Quotes About Self-control

I'm not a slave to anything anymore. And I never will be again.

I wasn't that kid where if you told me 'No,' I was just going to do it anyway.

Even if you're not going anywhere, don't get in the way.

I can't control myself. I wish I could. I've gone to parties, I've gone to games, and I drive home and think, 'God, can't you just not argue for once? Can't you just take what people give you and be happy with their answer?'

What I've learned to do is arrest my addiction - arrest it myself, so I don't get arrested.

I'm not an ascetic.

Modesty is the conscience of the body.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.

To keep yourself from feeling too much anger or hatred against other people... requires a strong heart...

The less a person understands his own feelings, the more he will fall prey to them. The less a person understands the feelings, the responses, and the behavior of others, the more likely he will interact inappropriately with them and therefore fail to secure his proper place in the world.

When you're in a hole, quit digging!

He recognized with authentic realism that anyone who permits another to determine the quality of his inner life gives into the hands of the other the keys to his destiny. If a man knows precisely what he can do to you or what epithet he can hurl against you in order to make you lose your temper, your equilibrium, then he can always keep you under subjection. It is a man's reaction to things that determines their ability to exercise power over him.

You know I've smoked a lot of grass O' Lord, I've popped a lot of pills But I never touched nothin' That my spirit could kill.

It would be far easier to lose weight permanently if replacement parts weren't so handy in the refrigerator.

I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.

A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city; he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family; he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself; and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason." By understanding many things, I have accomplished nothing." Hugo Grotius

The only thing you have 100% control over is you.

The only thing you have 100 percent control over is you.

Take everything in moderation, including moderation.

John Rebus ~ he tried to walk through the isles (of the book shop) without focusing. If he focused he would become interested and if he became interested he would buy. He already had over fifty unread books at home, piled next to his bed

He had to get off the booze. He had to get off the ciggies. They were killing him, yet they were the only things keeping him alive.

Son, there is no reason except a stupid one for anybody to project on that screen anything that will worry him or dull that vital edge. After all, we are the absolute bosses of that whole theatre and show in our minds. We even write the script. So always write positive, dynamic scripts and show only the best movies for you on that screen whether you are pimp or priest.

Never mumble some sarcastic shit to somebody who can obviously fuck you up.