Control Myself quotes
18 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"I started to be much happier in my relationships when I realized that I can only control myself. That way, you don't worry about people and don't waste your time thinking, 'What if he cheats on me?' You can't control that."
"CONTROL MYSELF?!! I'm a MONSTER! Monsters don't control themselves! That's the whole IDEA!"
"If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself."
"I have to take total control myself. I can't let anybody else do anything, for I find that I can do things better for me. I don't want to get other people playing with what they think that I'm trying to do."
"I was trying to control myself because I wanted to just park the car and jump out and do cartwheels. The next dream is to win the world championship."
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"If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control-myself. I can stop trying to shape up my wife and can work on my own weaknesses. I can focus an being a great marriage partner, a source of unconditional love and support. Hopefully, my wife will feel the power of proactive example and respond in kind. But, whether she does or doesn't, the most positive way I can influence my situation is to work on myself, on my being."
"Love is very much perceived as "I couldn't control myself; it's love." But you can. Everything you do in response is a choice."