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One of the most important skills you need in life is distinguishing what you can control from what you can't.
While writing the circle of control journal prompts, I dug deep into quotes about control and read a lot of quotes. Here are 10 quotes that really made me stop and think.
Top 10 Quotes About Control
1. The One Thing You Have Control Over
“If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control - myself.” Stephen Covey
2. Taking Control of Your Time and Your Life
"...If you do not take control over your time and your life, other people will gobble it up. If you don't prioritize yourself, you constantly start falling lower and lower on your list..." Michelle Obama
3. On Controlling What Goes on Around You
"You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside." Wayne Dyer
4. Freedom and Controlling Your Life
"Freedom is control in your own life." Willie Nelson
5. Worrying and Control
"Never give up and don't ask why because every situation does not need an answer. I'm a firm believer that I don't worry about anything I can't control." Eric Davis
6. Circumstances Beyond Your Control
"Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power." Benjamin Disraeli
7. Being in Control of Your Thoughts
"When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions." W. Clement Stone
8. Stressing Over Things You Can't Control
"If you try to control everything and then worry about the things you can't control, you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of frustration and misery." Unknown
9. Four Things You Can Control
"I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude." Ali Krieger
10. Worrying About Things You Can't Control
"Why worry about things you can't control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?" John C. Maxwell