Quotes About Selection

Tenemos tantos enemigos. La mayoría de ellos son ineludibles, los heredamos como una obligación, pero los que nos buscamos nosotros mismos son especiales. Deberíamos elegirlos con cuidado.

Wasn't that what she had always wanted, to be chosen?

o sonho escolhe o sonhador, e não o contrário

Ma è il sogno a scegliere il sognatore, non il contrario

We have so many enemies, Lisseth," said Karou, keeping her voice light. "Most of them are our birthright, inherited like a duty, but the ones we make for ourselves are special. We should choose them with care.

If the dream chose the dreamer, then his had chosen poorly. It needed someone far more daring than he." Strange the Dreamer

The first thing I look for, in addition to a performer's range, is a performer's look in comparison to the character. That is very important to me as a casting director.

But I picked it out. I didn't want you to think I had terrible taste in movies." "But you hadn't seen it. If you'd seen it nine times and really wanted me to see it the tenth time with you, and I hated it, I might think you had bad taste in movies. Which isn't the most terrible thing in the world, by the way. But you were just guessing. Anybody can guess wrong.

I ate my chocolate ice cream, wondering why anyone would get vanilla when they could get chocolate.

Don't worry, my little lump of rock. Everybody gets a chance to choose. Or else where would irony come from?

You always have choices, my dear. Always. Never forget that.

chacun à son goût?

Intelligent decision making entails knowing what tool to use for what problem.

Watts said that real freedom was not freedom of choice but freedom from choice.

Here's the premise: you're in a bunker in the post-apocalyptic world. (I'm assuming that, by the date of publication, this will still be a "premise.") You've managed, almost magically, to bring with you the 10 movies, but only 10 movies, you'll be able to watch for the rest of your days.

A]ber auf einmal gerät einer von ihnen ins Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit, wird zum Symbol, zur Ikone. Warum? Aus vielerlei Gründen: durch die Art und Weise, wie Medien ihre Nachrichten auswählen und verbreiten, weil Menschen das Bedürfnis haben, das Gute, das sie in sich fühlen, auf etwas zu richten, an das es sich zu glauben lohnt, und dafür auch auf die Straße zu gehen.

Richard, having modestly but effectually scored the minimum number for the purpose, was in process of deciding whether a green or a canary-coloured Fluffy Hussy should be his boon companion for the rest of the day.

The more decisions we have to make, the less stamina we have to make the best one for us at that moment.

First, all training at the hotel is done in a group context. Second, selection of participants is everything. Third, people are pushed hard to learn. Fourth, there are expectations about preparation and participation, and no one is an exception.

If they like it, it serves four; otherwise, six.

He that has a choice has trouble.

A sow prefers bran to roses.

Always eat grapes downwards — that is, always eat the best grape first; in this way there will be none better left on the bunch, and each grape will seem good down to the last. If you eat the other way, you will not have a good grape in the lot...

We wanted to select our own labour.  In another year the time will be up for most of the original gang.  You see, they were recruited during the first year of Berande, and their contracts expire on different months.