"The greatest power you have is the power to choose. You're free to choose the life you want."

"You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you."

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still."

The control center of your life is your attitude."

"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste much of it."

"He who controls others may be powerful, but he who controls himself has the true power."

The power to control yourself is the harmony that guides you through the unpredictable melody of existence

"Rule your mind or it will rule you."

"Don't let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace."

"A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls."

"You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself."

"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you."

"I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself."

While you may not control everything around you, the true power lies in your ability to control yourself

"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change, and others are not."

"You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails."

"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power."

You may not be able to control everything, but you have the power to control yourself

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable prerequisite for success."

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