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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.

I've really learned over the years how to control my adrenaline and let it all out when they shoot the gun versus letting the crowd and the lights and the camera get to me.

Quotes by Tyson Gay

I was backstage in Paris and saw Cindy Crawford doing House Of Style. I thought, I would love to to be in control of my career.

Quotes by Tyra Banks

A lot of people do impulsive things. They just go with their moves. I used to do that. Once I was able to control my mind, I was able to control my actions.

Quotes by Tyrann Mathieu

Pretty much all the programming on our CDs is done by me personally, so I've kind of been able to have complete control of what sounds I'm looking for to complete a song.

Quotes by Tyler Joseph

I enjoy being in control, having a lot of creative control.

Quotes by Two Chainz

Grace is thickly counter-intuitive. It feels risky and unfair. It's dangerous and disorderly. It wrestles control out of our hands. It is wild and unsettling. It turns everything that makes sense to us upside-down and inside-out.

Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian

There's nothing like suffering to remind us how not in control we actually are, how little power we ultimately have, and how much we ultimately need God.

Quotes by Tullian Tchividjian

Professional sports are something they can't control.

Quotes by Troy Vincent

I nearly drowned in the Xingu River in Brazil some years ago. When I was given my life back, I decided I wanted to make some changes, so I left acting to concentrate on producing films. I wanted to be...

Quotes by Trudie Styler

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul, you've got to run like an antelope out of control!

Quotes by Trey Anastasio

But I also like to be in control, like anyone else. I try to achieve a balance.

Quotes by Trevor Dunn

There is a core independence and dignity you get when you control your own time.

Quotes by Travis Kalanick

I see hip-hop as going in a self-managing place. It's very culturally controlled and artist-controlled. It's not really based on a label anymore. Everything is pretty much in the control of the artist. Which is amazing.

Quotes by Travis Scott

Anorexia, you starve yourself. Bulimia, you binge and purge. You eat huge amounts of food until you're sick and then you throw up. And anorexia, you just deny yourself. It's about control.

Quotes by Tracey Gold

I remember that all of a sudden, the car felt like I couldn't control it. It was absolutely the most horrifying experience. We rolled over, off the freeway. I think there was something wrong with the car.

Quotes by Tracey Gold

We lived by the water, and I was a pretty normal kid until my teenage years; then I dyed my hair pink and spiraled out of control.

Quotes by Tove Lo

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.

Quotes by Tony Robbins

Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life.

Quotes by Tony Robbins

You can live with diabetes. It's not the worst thing to have, but you have to manage yourself and have some self control.

Quotes by Tony Rock

Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped.

Quotes by Tony Greig

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.