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I think that what went wrong with religion is the same thing that went wrong with politics. Is that it became too money based and too controlling. It's just a weakness that we human beings have for control - we want one thing and then we want more and then we want more. ↗

— Dave Davies

#became #beings #control #controlling #human

Systems are complex, so controlling an attack and achieving a desired level of damage may be harder than using physical weapons. ↗

— Dorothy Denning

#attack #complex #controlling #damage #desired

Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire. ↗

— Epictetus

#desire #desired #enjoyment #freedom #full

Almost anything is better than three network TV outlets completely controlling the national discourse with their nightly broadcasts. We've moved a long way from that, and that's important. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#anything #better #broadcasts #completely #controlling

What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations. ↗

— Harry A. Blackmun

#controlling #court #fundamental #individuals #interest

I mean, what is racism? Racism is a projection of our own fears onto another person. What is sexism? It's our own vulnerability about our potency and masculinity projected as our need to subjugate another person, you know? Fascism, the same thing: People are trying to untidy our state, so I legislate as a way of controlling my environment. ↗

— Gary Ross

#another #controlling #environment #fascism #fears

And that will increasingly dawn on people. The demand for controlling the commanding heights will grow. ↗

— Barbara Castle

#controlling #dawn #demand #grow #heights

The state controlling a woman would mean denying her full autonomy and full equality. ↗

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

#controlling #denying #equality #full #her

I said on the equality side of it, that it is essential to a woman's equality with man that she be the decision-maker, that her choice be controlling. ↗

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg

#controlling #equality #essential #her #i

The jet stream is the controlling influence over the world's weather systems. ↗

— Michael Fish

#influence #jet #over #stream #systems