Jane Fonda Quotes

You either control your mind or it controls you.

One who can control his thoughts has conquered himself.

You may control a mad elephant; You may shut the mouth of the bear and the tiger; Ride the lion and play with the cobra; By alchemy you may learn your livelihood; You may wander through the universe incognito; Make vassals of the gods; be ever youthful; You may walk in water and live in fire; But control of the mind is better and more difficult.

You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.

If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else.

You control the doorway to your mind.

Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.

The mind is such a powerful thing, and when you learn how to control that it really turns a lot of things around.

I've learned in my life that I have to focus on the things that I can control and what I can control is what comes out of my mouth and how I respond to people.

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

All mental discipline and symmetrical growth are from activity of the mind under the yoke of the will or personal power.

Control your own mind, and you may never be controlled by the mind of another.

Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.

You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That's the only thing you should be trying to control.

When people learn to master their feelings, they can soon learn to master their reflections and thoughts in the degree requisite for attaining the objects they are seeking. But while they yield to a feeling or spirit that distracts their minds from a subject they wish to study and learn, so long they will never gain the mastery of their minds.

Rule your mind or it will rule you.

Every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind.

Self-control is solely a matter of thought-control!

My teacher Jim Rohn taught me a simple principle: every day, stand guard at the door of your mind, and you alone decide what thoughts and beliefs you let into your life. For they will shape whether you feel rich or poor, cursed or blessed.

There is an incredible power & intelligence witin you that is constantly responding to your thoughts and words. As you learn to control your mind by the conscious choice of thoughts, you align yourself with this power. Do not think that your mind is in control. You are in control of your mind. You use your mind. You can stop thinking those old thoughts.

If you first gain power to check your words, you will then begin to have power to check your judgment, and at length actually gain power to check your thoughts and reflections.

Control your thoughts. Decide about that which you will think and concentrate upon. You are in charge of your life to the degree you take charge of your thoughts.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

The greatest possession is self-possession.

Concern should drive us into action and not into a depression. No man is free who cannot control himself.