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

“You’ve gotta keep control of your time, and you can’t unless you say no. You can’t let people set your agenda in life.”

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

“The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of your life. If you don't, life controls you.”

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

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

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

“You can't control everything. You can't control how someone feels about you. Or what makes them tick. You can only control how you react, how you act, how you think and feel.”

“You are the master of your destiny. You can influence, direct and control your own environment. You can make your life what you want it to be.”

“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.”