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# Control often hides inside cherished values. Words...
> Control often hides inside cherished values. Words like honesty, reliability, and goodness can carry definitions written by others to serve their purposes. Asking who defined a value, and why, helps a person live by values they have truly chosen.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Breaking Automatic Patterns and Reclaiming Agency - Workbook|Breaking Automatic Patterns and Reclaiming Agency]]
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“Control often hides inside cherished values. Words like honesty, reliability, and goodness can carry definitions written by others to serve their purposes. Asking who defined a value, and why, helps a person live by values they have truly chosen.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-control-often-hides-values-truly-chosen
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