Quotes About Choice

It is tempting to believe that our conscience can be tapped to deliver universal moral truths, and that as long as we heed our conscience, our choice will indeed be the morally right choice. The uncomfortable fact that has to be reckoned with, however, is this: conscientious people frequently differ on what their conscience bids them do, and hence differ in their choices.

Jade, it's your call," Faith said, pulling the scene squarely back on course. "We're locked up. We're probably not getting out alive. You tell me. Should I log into that device and send a message to Hawk telling him to lower the firewalls, or should I tell the Quinns to go to hell?" Jade looked at the floor. She looked at her shoes, one of which was untied. She looked up at Faith, and then directly at Clara Quinn. "Go to hell.

Let's assume for a moment that you, Oh, do not choose God. Does this prevent Him from choosing you? I conclude, from these many verses, that it does not. Either He saves everyone or He saves no one.

You don't get to choose what the world would require of you. You got to choose only how you responded.

Parce que choisir, c'est renoncer à tous les autres possibles.

One can save one's soul, or one can found or maintain or serve a great and glorious state; but not always both at once.

I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death.

I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Most people would like to think that they are independent thinkers and that they value freedom, but they actually want freedom from choice instead of freedom of choice.

Most of us feel that we live in a reality we didn't choose. When we come across somebody who inspires us to rise above the limitations that we set for ourselves, we can't help but feel inspired.

The word satisfice is a combination of the words satisfy and suffice. It's a term that Herbert Simon coined in the 1950s, and it represents what we should shoot for rather than something that is guaranteed to optimize and maximize our happiness.

Ultimately, it's your choice whether or not to be positive. You can proactively control how happy and positive you feel, or you can be passive and let other people and factors determine what happens to you. Emotions

what leads us to procrastinate is not just the actual pleasure from those activities, but more importantly, the pleasure we expect to feel in choosing those activities over another. This is the scientific explanation behind procrastination—we anticipate we're going to feel better doing something else, so we go ahead and do it.

The way to take ownership is to realize that everything that happens is a consequence of your free will.

Finally, one great benefit of mastering "no" is that you give yourself so much more time and energy to pursue what you really care about, i.e. all those things you can say a hearty and resounding yes to!

We can't choose what happens around us. But we can always choose how we respond to our greater reality.

teamwork is not a virtue. It is a choice—and a strategic one.

That's the most stupid expression in the world. 'I fell in love'—as if you had no choice. There's a moment, there's always a moment; I can do this, I can give in to this or I can resist it. I don't know when your moment was but I bet there was one.

Many people strike upon a bodily image and plump for it. This is arguably the worst mistake possible.

life is a river and we're all rowing against the flow. On one bank are the probabilities; on the other, the possibilities. It's up to us rowers to choose which bank to hug.

Aveva perso il controllo. Non si controlla un innamoramento, mi disse, non è possibile. E la divertiva che fosse potuto accadere in questo modo, con quest'uomo. Un paziente. Un paziente che lavorava nell'orto. Stella, le dissi, non potevi fare una scelta più scriteriata. La verità, mi rispose, è che non ho scelto affatto.

One has to retire eventually, Guy.

Quelle délivrance tandis que tous ces mots sortaient de ma bouche… Une partie de ma vie s'achevait, une vie qui m'avait été imposée. Désormais, ce serait moi qui déciderais de mon sort.