(592 quotes found)
“Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them -- and then, the opportunity to choose.”
C. Wright Mills
“A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.”
Chinese Proverbs
“I never had to choose a subject - my subject rather chose me.”
Ernest Hemingway
“You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back?”
W. Clement Stone
“Of two evils, choose neither”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“I choose to live, not just exist.”
James Hetfield
“Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood -- never.”
Albert Camus
“A man of knowledge chooses a path with a heart and follows it and then he looks and rejoices and laughs and then he sees and knows.”
Carlos Casteneda
“When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.”
Lewis Carroll
“This one step - choosing a goal and sticking to it - changes everything.”
Scott Reed