This post contains some of the best controlling people quotes.
Controlling People Quotes
1. “Some people have abusive, negative, controlling tendencies in their blood; they are wired for havoc, bickering and deception.” – Bryant McGill
2. “Love is not controlling your loved ones’ behavior. Love knows that since the people you love share the same universal consciousness, they will access their truth in time.” – Cloris Kylie
3. “Don’t expect too much from others because people behave according to their perspective, not yours. Accept people as they are and avoid controlling them, only then they will give you their best.” – Hina Hashmi
4. “We have a lot of controlling people who are trying to tell us how to live our lives, and a lot of co-dependent people around us. We bump up against these people, too, when we’re trying to get on the spiritual path.” – Echo Bodine
5. “Abuse grows from attitudes and values, not feelings. The roots are ownership, the trunk is entitlement, and the branches are control.”― Lundy Bancroft
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6. “True love is built on free will and free choice, not control and manipulation.” ― Ken Poirot
7. “You can’t manipulate people who know how to think for themselves.” ― Trish Mercer
8. “Control and manipulation are not love; the outcome is a life of imprisonment ultimately leading to deep-rooted feelings of resentment.” ― Ken Poirot
9. “Self-centered people often get angry when someone tells them no. ― Henry Cloud
10. “You always seek to control others when you are not in full ownership of yourself.” ― Cicely Tyson
11. “You can’t control the weather, but that doesn’t stop some people from trying.” ― Frank Sonnenberg
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12. “Domineering-types may appear omnipotent but, inevitably, will smother everything they love and lose all.” ― Stewart Stafford
13. “Attempting to constantly control everyone and everything around you is not only exhausting…it is also futile. The only real power you can achieve in this life is being in control of yourself.” ― Anthon St. Maarten
14. “Control leaves no room for trust.”― Glennon Doyle
15. “All you can do is try. You cannot control another’s reactions. And if you truly accept that, you’ll have peace no matter the outcome.” ― Melanie A. Smith
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