Quotes About Choice

We enjoy the unique faculty of being able to act against natural selection. The problem is that, in order to do this, we must actively oppose some of our key genetic traits, surmount our own nature.

History is a product of human agency, not blind fate.

Kierkegaard distingue trois stades de l'existence : Le stade esthétique (jouissance, plaisir) ; Le stade éthique (métier, mariage) ; Le stade religieux.

Bugüne dek benim avucumun içinde bir y?ld?z gibi sakl? duruyordun. Bugün parmaklar?m? aç?p seni serbest b?rak?yorum. Ya par?lda ya da ortadan kaybol.

Practically all knowledge resolves itself into four forms: the knowledge of what to do, how to do, and when to do, and of what not to do.

the sooner you give up on them and choose you, the healthier, happier, and more effective you will become.

Remember…you always have a choice to be better. You always have a choice to…to pick the right path." She smiled sadly. "Even if that choice comes a little late.

Every decision I make is determined solely by the spark and limitations of my own perspective

You're not shy. You just like who you like.

No substitute for the living, perhaps, but I wasn't given a choice. I could take solace in their presence or I could fall down in a heap, lamenting what I'd lost. The ghosts whispered to me, telling me to go on.

Do you believe in fate?" I ask. "What's that again?" "That everything is decided. You're just—you know—living it out.

If you going to steal a book thought, you should at least take the nicest one, otherwise what's the point?

The child you select is yours for free," he adds, "on a ninety-day trial. At which point, if you so choose, you may send him back.

I think she'd prefer pancakes. Do you think she'd like blueberry pancakes? Who doesn't like blueberry pancakes?

What do you choose to take with you? What did you leave behind? What insights did you gain?

Puedes aguantarlo —dice el chico—. O puedes huir. O quizá tendrás suerte y serás feliz para siempre. Solo el buen Dios sabe lo que va a ocurrir, pero no va a contarlo.

made it through this year because I had to, because I had no options. But now that I've experienced comfort and safety, how can I go back? These thoughts take me to the edge of despair, so I will myself—I force myself—not to have them.

She pauses, hand on her hip. "Yes,

SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, MR. BYRNE PULLS INTO THE DRIVEWAY of a modest beige stucco house with brown trim. As soon as he turns off the car, Mrs. Byrne looks back at me and says, "We've decided on Dorothy.

No substitute for the living, perhaps, but I wasn't given a choice. I could take solace in their presence or I could fall down in a heap, lamenting what I'd lost.

When one is ready, when we choose, the understanding will be a part of life. Then we are guided very differently.

Fate Marches on, demanding we find our destinies

Perhaps in the pursuit of happiness, men and women take somewhat different paths. And, isn't it more than a little patronizing to suggest that most....women are not free? They're not self-determining human beings?

She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth.