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The idea of submission is never meant to allow someone to overstep another's boundaries. Submission only has meaning in the context of boundaries, for boundaries promote self-control and freedom. If a wife is not free and in control of herself, she is not submitting anyway. She is a slave subject to a slave driver, and she is out of the will of God. -- Henry Cloud
I'm not a big-company guy. I need freedom and control. -- Evan Williams
It must be possible to solve the task of controlling nature and yet simultaneously create a new freedom. -- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
There are considerable advantages to using many degrees of freedom to store information, stability and controllability being perhaps the most important. -- Seth Lloyd
There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment. -- Harriet Ann Jacobs
Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms. -- Bryant H. McGill
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. -- Willie Nelson
The Libertarian position on the freedom of speech is a strong support of freedom of speech, and we oppose government intervention in controlling what is or is not moral. -- Michael Badnarik
The principle of academic freedom is designed to make sure that powers outside the university, including government and corporations, are not able to control the curriculum or intervene in extra-mural speech. -- Judith Butler
The truth, whether we admit it or not, is that grace scares us to death. It scares us primarily because it wrestles control and manageability out of our hands - introducing chaos and freedom. -- Tullian Tchividjian
The transfer is a monumental occasion as the Iraqi people take control of their government and their future and forge ahead with creating a society governed by the tenets of life, liberty and freedom. -- Jim Gerlach
The idea of free software is that users of computing deserve freedom. They deserve in particular to have control over their computing. And proprietary software does not allow users to have control of their computing. -- Richard Stallman
It the British System is the most gigantic system of slavery the world has yet seen, and therefore it is that freedom gradually disappears from every country over which England is enabled to obtain control. -- Henry Charles Carey
I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won't ever take another Big 6 contract since they've gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers. -- J. A. Konrath
Mandela's heroism is the heroism of a man who suffered so badly for what he thought of as freedom. And yet when he had the upper hand he has this incredible self-control and these incredible leadership qualities. -- Bono
I like recording by myself wherever I can, just because then I feel like I have ultimate freedom, and I can just control whatever I want to put down. There's something about going into your own little world. -- King Tuff
I used to be a freelance journalist, so I had to write fast, but I always found writing nonfiction constraining. I like the freedom of fiction, where I get to invent everything, and tidy, conclusive endings are within my control. -- Michelle Gagnon
I have a freedom that's incredibly valuable. Obviously my freedom is far smaller in scale than people like Zemeckis and Spielberg have here. But it's comparable. I can dream up a project, develop it, make it, control it, release it. -- Peter Jackson
Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself. -- Robert Foster Bennett
History is rife with examples of governments taking actions to 'protect' their citizens from harm by controlling access to information and inhibiting freedom of expression and other freedoms outlined in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We must make sure, collectively, that the Internet avoids a similar fate. -- Vint Cerf
Work done illegally outdoors or without permission feels like pure freedom to me. I understand how it can upset many in our society, but in the bigger picture, it is ultimately about freedom. We are living in a time where public space has become a commodity for corporations to control and dictate what is seen and heard. -- Barry McGee
Abundance = choice = freedom. Scarcity = dependence = control. -- David Icke
Freedom is control in your own life. -- Willie Nelson
To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves. -- Virginia Woolf
Freedom is taking control of the rudder of your life. -- Yukito Kishiro
The technology will break gun control. I stand for freedom. -- Cody Wilson
birth control is the means by which woman attains basic freedom ... -- Margaret Sanger
As far as your self-control goes, as far goes your freedom. -- Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
In that power of self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom. -- Paramahansa Yogananda
Conquerors never, never conquer a nation to bring freedom. They brought control. -- Ernst Zundel
Freedom in Christ allows you to control the desires that once controlled you. -- lecrae
Freedom and happiness are won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control. -- Epictetus
Armies under the control of ... a sovereign State cannot bring freedom to anyone. -- Simone Weil
I'm for the freedom of expression, given that it will be under strict control. -- Alan Bennett
Freedom is the most sophisticated form of control. The best lies use the truth. -- Bryant McGill
The freedom you feel when you're actually in control of your own music is fantastic. -- Kate Bush
[Freedom is] the societal condition that exists when every individual has 100% control of his own property. -- Andrew Joseph Galambos
The prescription for better health care is more freedom to innovate, not remote-control surgery from Washington. -- Arnold Kling
When we give way to joy, we do not feel that we have lost control, but gained freedom. -- Jane Roberts
When one person is in control of another, love cannot grow deeply and fully, as there is no freedom. -- Henry Cloud and John Townsend
We sit in silence for a minute. Thinking about the freedom we don't have and the future we can't control. -- Chelsea Fine
The powers that be understand that sexual freedom or liberation with any kind of joy means they are losing control. -- Betty Dodson
Creativity is as much about order against freedom; control versus rebellion; organisation against disorder as it is about straightforward imagination. -- Carla H. Krueger
...freedom of conscience does not mean being uncontrolled - we have to control ourselves and at times submit to others... -- John Geddes
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. -- Epictetus
Selfishness, control, and fear will break almost any relationship. Generosity, freedom, and love will create the most beautiful relationship: an ongoing romance. -- Don Miguel Ruiz
When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health. -- David J. Lieberman
Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. -- Viktor E. Frankl
To let the child do as he likes when he has not yet developed any powers of control is to betray the idea of freedom. -- Maria Montessori
There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment -- Harriet Jacobs
So long as we need to control other people, however benign our motives, we are captive to that need. In giving them freedom, we free ourselves. -- Marilyn Ferguson
Americans who value freedom had better be more concerned about the gun control crowd than the criminals. The criminals want your money. The Neo-Totalitarians want your freedom. -- Charley Reese
Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself in bondage, would care to call any control agreeable? Think about it! -- Johann Most
Freedom is born of self-discipline. No individual, no nation, can achieve or maintain liberty without self-control. The undisciplined man (or woman) is a slave to his own weaknesses. -- Alan Valentine
In todays uncertain economy, the safest solution to be wealthy, be in total control and enjoy freedom for you and your family is to have multiple streams of income. -- Robert G. Allen
That's the fine balance of a fiction writer...to be able to give your characters enough freedom to surprise you and yet still maintain some kind of artistic control. -- Alan Lightman
A secret combination that seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries is increasing in its evil influence and control over America and the entire world. -- Ezra Taft Benson

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