Quotes About Choice

the ordeal had been rendered tolerable, now that I could tell myself it was my own idea.

She has proven she has guts. Does it matter that, alone at a traffic light, our passionate dreamer finds herself breaking down in tears? Does it make a difference that she's terrified of the choice she has made, that she has to fight off nightly the overwhelming urge to pack up and go home? All that matters is that she has taken action. She is here. She has left there behind. This does not go unnoticed, by mortals or by the gods.

Allen: "One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly." Panic

When you are standing at a crossroads in your life, realize that the greatest block that you can put in front of your Self is the idea that there is a 'right' choice.

Free-will is not just the ability to choose between things; it is the ability to choose what you are.

This was their moment to stand for something, and they chose to stand for reelection. Let us remember.

He is free to evade reality, he is free to unfocus his mind and stumble blindly down any road he pleases, but not free to avoid the abyss he refuses to see. —Ayn Rand1

Even given the choice of supporting an alleged child molester with a troubled, to say the least, history on race or a moderate Democrat, 68 percent of white Alabama voters stuck with the alleged child molester.

Think about this carefully, Felicity, before you answer: Is there a

Well then, all I can say to you on the subject is that God made us all, and he made us as we are. Evan and I no more chose our sexual orientation than you chose yours." "You're quite right, I suppose. I didn't choose to be heterosexual, I just was." "And there you have it in a nutshell." Manolo

I did an about-face and veered into the sandwich shop. What I ordered is none of your business, but it was really good.

Personally I don't endorse the notion of mortality. It's fine for other folk, but I disapprove of the concept for me and my loved ones. Seems unfair that we're not allowed to vote on the matter and not one of us is excused. Who made up that rule? - Kinsey Millhone

Nothing wrong with being single when you can do as you please without objection or complaint. The presence of the fur ball was icing on the cake.

She offered me a bra, which I declined. No point in putting apples in a sack meant for cantaloupes.

There's no point to anything if you get right down to it. We could all blow out brains out, but we don't.

Nothing wrong with being single when you can do as you please without objection or complaint.

A veces los hombres somos necios y tomamos lo que no queremos porque pensamos que no podemos tener lo que deseamos.

man has two choices. He can quit and wait to die, or he can sing.

She shrugs finally. At any rate, no, I have no wish to change my life. And he realizes, suddenly, what he has been asking her. Realizes that the version of life he has offered Gaby - their life together - is a gift he has given her and has no right to take away. He reaches over and touches her hand. Of course you don't.

August: You know, somethings don't matter that much...like the color of a house...But lifting a person's heart--now that matters. The whole problem with people-- Lily: They don't know what matters and what doesn't... August:...They know what matters, but they don't choose it...The hardest thing on earth is to choose what matters.

you got to figure out which end of the needle you're gon be, the one that's fastened to the thread or the end that pierces the cloth.

I'd chosen the regret I could live with best, that's all.

People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It's that hard. If God said in plain language, I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die, a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.

How could I choose someone who would force me to give up my own small reach for meaning? I chose myself, and without consolation.