Don't let others define you. Don't let the past confine you. Take charge of your life with confidence and determination and there are no limits on what you can do or be.
— Michael Josephson
Empowering Take Charge quotations
I am too intelligent, too demanding, and too resourceful for anyone to be able to take charge of me entirely. No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself

Take Charge Of Your Financial Future.
I believe investing small amounts each month in the stock market will give you financial freedom in the later years of your life.

We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner.

Unless the people, through unified action, arise and take charge of their government, they will find that their government has taken charge of them. Independence and liberty will be gone, and the general public will find itself in a condition of servitude to an aggregation of organized and selfish interest.
Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.
The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard.
I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.

'Taking charge of one's life' involves risk, because it means confronting a diversity of open possibilities.
People who do not take charge of their lives are lathi-charged by time.
Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.

The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.
Words are to be taken seriously. I try to take seriously acts of language. Words set things in motion. I've seen them doing it. Words set up atmospheres, electrical fields, charges.
I'm not averse to being tied up in silk scarves.
I like a man to take charge. There's something very sexy about being submissive.

Never stand and take a charge... charge them too.
The Christian who desires to follow Jesus carrying his cross must bear in mind that the name "Christian" means "learner or imitator of Christ" and that if he wishes to bear that noble title worthily he must above all do as Christ charges us in the Gospel: We must oppose or deny ourselves, take up the cross, and follow him.
A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.

Reproductive freedom is critical to a whole range of issues.
If we can't take charge of this most personal aspect of our lives, we can't take care of anything. It should not be seen as a privilege or as a benefit, but a fundamental human right.
Most people are paralyzed by fear. Overcome it and you take charge of your life and your world.
Your identity, self-esteem, and awareness of your ego lay the groundwork for your life. How you conduct yourself with others, and whether you have the strength to make your way without needing to ask for another's permission, depends on how well you succeed at the many challenges that awaken your need to take charge of who you are.

Breathing, according to me, corresponds to taking charge of one's own life.
When placed in command, take charge.
Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.

The human population can no longer be allowed to grow in the same old uncontrollable way. If we do not take charge of our population size, then nature will do it for us and it is the poor people of the world who will suffer most
A singular fact about modern war is that it takes charge.
Once begun it has to be carried to its conclusion, and carrying it there sets in motion events that may be beyond men's control. Doing what has to be done to win, men perform acts that alter the very soil in which society's roots are nourished.
If you want a solid future, you need to create it.
You can take charge of your future only when you take control of your income source. You need your own business.

If you've been full of error and defeat, be done with it.
Say, "By God's grace, I'm done with it," and take charge of yourself like never before."
Getting fit is a political act - you are taking charge of your life.
We are all creatures of habit. We can do most things without even thinking about them; our bodies take charge and do them for us.

We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives.
We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.
Learn to become still. And to take your attention away from what you don't want, and all the emotional charge around it, and place your attention on what you wish to experience.
You must keep your composure. Take charge of the huddle. Be a leader. And silence, the crowd.
Awareness takes over from thinking. Instead of being in charge of your life, thinking becomes the servant of awareness.
Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.