"It is hard work to control the workings of inclination and turn the bent of nature; but that it may be done, I know from experience. God has given us, in a measure, the power to make our own fate: and when our energies seem to demand a sustenance they cannot get--when our will strains after a path we may not follow--we need neither starve from inanition, not stand still in despair: we have but to seek another nourishment for the mind, as strong as the forbidden fruit it longed to taste--and perhaps purer; and to hew out for the adventurous foot a road as direct and broad as the one Fortune has blocked up against us, if rougher than it."
- Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre 

"What we call luck is the inner man externalized. We make things happen to us."
- Robertson Davies, What's Bred in the Bone

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Many believe that luck is within a person's control. Do you believe this?

"Don't waste your time trying to control the uncontrollable, or trying to solve the unsolvable, or think about what could have been. Instead, think about what you can control and solve the problem you can solve with the wisdom you have gained from both your victories and your defeats in the past."
- David Mahoney

"Anger ... it's a paralyzing emotion ... you can't get anything done. People sort of think it's an interesting, passionate, and igniting feeling —- I don't think it's any of that —- it's helpless ... it's absence of control —- and I need all of my skills, all of the control, all of my powers ... and anger doesn't provide any of that —- I have no use for it whatsoever."
- Toni Morrison

Song 'Two Black Cadillacs' by Carrie Underwood:

Two black Cadillacs driving in a slow parade
Headlights shining bright in the middle of the day
One is for his wife,
The other for the woman who loved him at night
Two black Cadillacs meeting for the first time

And the preacher said he was a good man
And his brother said he was a good friend
But the women in the two black veils didn’t bother to cry
Bye, Bye Bye, Bye
Yeah they took turns laying a rose down
Threw a handful of dirt into the deep ground
He’s not the only one who had a secret to hide
Bye bye, bye bye, bye Bye

Two black Cadillacs, two black Cadillacs

Two months ago his wife called the number on his phone
Turns out he'd been lying to both of them for oh so long
They decided then he’d never get away with doing this to them
Two black Cadillacs waiting for the right time, right time

And the preacher said he was a good man
And his brother said he was a good friend
But the women in the two black veils didn’t bother to cry
Bye bye, Bye bye
Yeah they took turns laying a rose down
Threw a handful of dirt into the deep ground
He’s not the only one who had a secret to hide
Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye
Yeah yeah

It was the first and the last time they saw each other face to face
They shared a crimson smile and just walked away
And left the secret at the grave

And the preacher said he was a good man
And his brother said he was a good friend
But the women in the two black veils they didn’t bother to cry
Bye bye, Bye bye
Yeah they took turns laying a rose down
Threw a handful of dirt into the deep ground
He’s not the only one who had a secret to hide
Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVEBZLrjpw4

Madea was not very good at controlling her anger but her granddaughter was. How did Madea's granddaughter control her anger?......

Movie: Diary of a Mad Black Woman
https://youtu.be/jNyw39a0qnc

"I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control."
- Yancy Butler

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Learning to control or deal with your anger may be the best thing you ever learn.

“Anger is a valid emotion. It's only bad when it takes control and makes you do things you don't want to do.”
― Ellen Hopkins, Fallout 

Temptation can make you lose control like music can.......

From the song 'Conga' by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine:

Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga,
I know you can't control yourself any longer,
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger,
Don't you fight it 'til you tried it, do the conga beat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBM3RlgjhQQ

From the song 'Make Me Lose Control' by Eric Carmen:

My darling, turn the radio up for that sweet sound,
Hold me close, never let me go,
Keep this feeling alive, make me lose control.
Baby, baby, when I look in your eyes, I go crazy,
Fever's high with the lights down low,
So, take me over the edge, make me lose control.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQlKa1IeZF8