As an analogy, a language serves this purpose as to Organize the human mind with all its vocabularies and grammatical rules.
But does a language restrict "管'' the mind? Discipline the mind? Manipulate the mind? Lead the mind? Mislead the mind?... Yes, all true. But which assertion stands out TRUER than the others depends on the context.
Not sure about the context from which Jacky Chan derived his comment. He doesn't seem like an intelligent commentator in general though he thinks he is at least an honest one. "A mistake made by all men..." He believes everybody was like him...
