Quotes About Choice

It would be so easy to let my fate just carry me away... following this same path my whole life through. But I know I can't. What I do, I do...with no regrets.

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

Just let me live my life.

What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful for something real.

If I have only one life . . . let me live it as a blonde.

Will we act upon life, or will we merely be acted upon?

Life is a fatal adventure. It can only have one end. So why not make it as far-ranging and free as possible.

You have no control over the hand that life deals you, but how you play that hand is entirely up to you.

Since everybody is an individual, nobody can be you. You are unique. No one can tell you how to use your time. It is yours. Your life is your own. You mold it. You make it.

All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.

I can do everything with ease on the stage, whereas in real life I feel too big and clumsy. So I didn't choose acting. It chose me.

There is only one person responsible for the quality of life you live and that person is you.

Sometimes your whole life boils down to one insane move.

Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.

In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.

Euthanasia ... is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.

Life balances itself on a precarious ledge, we can stay safe up high or propel off the edge.

Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law.

Think about that for a moment. They died for you. Now take a good look at the life you're living and tell me: Did they do the right thing?

In life, it's between choosing risk and striving for greatness, or risking nothing and being certain of mediocrity

You know, young actors say all the time, 'Should I use my own life experience?' And my response is, 'What choice do you have?'

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.

Don't say I gotta do anything in life. There is nothing you gotta do. But I want to.