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Sunday, September 29th, 2024
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Quotations regarding 'Control'

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I say that I can't make anything up. I think of myself as a collage artist. I'm cutting and pasting memories of my life. And I say, I have to live a life in order to tell a life. I would prefer to tell it because telling you're always in control, you're like God.
Spalding Gray, American Actor (1941-2004)
We need the kind of leadership exemplified by President Kennedy to just do it! But we must do it as good stewards, aggressively exerting control over the moon. We can best do this by going there.
Wilson Greatbatch, Inventor
Oh, there's tons of resentment. That's normal. I can't control that, and I don't worry about it.
Brian Austin Green, American Actor (1973-  )
Educators are still spending way too much time trying to control what kids learn, bending the content to their own purposes, hoping beyond hope to change - by using technology - but not change too much.
Daniel Greenberg, American Educator
But, if you observe children learning in their first few years of life, you can see that they can and do learn on their own - we leave them alone to crawl, walk, talk, and gain control over their bodies. It happens without much help from parents.
Daniel Greenberg, American Educator
Well it is certainly the case that the poems - which were in fact published during Shakespeare's lifetime - are weird if they began or originated in this form, as I think they did, because the poems get out of control.
Stephen Greenblatt, American Critic (1943-  )
If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they're entitled to know - or worse, feed false information - those who could control the classified data could be the real decision makers.
Harold H. Greene, American Judge (1923-2000)
Weather is uncontrollable. Only the Lord above can control the weather. Whatever we get, we have to work with.
Maurice Greene, American Athlete (1974-  )
Only one thing is certain: if pot is legalized, it won't be for our benefit but for the authorities. To have it legalized will also be to lose control of it.
Germaine Greer, Australian Activist (1939-  )
If they took all the drugs, nicotine, alcohol and caffeine off the market for six days, they'd have to bring out the tanks to control you.
Dick Gregory, American Comedian (1932-  )
Well the war lasted for three months, from April of 1994 until the Tutsi army, the exiles as it were, gained control of the country and then it stopped.
Tony Greig, South African Athlete (1946-  )
I really believe the only thing you can control in those situations is what you do as a player but also how you interact with your teammates, which is critical.
Brian Griese, American Athlete (1975-  )
But, what we need to get out of the first EVA is to have the arm completely unfolded and powered so that they can keep the temperature under control. That will really the call of the first EVA.
Umberto Guidoni, Italian Astronaut (1954-  )
Every time I get something under control in my own life, the world provides more material.
Cathy Guisewite, American Cartoonist (1950-  )
We control the content of our dreams.
Thom Gunn, British Poet (1929-2004)
Mr. Speaker, Americans want, need, and rightfully expect Congress to protect them from the prying eyes of identity thieves and give them back control of their Social Security numbers and personal health information.
Luis Gutierrez, American Politician (1953-  )
People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.
Jasmine Guy, American Actress (1964-  )
I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.
Taylor Hackford, American Director (1944-  )
As of now, I am in control here in the White House.
Alexander Haig, American Public Servant (1924-2010)
It was easy to present figures demonstrating the contrast between lead work in the United States under conditions of neglect and ignorance, and comparable work in England and Germany, under intelligent control.
Alice Hamilton, American Scientist (1869-1970)
 
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