Emily Giffin Quotes

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

We can't control what other people do and how they treat us, but we can control our response to them.

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

We must become masters of our own actions and attitudes. To let another person determine whether we will be rude or gracious, elated or depressed is to give control of ourselves. The only true possession is self possession.

You cannot stop destructive actions by others, but you can stop your own destructive reactions to them

The bottom line is: You are in control of your reactions to things and how you view things.

I just try to control what I can control.

I only can control what I can control.

I can't control what everyone else does, I can't control anybody else's behavior, but I can control mine.

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

You, and you alone, get to determine whether you are going to react positively about something or negatively about something - or, interestingly, have no reaction at all. Your emotions are entirely under your control. Your feelings are what you want them to be.

I only allow that which is good into my life. No one can depress you. No one can make you anxious. No one can hurt your feelings. No one can make you anything.....other than what you allow!

Highly proactive people don't blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice.

Knowing that we can control our own behaviour makes it more likely that we will.

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.

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

You can only control what you can control.

A lot of people go through life thinking that they don't have any control, that life is just happening to them. But that's not true.

No one can drive us crazy unless we give them the keys.

When I lose my temper it's because I decide to. If I do something it's because I want to do it.

You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.

I don't have to be concerned about everybody else's character.

I'm really only responsible for my own actions.

What I say is the only thing I can control.

The fact that my environment influences my life so much - and that my environment is in my control - gives me a great sense of empowerment over my health and my life.