Quotes about Taking Control

It’s not about how you look, it’s about how you see!

“We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be your own hero.

Life is a story.

Make yours the best seller.

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” ~ Dale Carnegie

“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours, it is an amazing journey, and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.” ~ Bob Moawad

‘Tis the Set of the Sail — or — One Ship Sails East

But to every mind there openeth,
A way, and way, and away,
A high soul climbs the highway,
And the low soul gropes the low,
And in between on the misty flats,
The rest drift to and fro.

But to every man there openeth,
A high way and a low,
And every mind decideth,
The way his soul shall go.

One ship sails East,
And another West,
By the self-same winds that blow,
‘Tis the set of the sails
And not the gales,
That tells the way we go.

Like the winds of the sea
Are the waves of time,
As we journey along through life,
‘Tis the set of the soul,
That determines the goal,
And not the calm or the strife.

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” ~ Unknown

“I’d rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave.” ~ Jimmy Cliff

“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” ~ Eleanore Roosevelt

“Dreamers don’t have special genes. They find circumstances that amplify their dreams.” ~ Seth Godin

“You cannot conceive the many without the one.” ~ Plato

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ~ Plato

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” ~ Albert Camus

“If you want your life to be a magnificent story, then begin by realizing that you are the author and everyday you have the opportunity to write a new page.” ~ Mark Houlahan

“When I choose to smile I become the master of my emotions.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift

“If, in fact, it is what’s inside us that makes all the difference, then the difference is made when we choose what goes inside.” ~ Andy Andrews, The Traveler’s Gift