Joyce Meyer Quotes

I can't control what people say, but I can control what I do.

You can only control your own actions. Not other people’s reactions.

You can't be responsible for the way people respond to you. You're only responsible for yourself.

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.

The important thing is that I control my reaction, my behavior, my attitude and my words. What I receive back is not in my control.

The problem is not what other people think, do or say; it is your reaction.

When you allow what someone says or does to upset you, you're allowing them to control you.

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.

As much as you may want to, you can't control what other people say or do; you can only control yourself.

What I have learned from my work up to now, is to try to be open, but also protect myself by not letting the good and the evil get too much importance.

You learn to not take things personally and to just let it roll off of you.

At the end of the day, all I can do is control me and what comes out of my mouth.

I have pitfalls. I have emotional responses to things that are really not about me. They're about other people.

We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond.

So long as I know what's boiling in my pot I don't bother my head about what's in other people's.

It's not what people do to us that hurts us. In the most fundamental sense, it is our chosen response to what they do to us that hurts us.

People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.

It is pointless to get your knickers in a twist if a certain person fails to react the way you want. It is best to avoid people and situations that you know drive you crazy. Remember to vote with your feet. If a situation is untenable or unchangeable, walk away.

I have very human responses to things, so I had to learn to just be still.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

It doesn't matter what the other is being, doing, having, saying, wanting, demanding. It doesn't matter what the other is thinking, expecting, planning. It only matters what you are being in relationship to that.

I tend to take things personally. But I can only take so much, and then I jump back. I have strong survival skills.

The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine days within me; my prosperity or misfortune has little to do with the matter.

If you focus on the actions of others and allow them to constantly upset you, then you are handing your peace over to them and giving away your power.

I realized that if my thoughts immediately affect my body, I should be careful about what I think. Now if I get angry, I ask myself why I feel that way. If I can find the source of my anger, I can turn that negative energy into something positive.