Control Tower Sayings

#1. The gift of biblical wisdom, in other words, is not all about getting a privileged seat in God's traffic control tower of the world. We don't get to understand why things happen the way they do. We are mistaken if we think wisdom gives us that sort of insight.

Jeffrey Meyers

#2. Of course, for a seaman, next to being actually at sea, the greatest enjoyment comes from preparing the boat for a voyage.

Robin Knox-Johnston

#3. Their lips clashed like a well choreographed sparring match as each fought to control the man that was just as fiercely kissing back. (WIP - New Beginnings, The Sapphire Tower)

Brenda Cothern

#4. Control the things you can control .

Samantha Stosur

#5. You only know what you know.

Loretta Swit

#6. Delusion is the seed of dreams.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#7. Chefs who cook in these ivory towers are in control in their own world. We try to approximate that world as best we can, but ultimately our goal is to please our clients.

David Castle

#8. Islam may soon become the majority religion in countries whose churches have been turned more and more into tourist sites, apartment houses, theatres, and places of entertainment. The French scholar Olivier Roy is right: Islam is now a European religion.

Ian Buruma

#9. In the United States, politics is a profession, whereas in Europe it is a right and a duty .

Umberto Eco

#10. Divide and Conquer. As long as some people have commanded the work of others, this has been management's basic principle.

Peter Rachleff