Quotes About Choice

He who doesn't accept the conditions of life sells his soul.

Often the prudent, far from making their destinies, succumb to them.

There is no sense in the struggle, but there is no choice but to struggle.

When Eve upon the first of men The apple pressed with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities then That Adam was not adamant.

Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache.

Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.

He had come to that time in his life (it varies for every man) when a human being gives himself over to his demon or to his genius, according to a mysterious law which orders him either to destroy or to surpass himself.

Middle age is when you have a choice of two temptations and choose the one that will get you home earlier.

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

Early in life I had to choose between arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change.

A bachelor is a souvenir of some woman who found a better one at the last minute.

Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.

My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives.

Life is always at some turning point.

Indecision is like a stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he is buying.

Betwixt the devil and the deap sea.

There's small choice in rotten apples.

When to elect there is but one, Tis Hobson's Choice; take that or none.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.

We can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough. But the tremendous effort needed- one doesn't always want to make it-does one? ... But what else can be done? What's the alternative? What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself, in the face of difficulties.

There's nothing in the middle of the road but yellow stripes and dead armadillos.

When two people compliment each other with the choice of anything, each of them generally gets that which he likes least.

One man; two loves. No good ever comes of that.