Self-choice Quotes

There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’ All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell. No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. To those who knock it is opened.

It was scary. But it was so liberating. I thought, This is not predetermined - I get to choose. There are some days where I have to choose five times in a day. I had to make a choice when you called and the phone rang, whether I'm going to show up and be me, or whether I'm going to say what I think I'm supposed to say and get off the phone.

All that are in Hell, choose it. Without that self-choice there could be no Hell.

You cannot live your life to please others. The choice must be yours.

I've chosen to stay in a jolly place for most of my life, and that is a lot of who I am.

My choice is what I choose to be.

It's my life and I prefer choosing my path. I don't follow anyone else.

Liberty is a better husband than love to many of us.

You don't have to go with the crowd.

Our own choices might not be as good as those that are made for us.

I do whatever appeals to me. I have always made my own choices.

You didn't fail. You just opted out. There's a difference.

I have a choice: Do I want to align with the GREATEST VISION OF MYSELF or Do I want to align with my EXCUSES?

You are what you choose to be today. Not what you've chosen to be before.

Rejection-and the fear of rejection-is the biggest impediment we face to choosing ourselves.

Independence is doing what you want to do, knowing that you're happy with the decisions you're making and that it's the best for you.

How could I choose someone who would force me to give up my own small reach for meaning? I chose myself, and without consolation.

You have choice. You can select joy over despair. You can select happiness over tears. You can select action over apathy. You can select growth over stagnation. You can select you. And you can select life. And it's time that people tell you you're not at the mercy of forces greater than yourself. You are, indeed, the greatest force for you.

I chose to be this guy. It's who I want to be, and it's always been me - just keepin' it country.

The narrative of our lives is a total construct. We get to choose what that is. That is something I've realized as I've gotten older. I have a lot of choices about the story that I'm telling myself about my life. So where do I find meaning?

It was him or me. I chose me. But I feel dead too.

Choose beliefs that serve your soul - choose beliefs that serve the grander dream of who you choose to be.

I only do what I like to do.

Writing so that I can act became a way of having not more control over my future but not having to wait for permission. You can choose yourself. Hmm, who should play this part? I nominate me!