Things You Can Control Quotes

• Invest your energy in the things you can control.

  Steve Backley

  Energy

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• Worry about the things you can control; the rest will either work themselves out, or they'll kill you. Either way, no more worries.

  Laurell K. Hamilton

  Worry, Way

  Laurell K. Hamilton (2002). “Bloody Bones: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel”, p.264, Penguin

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• If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Twitter post from Jan 15, 2017

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• People spend all their time focused on things they can't control. In truth, there are only two things you can control: your attitude and your work ethic.

  John Addison

  Attitude, Two, People

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• I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.

  Bryan Cranston

  Long Ago, Focus, Attention

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• Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

  Winston Churchill

  Inspirational, Positive, Being Strong

  "Attitude : The Power of Positivity". Book by Dr Kenneth Morton, p.56, 2011.

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• My experience over 17 years playing with the Yankees, these are a few of the things that I've learned. You've got to have a plan of action, You have to stay focused on the things you can control, and don't get discouraged or distracted by the things you cannot control.

  Bernie Williams

  Yankees, Years, Action

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• Don't worry about what you can't control.

  Tim Tebow

  Worry

  "Chick-fil-A Leadercast: Tim Tebow, Former Coach Talk Qualities of a Good Leader" by Jeff Schapiro, www.christianpost.com. May 4, 2012.

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• Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.

  Mark Cuban

  Sports, Effort, Ultimate

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• Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

  Wayne Dyer

  Life, Spiritual, Inspiration

  Wayne W. Dyer (2009). “Staying on the Path: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.7, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• You want to change your life? Control the only thing you can control: the meaning you give something.

  Tony Robbins

  Change, Giving, Want

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• Control the things you can control. As for the rest - God bless it all.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  God Bless, Bless

  Source: www.writersdigest.com

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• Control the things you can control .

  Samantha Stosur

  Tennis, Dark Tower, Mentally Strong

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• Forget the last shot. It takes so long to accept that you can't always replicate your swing. The only thing you can control is your attitude toward the next shot.

  Mark McCumber

  Attitude, Golf, Swings

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• Set goals for things you can control. In my case, I can't control the marks from the judges, but I can control how I train every day, and I can control my performance.

  Claire Carver-Dias

  Softball, Sports, Motivation

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• You've just got to go out there and try to control the things you can control. Deal with things and stay mentally strong.

  Jonathan Toews

  Inspirational, Motivational, Strong

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• Besides, the only thing you can control in life is your wardrobe. Cars break down when you least expect it. Boats eat money and gas. Your house, your mate, your friends, your family, even your career, are beyond your control. However, you're in total command of what you put on your back each morning.

  Margo Kaufman

  Morning, Careers, House

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• I really believe the only thing you can control in those situations is what you do as a player but also how you interact with your teammates, which is critical.

  Brian Griese

  Sports, Believe, Player

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• I wonder if killing yourself is the only thing you can control in your entire life, and that's why it's a sin. Because you're beating God at his own game.

  Pete Wentz

  Games, Wonder, Sin

  Pete Wentz, James Montgomery (2013). “Gray”, p.135, Simon and Schuster

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• Its impossible to control the reception of your work - the only thing you can control is the experience of writing itself, and the work you create.

  Kim Edwards

  Writing, Impossible, Reception

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• There’s a right time for everything. Not all will come to you, because there’s a solid plan. You just have to have faith, you have to believe that there’s a greater plan for us, in case it doesn’t pan out the way we thought it would. The only thing you can control is your attitude towards this things. You have to accept it and try to make the most of what is given to you.

  Shamcey Supsup

  Attitude, Believe, Trying

  FaceBook post by Shamcey Supsup from Apr 18, 2013

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• When you look back from your Olympic experience, you never want to question whether you could have done more. The one thing you can control is your off-ice preparation.

  Angela Ruggiero

  Ice, Preparation, Looks

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• Just write, get better, keep writing, keep getting better. It's the only thing you can control.

  Roger Ebert

  Writing, Get Better

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• When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.

  Portia de Rossi

  Home, Hiding, Paparazzi

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I learned early on that there are certain things you can control in the press, and things you cannot.

  John Travolta

  Certain, Presses

  Source: www.aboutfilm.com

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