“Self-control is something for which I do not strive. Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.”
“I'm not tempted by things I've decided are off-limits, but once I've started something, I have trouble stopping. If I never do something, it requires no self-control for me; if I do something sometimes, it requires enormous self-control.”
“Self-control is mission-control! That is why some men are superior to their mates.”
“Sam: “You—you greatly overestimate my self-control.”Grace: “I’m not looking for self-control.”
“I may have lost my heart, but not my self-control. ”
“self respect. self reliance. self control.”