Quotes with choice

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  • Bode Miller Some people say I make mistakes, I just say that in fact this is the secret of enjoying life. I hate monotony. Why don't they leave me freedom of choice? People want to impose choices which aren't necessarily mine. That's the mistake people make.
    Interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, 16 Feb. 2006 [1]
    Bode Miller
    American former World Cup alpine ski racer (1977 - )
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  • Brooke Shields Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.
    Brooke Shields
    American actress and model (1965 - )
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  • Billie Jean King That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.
    Billie Jean King
    American tennis player (1943 - )
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  • Milan Kundera 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.
    Milan Kundera
    Tsjech writer and criticus (1929 - 2023)
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  • Bethany McLean The big banks advise cities about whether privatization is a wise choice. They also control the ability of states and cities to access the market for their financing needs.
    Bethany McLean
    American journalist (1970 - )
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  • George Orwell The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.
    George Orwell
    English writer (ps. of Eric Blair) (1903 - 1950)
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  • William James The difference between a good man and a bad is the choice of the cause.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Robert Heller The difference between management and administration (which is what the bureaucrats used to do exclusively) is the difference between choice and rigidity.
    Robert Heller
    British management journalist, management consultant and author (1932 - 2012)
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  • George Moore The difficulty in life is the choice.
    George Moore
    Irish writer (1852 - 1933)
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  • Burke Marshall The fire trucks are out, there are thousands of people in the streets. You have a choice. You can have this, or you let Negroes eat at the lunch counters.
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  • Benigno Aquino III The focus of my administration is, if somebody decides to work abroad, then it has to be from choice as opposed to necessity.
    Benigno Aquino III
    Filipino politician (1960 - )
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower The history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    American president (1890 - 1969)
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  • Bee Wilson The main influence on a child's palate may no longer be a parent but a series of food manufacturers whose products - despite their illusion of infinite choice - deliver a monotonous flavour hit, quite unlike the more varied flavours of traditional cuisine.
    Bee Wilson
    British food writer, journalist and historian
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  • Paradox, Edward Fredkin's The more equally attractive two alternatives seem, the harder it can be to choose between them - no matter that, to the same degree, the choice can only matter less.
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  • Carl Gustav Jung The more one sees of human fate and the more one examines its secret springs of action, the more one is impressed by the strength of unconscious motives and by the limitations of free choice.
    Carl Gustav Jung
    Swiss psychiatrist (1875 - 1961)
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  • Alonzo Church The only thing that might have annoyed some mathematicians was the presumption of assuming that maybe the axiom of choice could fail, and that we should look into contrary assumptions.
    Alonzo Church
    American mathematician and logician (1903 - 1995)
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  • John Haggai The only way God could impose peace on the world would be to robotize our wills and rob every human being of the power of choice. He has not chosen to do that. He has given every person a free will.
    John Haggai
    American evangelist (1924 - )
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  • Barbara de Angelis The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife.
    Barbara de Angelis
    American relationship consultant, lecturer and author (1951 - )
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  • Doug Larson The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there's only one other choice.
    Doug Larson
    American columnist and editor (1926 - 2017)
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  • Charles Swindoll The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
    Charles Swindoll
    American Pastor, writer
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