#control

My father was overbearing. Very controlling. He was always the way he is, even before my success. He was not always a good person. He'd play mind games to make sure I knew my place. I don't see him, which is unfortunate. But I don't have any desire to see him. I vaguely know where he is, and I don't want to know. ↗

— Macaulay Culkin

#any #before #controlling #desire #even

It's nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control. ↗

— Tim Wakefield

#catcher #control #get #i #into

You can be a lender who wants to compete and have a better product, but you just can't get to the students. The schools are controlling the access to the students. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#better #compete #controlling #get #just

One of the problems is that everybody is used to the old-fashioned debate system, which is very controlled, and where the moderator plays a more active role. ↗

— Jim Lehrer

#active role #controlled #debate #everybody #more

One man with a gun can control 100 without one. ↗

— Vladimir Lenin

#gun #man #without

I would love to direct some day. It's a good job for a control freak. ↗

— Joshua Leonard

#control freak #day #direct #freak #good

One of the reasons I was so unhappy for years was because I never embraced my emotions and I was trying to stay in control. ↗

— Demi Lovato

#control #embraced #emotions #i #never

I have a healthy body, free of the chemicals that once controlled it. ↗

— Lorna Luft

#body #chemicals #controlled #free #healthy

In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression. ↗

— Bela Lugosi

#controls #director #every #expression #move

When you're free of editorial control, you owe it to yourself to obtain feedback from friends and readers. Some take those criticisms to heart and incorporate it into their work, and some ignore them. ↗

— Scott McCloud

#criticisms #editorial #feedback #free #friends