For those men who, sooner or later, are lucky enough to break away from the pack, the most intoxicating moment comes when they cease being bodies in other men's command and find that they control their own time, when they learn their own voice and authority.
Power in America today is control of the means of communication.
The President has a short time to let people know that he is serious about getting spending under control.
Now the truth is, a president really can't control the economy, although his policies do have some effect on it.
It was around the summer of 1982 when the drug problem really impacted. It became a lifestyle rather than a recreation. When you start lying and stealing, you cannot con yourself you're in control any more.
Control your own destiny or someone else will.
My brothers can be a little out of control sometimes and so somebody has to be able to keep them focused.
If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life.
Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be.
Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further.
It's wherever business rules, business is going to get the politicians they want because they control the money and money controls the power.
I'm terribly attention-seeking. It's very different once you get all this attention, though. Because then you want to control it. And you can't exactly.
I don't know what religious people do. I kind of wished I'd been a Christian with the blind faith that God is doing the right thing. As a Buddhist, you feel like you have more control over the situation, and that you can change your karma.
In the fight against terrorism, national agencies keep full control over their police forces, security and intelligence agencies and judicial authorities.
The futures and ultimate fates of the characters in The Snow Queen are profoundly changed by choices made in their own minds or hearts, as well as choices unexpectedly forced on them by things beyond their control.