other people, first control yourself.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

Controls Quotes

Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.

Quotes by Abraham Cahan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about data trails and social control?
Yes, one quote observes: "People are leaving trails everywhere they go; automated web crawlers tell you an awful lot about their social activities."
Is there a quote about cryptography giving you control over your own data?
Yes, one quote explains: "I thought cryptography was a technique that did not require your trusting other people-that if you encrypted your files, you would have the control to make the choice."
Is there a quote about not letting something like an award show control your happiness?
Yes, one quote says: "It would be a mistake to hinge my happiness on something so completely out of my control." For more on this theme, see our Controlling quotes.
Is there a quote about lacking control over creative work?
Yes, one quote admits: "I don't have control over what's on screen, and that's terrifying." For more on this feeling, see our Controlled quotes.
Where can I find more variations on the theme of control?
Check out our Control Freak quotes for a more intense take, or our Controls quotes for related lines.

Quotes about resisting outside control appear on our Control Freak page, while Controlled quotes look at the other side of that relationship.