“The only thing worse than a man you can't control is a man you can.”
“The only thing worse than being whaled on by your drunken old man is waiting for your old man to beat you.”
“What other people think of you is none of your business," she says. "You can't change it, you can't control it. The only thing you can control is your reaction to it.”
“Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.”
“A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.”
“It's a shame that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day is work. He can't eat for eight hours; he can't drink for eight hours; he can't make love for eight hours. The only thing a man can do for eight hours is work. ”