Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.
To do the same thing over and over again is not only boredom: it is to be controlled by rather than to control what you do.
One of the maxims of the new field of conservation biological control is that to control insect herbivores, you must maintain populations of insect herbivores.
The idea of losing control is one that fascinates controlled people such as ourselves more than almost anything.
We cannot control other people and their actions but we can control how we act and react to them.
Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion.
We have some control over when we retire. However, we have very little control over how long we will live.
The discipline, particularly in these urban schools for the poor, it's not controlled by the administration - they're controlled by the police. This is an expression of a racist logic that has now seeped directly into schools.
When you whisper about something, it's too big, and you can't get it under control and take control of it.
Self-control, openness, the ability to engage with others, to plan and to persist - these are the attributes that get people in the door and on the job, and lead to productive lives.
As long as espionage is less expensive than remotely controlling people’s brains, CIA will continue to remotely control people’s brains.
Arthur: You. What the hell was all that? Cobb: I have it under control. Arthur: I'd hate to see it out of control.
Who do you think controls the Republican Party? Big money controls the Republican Party. This is where their campaign contributions come from.
A writer has an inescapable voice. I think it's inherent in the nature, and I think that we don't control it anymore than we control what we want to write about.
Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.
On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches.
That a society controls, to a greater or lesser extent, the behavior of its members is a universal; but the methods, the particulars of that control, vary from one culture to another.
Striped controller: Bad news. The fog's getting thicker. Johnny: [jumps to an overweight controller] And Leon is getting laaaaarrrrrger.
I have learned that I really do have discipline, self-control, and patience. But they were given to me as a seed, and it's up to me to choose to develop them.
Jesus Christ never preached there should be celibate priests. The only reason the church has this is because it's a mechanism of power and control. You can control priests who are celibate.
We cannot control all the circumstances of our lives, but we can control our attitudes and our actions. If we don’t, someone else will.
