“That's why I write, because life never works except in retrospect. You can't control life, at least you can control your version.”

“In life there's stuff you can control and stuff you can't. There's nothing you can do about it. No point getting angry and upset because it's beyond your control. As a professional athlete, you learn to roll with the punches.”

“You can't control how lucky you are, you can't control how smart you are, but you can control how hard you work.”

“Withstanding hardships is a sort of sport. You can’t control how life plays, but you can control your defensive strategy.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Your being born makes your parents God. You owe them your life, and they can control you. Then puberty makes you Satan, just because you want something better.”

“I'd say exercising self-control is very important for a dissolute life. You don't need to control your drug intake to lead a free life. Whether you take no drugs at all or everything you can get your hands on, a free life is separated from that.”

“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.”