“Satan can control you if you let outward things determine your security.”

“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

“You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy.”

Nora Roberts Vision in White

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.”

Carl Sandburg (1878–1967) American writer and editor

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

James Mattis (1950) 26th and current United States Secretary of Defense; United States Marine Corps general

“… remember one thing only: that it's you-nobody else-who determines your destiny and decides your fate. Nobody else can be alive for you; nor can you be alive for anybody else.”

E.E. Cummings (1894–1962) American poet

“The little things, I can obey. The big things—how we think, what we value—those you must choose yourself. You can't let anyone—or any society—determine those for you.”

Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie

“I would like to suggest to you that you ‘grab life by the horns’ and do not let life grab you by the horns. You take control of your lives. … Do not let life control you. … Take charge. Rise to the divinity that is within you.”

Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.”

Viktor E. Frankl (1905–1997) Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, and Holocaust survivor