Choice Quotes - page 4

Less depends upon the choice of words than upon this, that their introduction shall be justified by pregnant theorems. (Carl Friedrich Gauss)
The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final. View quote
Vladimir Putin
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. View quote
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone. View quote
Milan Kundera
Any parent wants the best for their children. I am not going to make a choice for my child on the basis of what is the politically correct thing to do. View quote
Tony Blair
In the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy as a prisoner's chains. View quote
Dwight D. Eisenhower
For Christians above all men are forbidden to correct the stumblings of sinners by force...it is necessary to make a man better not by force but by persuasion. We neither have authority granted us by law to restrain sinners, nor, if it were, should we know how to use it, since God gives the crown to those who are kept from evil, not by force, but by choice. View quote
John Chrysostom
In setting out the walls of a city the choice of a healthy situation is of the first importance: it should be on high ground, neither subject to fogs nor rains; its aspects should be neither violently hot nor intensely cold, but temperate in both respects. View quote
Vitruvius
A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation. View quote
Neale Donald Walsch
It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a disconcerting mix of choice and contingency. View quote
Penelope Lively
We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice. (Sogyal Rinpoche)
Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best. View quote
Stephen Ambrose
Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice. View quote
Stephen Ambrose
Like all of my fictions, Sinner is a mirror. Look into it and you will find yourself. What you do with what you see is your choice. View quote
Ted Dekker
Where you are is who you are. The further inside you the place moves, the more your identity is intertwined with it. Never casual, the choice of place is the choice of something you crave. View quote
Frances Mayes
Falling in love was not really a choice; it just struck me. View quote
Helen Fisher
Doing Good is a simple and universal vision. A vision to which each and every one of us can connect and contribute to its realisation. A vision based on the belief that by doing good deeds, positive thinking and affirmative choice of words, feelings and actions, we can enhance goodness in the world. View quote
Shari Arison
Education equals choices. I have been blessed with the choice to be anything I ever wanted to be, and I truly owe my happiness to my family and education. View quote
Aimee Garcia
Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse. View quote
Albert Ellis
Marriage is not a ritual or an end. It is a long, intricate, intimate dance together and nothing matters more than your own sense of balance and your choice of partner. View quote
Amy Bloom
Our world is at the crossroads. We have a choice, right and wrong. (LL Cool J)
You have no choice as a professional chef: you have to repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat until it becomes part of yourself. I certainly don't cook the same way I did 40 years ago, but the technique remains. And that's what the student needs to learn: the technique. View quote
Jacques Pepin
You can be vegetarian and eat fish. Its your choice, just say: I am what I am. There are no hardcore divisions anymore. View quote
Yotam Ottolenghi
Courage, like so many other things, was not something one did or didn't have; it was a decision, a choice. View quote
Linda Lael Miller
Homework is not an option. My bed is sending out serious nap rays. I can't help myself. The fluffy pillows and warm comforter are more powerful than I am. I have no choice but to snuggle under the covers. View quote
Laurie Halse Anderson