#control

An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment. ↗

— Wendell Berry

#commitment #controlled #derive #economy #genuinely

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. ↗

— Bruce Dickinson

#because #control #day #dreams #enjoy

So, this war is against the Islam that the West does not control. ↗

— Louis Farrakhan

#control #does #islam #war #west

As a result of that, America desires a moderate Islam; an Islam that America can control; an Islam that America can give direction to and give orders to its leaders. ↗

— Louis Farrakhan

#control #desires #direction #give #islam

I cannot control what goes on in another lane and this is how I focus on the Games. There is no point in being nervous of other swimmers. It's just about focusing on yourself and what you need to do in order to perform at your best. ↗

— Cameron van der Burgh

#another #being #best #cannot #control

On the other hand, I think it is wonderful for everyone to take ballet classes, at any age. It gives you a discipline, it gives you a place to go. It gives you some control in your life. ↗

— Suzanne Farrell

#any #ballet #classes #control #discipline

Why does a three-year-old, and it's usually boys, want to drive the tractor or have machinery and be in control of it? I don't know. Why wouldn't you ask to boil a kettle or something? Maybe you would, I dunno. ↗

— Michael Fassbender

#boil #control #does #drive #dunno

You focus on the things that you can control, and that's what I'm doing. ↗

— Jeb Bush

#doing #focus #i #things #you

Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering. ↗

— Rose Byrne

#because #career #control #else #empowering

Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore. ↗

— Lord Byron

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