Control Quotes

"You either play the game or let the game play you." "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will." "I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." "Decentralization is not just a buzzword; it's a commitment to ensuring that no single entity has control" "Power is not given to you. You have to take it." "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." "We have the ability to shape our own destiny" "Throughout my career, I've come to realize that I cannot control the perception of others, only my actions." "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" "In the general course of human nature, a power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will" "The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses" "I do respect people's faith, but I don't respect their manipulation of that faith in order to create fear and control." "The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies" "When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us." "Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence." "He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still." "It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket." "Religion is an attempt to get control over the sensory world, in which we are placed, by means of the wish-world, which we have developed inside us as a result of biological and psychological necessities." "Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate." "I don’t want chumps, I don’t want pushovers, and if you’re a chump and a pushover, I will run over you."