“I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important.”— Amy Adams
“Power is the chance to impose your will within a social context, even when opposed and regardless of the integrity of that chance.”— Max Weber
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.”— Edward Bernays
“Sometimes it’s a little bit like a train wreck. You’re just holding on for dear life.”— Bode Miller
“The mark of a person who is in control of consciousness is the ability to focus attention at will, to be oblivious to distractions, to concentrate for as long as it takes to achieve a goal, and not longer.”— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi