#control

It's wonderful to be back. Back among the mountains that remind us of our vulnerability, our ultimate lack of control over the world we live in. Mountains that demand humility, and yield so much peace in return. ↗

— Alex Lowe

#back #control #demand #humility #lack

The real world is far too complex and unpredictable to make something like the idea of humanity controlling its own evolution or engineering itself - well, I wouldn't say impossible but it should be approached with a degree of caution. ↗

— Ken MacLeod

#caution #complex #controlling #degree #engineering

Let's say there are 500 sons and daughters like you in each state. Then we could control the government. ↗

— Sun Myung Moon

#could #daughters #each #government #like

When you see John Boehner crying, believe you me, it's because he cannot control, uh, that wild contingency called the Tea Party. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#believe #called #cannot #contingency #control

Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself in bondage, would care to call any control agreeable? Think about it! ↗

— Johann Most

#agreeable #anarchism #any #bondage #call

The secularists in Turkey haven't underestimated religion, they just made the mistake of believing they could control it with the power of the army alone. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#army #believing #control #could #haven

Bad directors will tell you they absolutely know how to do it, and how it has to happen; there's this insecurity that leads them to feeling like they have to control everything. ↗

— Molly Parker

#bad #control #directors #everything #feeling

The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled. ↗

— Ross Perot

#balanced #budget #controlled #debt #officials

Uncontrolled access to data, with no audit trail of activity and no oversight would be going too far. This applies to both commercial and government use of data about people. ↗

— John Poindexter

#access #activity #applies #audit #both

She was in control of her life, even though it seemed she wasn’t. All she had to do was take the steering wheel and start driving. ↗

— Missy Lyons

#happiness #inspirational-quotes #life-changing #change