Control Command Set

Famous quotes containing the words control, command and/or set:

    “America is neither free nor brave, but a land of tight, iron- clanking little wills, everybody trying to put it over everybody else, and a land of men absolutely devoid of the real courage of trust, trust in life’s sacred spontaneity. They can’t trust life until they can control it.”
    —D.H. (David Herbert)

    “Diamonds may have been a girl’s best friend in an era when a woman’s only hope of having a high family income was to marry a man who was well-off, but today, marketable skills that will enable a woman to command a good income over her lifetime are a better investment.”
    —Grace Baruch (20th century)

    “This is God’s country—Why set it on fire and make it look like hell?”
    —For the State of Maine, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)