Quotes About Choice

that in moments like this, it doesn't matter what you were born to be. It matters what you choose to become.

You have to be absolutely sure. Otherwise, regret will grow in spaces you don't even know are there.

We're defined by who we are in our hearts, who we choose to be on this earth.

Yes. But there is light, too. In the times of greatest darkness, the light always shines through, because there are people who stand up to do brave, decent things. What I am trying to say, Yona, is that in moments like this, it doesn't matter what you were born to be. It matters what you choose to become.

We all suffer losses. But it is how we choose to move ahead that matters, isn't it? We must honor the past without turning our backs on the future.

You know, I truly believe adoption is one of the greatest unheralded blessings in the world," she continues, her expression turning earnest. "Think how beautiful it is to give a child a home and to become a family because you choose to! Maybe that's the best way to make a family, don't you think?

We all come into this world with our fate unwritten, Yona. Your identity isn't determined by your birth. All that matters is what we make ourselves into, what we choose to do with our lives." Forest of Vanishing Stars

But fate is part chance and part choice,

In life, my dear, you must actually go after what you want. You can't rewrite the past, but you can choose to live with your whole heart in the here and now.

Do you know what else this very wise person told me?" he asks. "She said that we're defined by who we are in our hearts, who we choose to be on this earth. And I believe, Mrs. Abrams, that you chose to be a hero, even if you don't see it that way." He

you can't rewrite the past. But you can choose to live with your whole heart in the here and now.

We aren't defined by the names we carry, or the religion we practice, or the nation whose flag flies over our heads, I know that now. We are defined by who we are in our hearts, who we choose to be on this earth.

Would you have traded the life you've had with me for one with evil parents, just because it came with love?" "I don't know," Yona said. "You never gave me the chance to choose.

My mistake wasn't in letting the marriage end; it was in fooling myself into believing that marrying him was a good idea in the first place.

There was something else, too, and I don't know why nobody talks about it. Marriage asks you to let go of a big chunk of who you were before, and that loss must be grieved. A choice for something and someone is a choice against absolutely everything else, and that's one big fat good-bye.

Remember that you control what you choose to believe in," I said. Anyone could look at our farm lives and see toil and squalor, or look at the same lives and see purpose, abundance, and joy. Same plot points, different story. "Very different things can be true simultaneously, and choosing the one with the better narrative is often extremely helpful.

This special, one-of-a-kind key: the unique mix of books and stories that he would choose to read. Different from everyone else on the planet. His blanks to fill in. His Once Upon a Time.

The cool thing about free will is that even if one has a huge bag of karma there is still a lot of free will for all those souls coming into the world.

Do your own thing" has a lot in common with "Every man for himself." If it feels good, do it: for some that will mean smoking weed and watching porn—and for others, opposing modest gun regulation and paying yourself four hundred times what you pay your employees.

I'm in favor of it as long as it's multiple choice.

Afraid to reach for something in case it didn't work out. I didn't know then that if we don't make a grab for happiness when we can, we might never get another chance." Mia

What's a woman supposed to do when her angel starts using her devil's tools?

too much alcohol hampers people's ability to parent. That's why I've chosen to remain childless.

Nothing will happen that you don't want to happen. Remember, all you have to do is say no.