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.

The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television.

The human race is faced with a cruel choice: work or daytime television.

There is no legitimacy on earth but in a government which is the choice of the nation.

There is no legitimacy on earth but in a government which is the choice of the nation.

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.

You can't make your kids do anything. All you can do is make them wish they had. And then, they read more

You can't make your kids do anything. All you can do is make them wish they had. And then, they will make you wish you hadn't made them wish they had.

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.

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.

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.

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.