Quotes About Control

the control she gained over the situation allowed her to manage her anxiety such that it minimized the effects that the abuse had on her daily life.

Even in the absence of major traumatic events, unpredictable stress and the lack of control that goes with it are enough to make our stress-response systems sensitized—overactive and overly reactive—creating the internal storm.

In the powerful words of the poem "Invictus," I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.

healthy changes in the case of the rats with control over the stress, and deterioration and dysregulation in the others.

For most people, the unknown is one of the major causes of feeling anxious or overwhelmed.

there are dozens of rhythmic ways to help us regulate.

La capacidad de imaginarse escenarios alternativos también puede ayudar a aumentar el control de impulsos.

I enjoy making solo albums because over the years it's evolved into more of a genuine personal expression of story-telling and day dreams, and I work in a way that has more control.

We see many people loving with an immature love: Love equals doing something to somebody or for somebody; Love equals taking care of someone; Love equals achieving; Love equals always being in control; Love equals 'never having to say you're sorry;' Love equals always being strong; Love equals being nice.

a cell is a "programmable chip" whose behavior and genetic activity are primarily controlled by environmental signals, not genes.

It is not gene-directed hormones and neurotransmitters that control our bodies and our minds; our beliefs control our bodies and our minds, and thus our lives . . . Oh ye of little belief!

La capacidad de la mente consciente de obviar la programación del subconsciente es la base del libre albedrío.

The possession of anything begins in the mind.

The ideal is unnatural naturalness, or natural unnaturalness. I mean it is a combination of both. I mean here is natural instinct and here is control. You are to combine the two in harmony. Not if you have one to the extreme, you'll be very unscientific. If you have another to the extreme, you become, all of a sudden, a mechanical man No longer a human being. It is a successful combination of both. That way it is a process of continuing growth. Be water, my friend.

Anger should be expressed. - Any anger that is not coming out, flowing freely, will turn into sadism, power drive, stammering, and other means of torturing.

A conditioned mind is never a free mind.

True mastery transcends any particular art. It stems from mastery of oneself--the ability, developed through self-discipline, to be calm, fully aware, and completely in tune with oneself and the surroundings. Then, and only then, can a person know himself.

My style? You can call it the art of fighting without fighting.

Ricorda, amico mio, che non è tanto importante quello che ti succede, ma come reagisci agli eventi.

The law of non-interference with nature. — The law of non-interference with nature is a basic principle of Taoism [stating] that one should be in harmony with, not rebellion against, the fundamental laws of the universe. Preserve yourself by following the natural bends of things and don't interfere. Remember never to assert your self against nature; never be in frontal opposition to any problems, but to control it by swinging with it.

To understand techniques, you must learn that they contain a lot of condensed movement.

Boards, don't hit back. ~Bruce Lee

The body performs better when the athlete lets it go than when he tries to drive it.

If you would not spill the wine, do not fill the glass too full. If you wish your blade to hold it's edge, do not try to make it over-keen.