Steve Alford Quotes

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 enjoy making the decisions.

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

I don't have anybody telling me what to do.

If I ever stop acting, I'd like to be the author of that decision.

Freedom is control in your own life. I have more control now than in the past, and I'm learning the value of saying no. That's very important.

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

Stay small and control it yourself.

I'm not sure there are a lot of things I'd want a manager for. I suppose I feel that at least the decisions I make are coming from me, and I'm not put into a situation that I wouldn't want to be in.

They want us to be self-determined and they want us to be self-governed, and yet when we make these judgments, they don’t like it.

I just love to be able to be in control of my life.

There is a core independence and dignity you get when you control your own time.

Giving people some kind of control over what they do is important. Human beings don't do their best work under conditions of control.

I like to have control over what I'm doing, and that no one else is controlling me.

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

Everything in my career is my decision - every picture, every outfit. You get one chance at this, and I never saw myself as being a puppet.

I want to go out on my terms.

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

But I also like to be in control, like anyone else. I try to achieve a balance.

I'm doing it because I choose it. And if it's not working, I can make a change.

I don't like feeling out of control. I have to feel like I'm in control of my body.

Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.

Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

I don't want to be a passenger in my own life.

I don't like to direct myself.