Quotes About Choice

But fate—you know fate? Kismet is the word, in the Urdu language—fate has every power over us, but two. Fate cannot control our free will, and fate cannot lie. Men lie, to themselves more than to others, and to others more often than they tell the truth. But fate does not lie. Do you see?

We can compel men not to be bad, but we cannot compel them to be good

La scelta che fai, odio o perdono, può diventare la storia della tua vita.

Suffering, let me see. I think that suffering is a matter of choice. I think that we do not have to suffer anything in this life, if we are strong enough to deny it. The strong man can master his feelings so completely that it is almost impossible to make him suffer. When we do suffer things, like pain and so, it means that we have lost control. So I will say that suffering is a human weakness. - Madjid

Tell us Lin. I would like to know." "Well, if you press me, I'd have to say freedom." "The freedom to do what?" he asked, putting a little laugh in the last word. "I don't know. Maybe just the freedom to say no. If you've got that much freedom, you really don't need any more.

We can compel men not to be bad, but we cannot compel them to be good, don't you find?

fate has every power over us, but two. Fate cannot control our free will, and fate cannot lie.

The heartbeat of any conscious now is poised on the same choice that hope gives all of us, between shadows of the past, and the bright, blank page of any new day.

Why do you stay here, when you can leave?

The only thing we can do is choose a side, and fight. That is the only choice we get—who we fight for, who we fight against. That is life.

Freedom is a universe of possibility. And the choice you make, between hating and forgiving, can become the story of your life.

There is no such thing as a trivial choice. That is why so many powerful people try to influence all our choices

I didn't know it then, but it was one of the best decisions of my life.

There is no man, and no place, without war,' he replied, and it struck me that it was the most profound thing he'd ever said to me. 'The only thing we can do is choose a side, and fight. That is the only choice we get—who we fight for, who we fight against. That is life.

There is no man, and no place, without war,' he replied, and it struck me that it was the most profound thing he'd ever said to me. 'The only thing we can do is choose a side, and fight. That is the only choice we get—who we fight for, who we fight against. That is life.' 'I … I hope there's more to it than that, brother. But, shit, maybe you're right.

I wish now with all my heart that I did. The past reflects eternally between two mirrors—the bright mirror of words and deeds, and the dark one, full of things we didn't do or say.

Gregory David Roberts

And the choice you make, between hating and forgiving, can become the story of your life.

One never knows how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her — is it ever the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil? It is the very least question of definitions.

Why lock yourself in your own cage when someone is handing you a key?

Marriage is great for some; it makes them better people. For me, commitment doesn't have to be marriage. It stems from the fact that I have a Westernised world view.

French existentialism is an unhelpful philosophy in which to couch modern feminism: born from the ravages of the Second World War, it is a cynical, individualistic school of thought that posits the self and personal choice as the measure of life's entire meaning.

We shook up the industry with our landscape-changing deal to acquire Time Warner, the logical next step in our strategy to bring together world-class content with best-in-class distribution which will drive innovation and more choice for consumers.

On this narrow planet, we have only the choice between two unknown worlds. One of them tempts us - ah! what a dream, to live in that! - the other stifles us at the first breath.