#control

Religion was used as an ideology, as a system of control. When they forced the veil upon women, they were using it as an instrument of control in the same way that in Mao's China people were wearing Mao jackets and women were not supposed to wear any makeup. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#china #control #forced #ideology #instrument

I was racing through life, utterly confused and angry. I don't know if I was out of control; it was more like I felt frustrated with myself and everything I saw happening around me. ↗

— Jimmy Nail

#around #confused #control #everything #felt

It's still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they'll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you're not the product they want, you won't get it. ↗

— Judd Nelson

#control #get #mensch #out #pick

I'm from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there's no one in control. ↗

— Willie Nelson

#control #i #like #reasons #texas

When I fly in a helicopter, I insist there be two sets of controls, one for me in case something happens to the pilot. I'm no expert, but I know enough to at least get the thing on the ground. Nothing scares me like the thought of not being in control. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#case #control #controls #enough #expert

You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to keep reasonable temperature inside each of these containers. ↗

— Claude Nicollier

#boxes #containers #controlled #covered #each

One ought to hold on to one's heart; for if one lets it go, one soon loses control of the head too. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#go #head #heart #hold #lets

Israel will not tolerate a situation in which Iran has effective control of non-conventional weapons that can be used directly against the state of Israel. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#control #directly #effective #iran #israel

If you must get rid of a roach, use mechanical control. ↗

— Carl Olson

#get #mechanical #must #rid #roach

I found for me that my safe place was work. I could control my environment. I became very fastidious and detailed, and wanted things a certain way. ↗

— Marie Osmond

#certain #certain way #control #could #detailed