Response Control Quotes

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

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

We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the indignities of others based upon their own principles and their own value system rather than their moods or anger.

We cannot control what others do to us, but through God we can control the way we respond to them.

Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.

The essential idea of Stoicism in my interpretation is, you don't control the world around you, you control how you respond. At 19, that's very empowering.

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.

Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that happens to us; however, we can choose to be in control of our responses.

A troll is only as powerful as your response to them. Once you respond to them or let them instigate you, then you've given them power.

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

I have lived by one crucial principle since I was 24 years old. I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.

As a teacher in order not to have to answer too many questions, you stretch your answers.

My nature is happy. And all I can control is my response to input. If you come around me and tell me bad news all the time, I can say, "You know what? I don't want to hear it." If its just gossip, you know, I can choose not to hear it. And that, in effect, can control my mood.

You can't always control the circumstances - only how you react to those circumstances; you can always control your attitude and your effort.