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Control Quotes
"Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws."
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"What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control."
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"Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself in bondage, would care to call any control agreeable? Think about it!"
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"It's unwise to be a backseat driver, passenger or bystander in your own life."
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"They don't like the thought of someone else making demands on the person whom they see as belonging entirely to them."
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"As a result, ways out of the crisis are being intensively searched for at all levels - ways, which, however, aim at maintaining the whites' control over the country."
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"The state has, in order to control us, introduced division into our thinking, so that we come to distrust others and look to the state for protection."
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"The rise of King Crimson was so fast that, to me, it felt as if it was going out of control. And it was going so fast that I couldn't keep up with what was happening."
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"My goal was, and still is, to write first, direct my own stuff whenever possible and control my own creative destiny."
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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."
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"Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that... the control over your dearest interests has passed into the hands of these corporations."
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"Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory."
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"I prefer playing in the studio because you have much more control over things."
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"I worry about the things I can affect, and the things I have no control over I move by."
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"The only thing that we cannot control is our supporters."
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"Controlling what you are exposed to remains positive is paramount."
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"To be called a sovereign nation, a nation has to be able to control its own borders. It is controlling your own destiny in a way, and we don't control our own borders."
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"I am a control freak. I am very hands on and pay attention to details."
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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."
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"You feel completely in control when you hear a wave of laughter coming back at you that you have caused."
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"The challenge is to manage the Web in an open way-not too much bureaucracy, not subject to political or commercial pressures. The U.S. should demonstrate that it is prepared to share control with the world."
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"I have more artistic control in a smaller show. But it doesn't really matter. Sometimes you can have the smallest role in the smallest production and still make a big impact."
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"The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country."
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"While port security remains one of our single greatest vulnerabilities, it makes little sense to give operational control of our ports to a foreign nation without first doing proper investigations."
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"Oh, there's tons of resentment. That's normal. I can't control that, and I don't worry about it."
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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."
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"Back in those days intimidation was the greatest tool the drill instructor had. Without that tool, he would not have had control."
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"The Appropriations Committee in the Senate is out of control, out of control on spending."
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"The New York Times editorial page is like a Ouija board that has only three answers, no matter what the question. The answers are: higher taxes, more restrictions on political speech and stricter gun control."
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"We must exchange the philosophy of excuse - what I am is beyond my control for the philosophy of responsibility."
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"Unregulated competition is a naive metaphor for anarchy."
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"This battle for 'common-sense' gun control laws pits emotion and passion against logic and reason. All too often in such a contest, logic loses. So, expect more meaningless, if not harmful, 'gun control' legislation. Good news - if you're a crook."
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"I tend to spiral out of control if I'm not working. I get panicked and don't know what to do with myself."
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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."
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"Whenever it's suggested that our sponsors have some kind of influence or control of what we cover in some kind of censorship through financial pressure, it's rubbish. That's never happened."
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