Sam Harris Quotes

Strictly speaking, we do not make decisions. Decisions make us.

A man can surely do what he wills to do, but cannot determine what he wills.

Unless someone truly has the power to say no, they never truly have the power to say yes.

If I decide to be indecisive, that's my decision.

Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.

The intuition of free will gives us the truth.

Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.

You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself.

I never do anything that I don't want to do.

Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response.

We have to believe in free will. We’ve got no choice.

All theory is against freedom of the will, all experience for it.

Choice is destiny's soul mate.

Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment).

We do have a choice at the end of the day to say yes or to say no. There have been things that I have passed on where agents at the time were like, "you're crazy, why would you pass on this," because it wasn't something that I personally wanted to be a part of.

In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us as human beings. We may have limited choices but we can always choose. We can choose our thoughts, emotions, moods, our words, our actions; we can choose our values and live by principles. It is the choice of acting or being acted upon.

Did you hear? You are free." Yessss. Choice. It is a fine thing. And I choose to take you back, Most High.

I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.

I am very comfortable with the idea that we can override biology with free will.

Now I get to pick and choose exactly what I want to do.

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

I'm picking and choosing what I want to do.

I think it is important to remind people of the extent of our free will.