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Quotes About Choice

I'm no pawn," said Glinda. "I take all the credit in the world for my own foolishness. Good gracious, dear, all of life is a spell. You know that. But you do have some choice.
~ Gregory Maguire
I would leave me were I him. I would leave myself if I could.
~ Gregory Maguire
But let me remember what I choose.
~ Gregory Maguire
but, being unable to decide yes, she decided no.
~ Gregory Maguire
I'm no pawn, said Glinda. I take all the credit in the world for my own foolishness. good gracious, dear, all of life is a spell. You know that. But you do have some choice.
~ Gregory Maguire
It seems to me the nature of the world is all one thing or all the other. Either there is nothing but coincidence or there is nothing but established fare.
~ Gregory Maguire
There were more ways to live than the ones given by one's superiors.
~ Gregory Maguire
The person who asks questions like yours always gets to choose the terms
~ Gregory Maguire
One never learns how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her—is it every the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil?
~ Gregory Maguire
One never learns 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?
~ Gregory Maguire
Every choice brings wisdom in its wake. If you got to have the wisdom first, it wouldn't be a choice - just policy. pg. 504
~ Gregory Maguire
Evil is moral at it heart. The selection of vice over virtue; you can pretend not to know, you can rationalize, but you know it in your conscience.
~ Gregory Maguire
She'll have to cross the distance herself. Trust me on that, Brrr. I know about it. Either she'll choose to visit us when there is enough of her present to visit, or day by day she'll learn to survive without needing what you need and I need.
~ Gregory Maguire
One never learns 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 at the very least a question of definitions.
~ Gregory Maguire
Listen to me, sister," she said. "Remember this: Nothing is written in the stars. Not these stars, nor any others. No one controls your destiny.
~ Gregory Maguire
One never learns how the witch becomes wicked or if it was the right choice for he — is it ever the right choice?
~ Gregory Maguire
Another word for poverty of choice is innocence.
~ Gregory Maguire
I should make one healthy choice, and then stop choosing.
~ Gretchen Rubin
By mindfully choosing our habits, we harness the power of mindlessness as a sweeping force for serenity, energy, and growth.
~ Gretchen Rubin
In many situations, we don't need to make a perfect choice but just a good-enough choice.
~ Gretchen Rubin
the real key to habits is decision making—or, more accurately, the lack of decision making
~ Gretchen Rubin
For Rebels, the ability to choose is so important that sometimes they make a choice—even when it's against their own self-interest or it's not what they prefer—just to reassure themselves that they can make that choice.
~ Gretchen Rubin
We all must pay, but we can choose that for which we pay.
~ Gretchen Rubin
Rebels aren't persuaded by arguments such as 'People are counting on you,' 'You've already paid for it'...'Things should be done this way,' 'You have an appointment,' 'You said you'd do it'...'It's against the rules,' 'It's a tradition,' 'This is the deadline,' or 'It's rude.' They're much more apt to respond to being told 'This will be fun,' 'This is what *you* want'...Rebels can do anything they *want* to do.
~ Gretchen Rubin