Alex Lifeson Quotes

Madonna has total control over her life, and not many women have that.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

Everything I've ever achieved, I've done on my terms.

I wanted to be in control of my own destiny.

I'd like to be one of the ones who got out on his own terms.

A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.

I can do whatever I want.

I'm trying to do it my way. For me to be happy in the business means I have to do it myself.

I want to go out on my terms.

Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do.

Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.

I like being in control of my own destiny, really.

Nobody can shut the door in your face if you own the door.

In this world, I call the shots and I think I know best.

Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control.

The ability to have a choice in what you do is a privilege.

I enjoy making the decisions.

I think a lot of people would rather have more control over their life than less.

I am a great believer in people taking control of their own lives.

If I want to be free from any other man's dictation, I must understand that I can have no other man under my control.

Up to now I've done everything I've wanted to do the way I wanted to do myself.

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than.

It's important for me to be free and know I'm acting for myself. I do things because I want to, and that's important. You want to be your own person.

People seem to think that life began with the achievement of personal independence.

What is nice about this sport is that I am responsible for most everything.