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Control Quotes

"Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be."

"Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be."

Lew Wasserman, American Producer

Control, Artists, May

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"Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain manufacturer so that when there are problems they are always obliged to go back to them."

"Customers need to be given control of their own data-not being tied into a certain manufacturer so that when there are problems they are always obliged to go back to them."

Tim Berners Lee, English Inventor

Control, Being, Problems

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"I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset."

"I don't get upset over things I can control, because if I can control them there's no sense in getting upset. And I don't get upset over things I can't control, because if I can't control them there's no sense in getting upset."

Mickey Rivers, American Athlete

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"Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under control and keep the economy moving in the right direction, with economic growth and job creation activity."

"Well, I think the president has clearly submitted us a tight budget, but it's what's called for if we're going to get spending under control and keep the economy moving in the right direction, with economic growth and job creation activity."

Thad Cochran, American Politician

Control, Growth, Creation, Direction

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"The right of such control is already admitted by the State Socialists, though they maintain that, as a matter of fact, the individual would be allowed a much larger liberty than he now enjoys."

"The right of such control is already admitted by the State Socialists, though they maintain that, as a matter of fact, the individual would be allowed a much larger liberty than he now enjoys."

Benjamin Tucker, American Activist

Control, Fact, Liberty, Now

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"Rushing the ball is all about ball control. If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game."

"Rushing the ball is all about ball control. If you run the ball, you control the clock. If you control the clock, you usually control the game."

Tiki Barber, American Football Player

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"It's very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don't really have that much control with it."

"It's very dependent on your state of mind. And your emotional state as well. And a lot of it comes pouring out, you don't really have that much control with it."

Eric Clapton, British Musician

Control, Mind, State

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"And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining as Asian societies in particular develop economically."

"And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining as Asian societies in particular develop economically."

Samuel P. Huntington, American Sociologist

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"I'm a control freak. Totally."

"I'm a control freak. Totally."

Stanley Tucci, American Actor

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"Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice."

"Under the big political umbrella, a man is just like a leaf in the ocean, with no control of his destiny and does not have any choice."

Zhang Yimou, Chinese Director

Control, Choice, Destiny, Man

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"When prose gets too stylized and out of control - and Stein is sometimes a good example - when you don't know what the hell is going on, then it's kind of boring."

"When prose gets too stylized and out of control - and Stein is sometimes a good example - when you don't know what the hell is going on, then it's kind of boring."

Rick Moody, American Novelist

Control, Example, Hell, Prose

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"As a writer, you have control of the words you put on the page. But once that manuscript leaves your hand, you give control to the reader. As a director, you are limited by everything: weather, budget, and egos."

"As a writer, you have control of the words you put on the page. But once that manuscript leaves your hand, you give control to the reader. As a director, you are limited by everything: weather, budget, and egos."

Nicholas Meyer, American Writer

Control, Weather, Words

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"The message here was not about indeterminacy, nor about immediacy, but about the control of sounds right there in your environment, and the process of composition as long-term growth of interests within that sound complex."

"The message here was not about indeterminacy, nor about immediacy, but about the control of sounds right there in your environment, and the process of composition as long-term growth of interests within that sound complex."

Tony Conrad, American Artist

Control, Growth, Environment, Right

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"We have a picture for how complexity arises, because if the universe is computationally capable, maybe we shouldn't be so surprised that things are so entirely out of control."

"We have a picture for how complexity arises, because if the universe is computationally capable, maybe we shouldn't be so surprised that things are so entirely out of control."

Seth Lloyd, American Educator

Control, Complexity, Universe

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"There's so much of it you can't control. There is no handbook for how to conduct yourself in the public world."

"There's so much of it you can't control. There is no handbook for how to conduct yourself in the public world."

Sheryl Crow, American Musician

Control, Public, World

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"Nations have come under the control of haters and fools."

"Nations have come under the control of haters and fools."

Carroll O'Connor, American Actor

Control, Fools, Nations

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"As a former mayor, I know that local governments must have control over land use decisions."

"As a former mayor, I know that local governments must have control over land use decisions."

Elton Gallegly, American Politician

Control, Decisions, Land

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"It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and smaller films. I worry that important films without a big name attached won't get made at all."

"It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and smaller films. I worry that important films without a big name attached won't get made at all."

Glenn Close, American Actress

Control, Name, Names, Worry

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"It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control."

"It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are - not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep down, the spirit within - that you can begin to take control."

Oprah Winfrey, American Entertainer

Control, Deep, Feeling, Religious

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"In contrast, the control you have in a theatre is very attractive to me."

"In contrast, the control you have in a theatre is very attractive to me."

Judi Dench, English Actress

Control, Contrast, Theatre

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"I remember saying to the chairman after serving the first year, "Why are we doing this? Why don't the Hawaiians have control?" "Well, we have no mechanism to do it," I was told."

"I remember saying to the chairman after serving the first year, "Why are we doing this? Why don't the Hawaiians have control?" "Well, we have no mechanism to do it," I was told."

Neil Abercrombie, American Politician

Control, First, Saying

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"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."

"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."

Heraclitus, Greek Philosopher

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"I vertically center things in tables a lot, and the fact that there is no way to control vertical positioning in divs affects the way we do things across the board."

"I vertically center things in tables a lot, and the fact that there is no way to control vertical positioning in divs affects the way we do things across the board."

Mike Davidson, American Designer

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"The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control and reduction."

"The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control and reduction."

Susan George, American Activist

Control, Now, Population, States

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"The statists want to control the economy."

"The statists want to control the economy."

Grover Norquist, American Politician

Control, Economy, Want

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"Smash the control images. Smash the control machine."

"Smash the control images. Smash the control machine."

William S. Burroughs, American Writer

Control, Machine

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"I identify with this guy's frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I even identify with the way that this guy covers up a lot with humour. So yeah, it's interesting."

"I identify with this guy's frustration and inability to control his fury at moments. I even identify with the way that this guy covers up a lot with humour. So yeah, it's interesting."

Bradley Whitford, American Actor

Control, Frustration, Moments

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"Although most of us realize what we control and do not control, we live as though we do not really know, and in some cases we spend years focusing on things we cannot control."

"Although most of us realize what we control and do not control, we live as though we do not really know, and in some cases we spend years focusing on things we cannot control."

Darren L. Johnson, American Author

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"We're more effective than birth control pills."

"We're more effective than birth control pills."

Johnny Carson, American Comedian

Control, Birth control

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"This does not mean that every copyright must prove its value initially. That would be a far too cumbersome system of control. But it does mean that every system or category of copyright or patent should prove its worth."

"This does not mean that every copyright must prove its value initially. That would be a far too cumbersome system of control. But it does mean that every system or category of copyright or patent should prove its worth."

Lawrence Lessig, American Educator

Control, Value, Worth

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"I like drums, really, if they're under control."

"I like drums, really, if they're under control."

Earl Scruggs, American Musician

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"Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws."

"Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws."

William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian Politician

Control, Credit, Laws, Nation

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"I am in control at all times."

"I am in control at all times."

GG Allin, American Musician

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"Domination delegates the physical violence on which it rests to the dominated."

"Domination delegates the physical violence on which it rests to the dominated."

Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher

Control, Violence

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"It's frustrating not to have more control over your material."

"It's frustrating not to have more control over your material."

Terry Southern, American Writer

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"Whatever is in your hands, you keep that in perfect condition; then what is beyond you will anyway happen. But people are always trying to work at what is beyond them, not taking care of what is in their hands."

"Whatever is in your hands, you keep that in perfect condition; then what is beyond you will anyway happen. But people are always trying to work at what is beyond them, not taking care of what is in their hands."

Sadhguru, Indian Spiritual Leader

Control, Effort, Focus, Responsibility

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"Another way to lose control is to ignore something when you should address it."

"Another way to lose control is to ignore something when you should address it."

Jim Evans, American Athlete

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"You have to take control of your own career."

"You have to take control of your own career."

Maria Menounos, American Actress

Control, Career

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"It was the Control album that was really about what I wanted to do."

"It was the Control album that was really about what I wanted to do."

Janet Jackson, American Musician

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"The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as well as choices unexpectedly forced on them by things beyond their control."

"The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as well as choices unexpectedly forced on them by things beyond their control."

Joan D. Vinge, American Author

Control, Choices, Queen, Snow

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"The expansion of the market creates a need for enhanced and more regular supply, and this in turn impels commercial capital to acquire control of production as well."

"The expansion of the market creates a need for enhanced and more regular supply, and this in turn impels commercial capital to acquire control of production as well."

Rudolf Hilferding, Austrian Economist

Control, Production, German

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"Newt has two transitions behind him. First he had to capture control of the House. He had to get the Republican budget through. He had to get the Contract With America through. He has done that."

"Newt has two transitions behind him. First he had to capture control of the House. He had to get the Republican budget through. He had to get the Contract With America through. He has done that."

Pete du Pont, American Politician

Control, America, First, Republican

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

"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

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"But that's fine, because I like to have control of the ambience."

"But that's fine, because I like to have control of the ambience."

Harold Budd, American Composer

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"My brothers can be a little out of control sometimes and so somebody has to be able to keep them focused."

"My brothers can be a little out of control sometimes and so somebody has to be able to keep them focused."

Keenen Ivory Wayans, American Comedian

Control, Brothers

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"As of now, I am in control here in the White House."

"As of now, I am in control here in the White House."

Alexander Haig, American Public Servant

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"Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains of Poland were the invasion route of Europe to Russia and always had been, and therefore he had to control Poland."

"Poland, of course, was the key country. I remember Stalin telling me that the plains of Poland were the invasion route of Europe to Russia and always had been, and therefore he had to control Poland."

W. Averell Harriman, American Politician

Control, Country, Europe, Key

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"When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions."

"When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions."

W. Clement Stone, American Businessman

Control, Thoughts, Emotions

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"Plan Colombia was supposed to reduce Colombia's cultivation and distribution of drugs by 50 percent, but 6 years and $4.7 billion later, the drug control results are meager at best."

"Plan Colombia was supposed to reduce Colombia's cultivation and distribution of drugs by 50 percent, but 6 years and $4.7 billion later, the drug control results are meager at best."

Jan Schakowsky, American Politician

Control, Drugs, Results, Years

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"If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it."

"If you're a movie actor, you're on your own - you cannot control the stage. The director controls it."

Michael Caine, English Actor

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