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Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; read more
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.
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.
Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.
Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.
Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made read more
Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made the difference between a nobleman's sink and a brilliant sculpture.
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.
Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited read more
Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
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.
To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in read more
To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.
A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that read more
A man is too apt to forget that in this world he cannot have everything. A choice is all that is left him.