Quotes about Choice

He did, however, put in me the ability to make a decision and then make it right.

At this very moment, you possess the power of perspective. You can choose to see your life becoming whatever you wish. If you so choose, you can move the mountains in your life's path with the eventual help of those who will come to love you and learn to respect you for what you are becoming.

From this moment forward, I will accept responsibility for my past. I understand that the beginning of wisdom is to accept the responsibility for my own problems and that by accepting responsibility for my past, I free myself to move into a bigger, brighter future of my own choosing.

I am who my friends are. I speak their language, and I wear their clothes. I share their opinions and their habits. From this moment forward, I will choose to associate with people whose lives and lifestyles I admire. If I associate with chickens, I will learn to scratch at the ground and squabble over crumbs. If I associate with eagles, I will learn to soar to great heights. I am an eagle. It is my destiny to fly. I will seek wisdom.

I possess the greatest power ever bestowed upon mankind, the power of choice.

Always remember that you have been created with a will that is stronger than your emotions. You can choose how you act, despite how you feel.

We can choose to be offended. We can choose not to be offended. It really is that simple. Not necessarily easy. Simple. And always a choice that is completely within our control.

We can choose not to allow the choices and actions of someone else to dictate our own.

Do not be afraid for yourself, Darrel. You can make the same journey one day—you can join her if you choose to do so. And don't be afraid for her. She is fine. Remember . . . she is getting ready to breathe.

A culture is chosen by its people, either by deliberate decisions or acquiescence to how everyone feels at the time. The culture you live in today is the culture you have allowed. That is true of your family, and it is true of your country.

It is only by your hand that the mind's choices bear fruit. Intentions are like physical beauty—they mean nothing. At some point, a person must actually do something. One's beliefs must become works. By your hand, you establish evidence for others in the truth of what you believe.

When I am faced with the choice of doing nothing or doing something, I will always choose to act. I am a person of action.