“You don't always control your circumstances, but you can always control your response.”

“If you don't control your temper, your temper will control you.”

Stephen King book Under the Dome

“You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.”

Wayne W. Dyer (1940–2015) American writer

“You may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with them.”

Atul Gawande book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

“if you don't have peace, it isn't because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”

John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor

“…. there is a difference between hearing and listening. You can't always help what you hear. But you can control what holds your interest, what you choose to dwell on.”

Brandon Mull (1974) American fiction writer

“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 W. Dyer (1940–2015) American writer

“Only you can control your future.”

Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books

“Just remember, anger is always your enemy. You must keep your emotions in check. The moment you lose control of them, you lose the fight every time. (Takeshi)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

“If you can't control your peanut butter, you can't expect to control your life.”

Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist