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The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television. •Anonymous Given a choice between two read more
The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television. •Anonymous Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is funnier.
No poet sings because he must sing. At least no great poet does. A great poet sings because he chooses read more
No poet sings because he must sing. At least no great poet does. A great poet sings because he chooses to sing.
All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.
All my life, whenever it comes time to make a decision, I make it and forget about it.
It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.
It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.
As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders read more
As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is up to us.
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, read more
If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.
Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are read more
Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and refusing to compromise. And some people just act on any whim that enters their heads. I pragmatically turn my whims into principles.
As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for read more
As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.
It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.