Dan O'Brien Quotes

I'm just interested in having a handle on my environment.

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.

I like it when things are where they're supposed to be.

Order, thou eye of action.

I don't function well in chaos, whether it be my sheets or the dishwasher.

I have rules for everything.

I love everything to be organized and clean... all the time.

No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

I have to admit: I have been known to be obsessively neat and like things arranged 'just so.'

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.

I like definitive things.

I like things in their proper places.

You can't be nervous when you know your steps.

When I was four or five, I would organise my cars and my action figures. I needed some kind of structure, I think.

I really like to have a bit of direction, you know?

My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip on the world.

I know every movement of my kitchen.

Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to the optimum point in the strictly bureaucratic administration.

My only phobia is untidiness. My hair has to be neatly kept; my shoes are always clean. Everything has to be in a straight line, in its place.

In government it is order that matters.

I always wanted to know what I'd face next, even though that was maybe a bit detrimental to spontaneity. Structuring my life and avoiding chaos was more important.

I always liked situations where there were very clear rules of what to do.

I can't stand things being out of place.

I see a picture right now that's not parallel, so I'm going to go straighten it. Things must be in order.

That's a good feeling, knowing that I can finally get everything situated and that I had the time to get things situated.