Quotes about Choice

We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.

What farmers gain most of all from the increase in agricultural productivity, of course, is choice.

Those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you won't get to choose your doctor - that some bureaucrat will choose for you. That's also not true.

The snake stood up for evil in the Garden.

To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying "Amen" to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to keep your soul alive.

Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.

If you don't act on life, life has a habit of acting on you.

I believe all suffering contains at least the opportunity for good," came his response, "but not everyone actualizes that potential. Not all of us learn and benefit from suffering; that's where free will comes in. One prisoner in a concentration camp will react quite differently from another, because of the choice each one makes to respond to the environment.

The source of evil is not God's power but mankind's freedom.

Real love—our love of God and our love of each other—must involve a choice. But with the granting of that choice comes the possibility that people would choose instead to hate.

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.

Where should I go? -Alice. That depends on where you want to end up. - The Cheshire Cat.