Quotes about Choice
Man stands under the devil's power, and indeed willingly
— John Calvin
in the freest manner, and on no mercenary grounds, does God bestow upon us his love and favor, just as, when we were not yet born, and when he was prompted by nothing but his own will, he fixed upon us his choice.
— John Calvin
O! I shall soon despair, when I shall see That Thou lovest mankind well, yet wilt not choose me, And Satan hates me, yet is loth to lose me.
— John Donne
O Lord, as one made so by thee, to think me fit for thee; and whether it be thy pleasure to dispose of this body, this garment, so as to put it to a farther wearing in this world, or to lay it up in the common wardrobe, the grave, for the next, glorify thyself in thy choice now, and glorify it then, with that glory, which thy Son, our Saviour Christ Jesus, hath purchased for them whom thou makest partakers of his resurrection. Amen.
— John Donne
The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right.
— Henry David Thoreau
We shall choose our adversaries, not the other way around.
— Paulo Coelho
God uses the opposite situation of each fruit to allow us a choice. You can't claim to be good if you have never been tempted to be bad.
— Rick Warren
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.
— Thomas Jefferson
Democracy is the right choice and is the greatest form of government ever created.
— Max Lucado
Great love isn't two people finding the perfect match in one another. Great love is two people making the choice to be a match.
— Lysa TerKeurst
The choice to have a great attitude is something that nobody or no circumstance can take from you.
— Zig Ziglar
Man is supposed to be the maker of his destiny. It is only partly true. He can make his destiny, only in so far as he is allowed by the Great Power.
— Mahatma Gandhi