If there’s one thing that all entrepreneurs have in common, it’s a thirst for control. After all, starting and running your own business is a very hands-on experience! That’s why we’ve put together this compilation of control quotes – to help you keep your eyes on the prize, and stay motivated when things get tough.

The best control quotes

1. Somehow when we no longer feel in control we become available to deeper aliveness. — Richard Moss

2. Whatever you do, you must never let the voice in your head control the brain in your heart. — Steve Jobs

3. Control…. is not what we need.What we need is to bend to the tempest like pine and palm trees–flexible, adaptive, attuned, yet fully rooted in our principles. — Patricia Pearson

4. Control doesn’t validate love — it validates the nonexistence of trust and the painful unwillingness to accept the truth.

5. I don’t think there should be more gun control. I think there should be more education. — Sam Brownback

6. In a natural environment, nature controls the breeding cycles. In the man–made environment, abnormal environmental conditions control the unnatural breeding cycles. — Steven Magee

7. I need a favour.’I raise my eyebrows at him in disbelief. What makes him think I’m about to do him a favour? He’s a stranger. And he’s wearing handcuffs. — Sarah Alderson, Out of Control

8. Feedback control is certainly not controlled feedback. — Mussadiq Abdul Rahim

9. Governments don’t control things. A government can’t control the economy without controlling people. — Ronald Reagan

10. Self–control is one of the most exhilarating of pleasures. — William F. Buckley

11. He was teaching the common–law rule against perpetuities, which limits how far into the future a will can control a line of inheritance. — Sonia Sotomayor

12. Biotech and geo engineering have the same mindset, of engineering, of power, of control, of mastery of nature. — Vandana Shiva

13. If there is a gain and loss in business, feedback control is my business. — Mussadiq Abdul Rahim

14. No matter how old you are, no matter how much you weigh, you can still control the health of your body. — Mehmet Oz

15. Your UNconscious mind has more power, influence and control over your thoughts, feelings, decisions, and choices, than your conscious mind. — Tony Dovale

16. Authoritarianism is not merely a matter of state control, it is something that eats away at who you are. — Sarah Kendzior

17. Worrying about things you can’t control is a waste both on the baseball field and in life. — Tom Swyers

18. I think it’s a shame that something as creative and vital to the nature of the human species as story–telling is largely controlled by the soulless cretins known as publishers. — Piers Anthony

19. Whoever controls the money, controls you! — Sharon Law Tucker

20. My mother put me on birth control as soon as I told her I wanted to go on it. I was 16. I was very young. — Morena Baccarin

21. It is possible to be a puppet on a string, controlled by hidden forces. — Steven Redhead, Life Is A Cocktail

22. The person doing the worrying experiences it as a form of love — the person being worried about experiences it as a form of control.

23. Whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life. — Melody Beattie

24. A mAn mAkes inferiors his superiors by heAt; self–control is the rule. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

25. No matter how old you are, no matter how much you weigh, you can still control the health of your body. — Mehmet Oz

26. Attempts to control complex systems … tend to be pointless at best or destructive at worst. — Stanley McChrystal

27. Never worry about what you can’t control…Focus on what you can. — Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

28. I think I have a big fear of things spiraling out of control. Out of control and dangerous and reckless and thoughtless scares me, because people get hurt. — Taylor Swift

29. He was teaching the common–law rule against perpetuities, which limits how far into the future a will can control a line of inheritance. — Sonia Sotomayor

30. Today, I will look around & enjoy all the beautiful things that are around me rather than yearn for things that are beyond my control & become miserable.–RVM — RVM

31. The artist part of me always wants to be appreciated. I read every review. But I never wanted to seek validation by awards or anything controlled by politics. — Nipsey Hussle

32. Doing something you love on a schedule you can’t control can feel the same as doing something you hate. — Morgan Housel

33. Governments don’t reduce deficits by raising taxes on the people; governments reduce deficits by controlling spending and stimulating new wealth. — Ronald Reagan

34. One might have to be a little ruthless to seize back control of one’s life, don’t you think? — Nina George, The Little French Bistro

35. Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life. — Tony Robbins

36. We have far more control over our health and the condition of our bodies than we ever thought possible. — Mike Rabe

37. Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind. — Napoleon Hill

38. The human mind is the most unreliable things in the universe. So control it. — Noormohammad Bhuayan

39. As a magician, you must think about chaos and order. Those are the two forces that control the universe. — Rick Riordan

40. I would control your life, every step you walk, and every word you say; there is no way you can run from an injured wolf. — M.F. Moonzajer

41. Take control of your consistent emotions and begin to consciously and deliberately reshape your daily experience of life. — Tony Robbins

42. Capitalists grow wealth. Socialists redistribute wealth…. but population grows, so the Socialist population control kicks in in the form of eugenics. — A.E. Samaan

43. I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. — Robert E. Lee

44. Indie publishing lets me feed my inner control freak. — Michelle M. Pillow

45. Genetic engineering has never been about saving the world, it’s about controlling the world. — Vandana Shiva

46. If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else. — Napoleon Hill

47. Control the things you can control, maggot. Let everything else take a flying fuck at you and if you must go down, go down with your guns blazing. — Stephen King

48. As an economist, whenever I hear the word shortage I wait for the other shoe to drop. That other shoe is usually price control. — Thomas Sowell

49. Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you’re in trouble. — Stanley Kubrick

50. It wouldn’t be mind control, if you will know you’ve been under mind control. — VicDo

Conclusion

We hope this collection of quotes about control has given you some food for thought. Control is a difficult concept to grasp, but it’s important to remember that it doesn’t mean having power over someone else. It’s about having the power to make decisions that are best for you and the people around you. Ultimately, it’s about finding balance and learning to trust yourself and your own judgement.