"Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control."

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"Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control."

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"You may not have the power to control whatever happens to you, but you have the power to stop it from affecting your sense of style."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Control, Power, Style, Emotions

"I tell myself that with enough effort, I can control my feelings."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Control, Feelings, Effort, Emotion

"The gun issue is a big, unresolved issue in this country right now. I think it's out of control."

Nora Dunn, American Actress

Control, Country, Now, Right

"Discipline is required in all human endeavours."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Control, Discipline, Endeavors, Consistency, Focus

"You can't control how you are perceived, and you are a fool if you waste any energy trying to do so. Vanity will get you nowhere."

Dave Blood, American Musician

Control, Energy, Fool, Trying

"The desire to conquer is itself a sort of subjection."

George Eliot, British Author

Control, Desire, Power, Will

"You are the actor, director, producer, and scriptwriter of the play called 'Your Life' and you can change the play anytime."

Mensah Oteh, Nigerian Author

Control, Life, Creativity, Change

"He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing."

Frank Herbert, American Writer

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"Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles."

Pat Paulsen, American Comedian

Control, Country, Right

"I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my best."

Sean Lennon, American Musician

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"We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with."

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"In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is women who keep the church going."

Woman

"Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."

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"An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it."

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"I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much."

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"I would rather start a family than finish one."

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"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."

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"You may not have the power to control whatever happens to you, but you have the power to stop it from affecting your sense of style."

"I tell myself that with enough effort, I can control my feelings."

"The gun issue is a big, unresolved issue in this country right now. I think it's out of control."

"Discipline is required in all human endeavours."

"You can't control how you are perceived, and you are a fool if you waste any energy trying to do so. Vanity will get you nowhere."

"The desire to conquer is itself a sort of subjection."

"You are the actor, director, producer, and scriptwriter of the play called 'Your Life' and you can change the play anytime."

"He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing."

"Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles."

"I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my best."

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"The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race."

"Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes."

"Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."

"We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with."

"In all systems of theology the devil figures as a male person. Yes, it is women who keep the church going."

"Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo."

"An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it."

"I have often noticed that ancestors never boast of the descendants who boast of ancestors. I would rather start a family than finish one. Blood will tell, but often it tells too much."

"I would rather start a family than finish one."

"Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday."