Freedom To Choose Quotes

• Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

  Viktor E. Frankl

  Inspirational, Leadership, Being Happy

  Viktor E. Frankl (2015). “Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition”, p.55, Beacon Press

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• We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.

  Viktor E. Frankl

  Life, Positive, Leadership

  Viktor E. Frankl (2015). “Man's Search For Meaning, Gift Edition”, p.55, Beacon Press

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• Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Freedom, Commitment

  Paulo Coelho (2009). “The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession”, p.21, Harper Collins

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• The more decisions that you are forced to make alone, the more you are aware of your freedom to choose.

  Thornton Wilder

  Decision, Awareness, Your Freedom

  Thornton Wilder (2009). “The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Other Novels, 1926-1948”

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• We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.

  Simon Sinek

  Choices, Dies

  Twitter post from Jul 28, 2014

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  Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.

  Wayne Dyer

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Jul 12, 2010

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• Our lives are composed of a finite set of moments that we choose how to spend.

  John Green

  Hipster, Cherish Every Moment, Moments

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• Every day is a miracle. No matter how bad my
  circumstances, I have the freedom to choose my
  attitude to life, even to find joy. Evil is not new.
  It is up to us how we deal with both good and bad.
  No one can take this power away from us.

  Alice Herz-Sommer

  Attitude, Evil, Joy

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• I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Freedom, Mistress, Being Free

  Robert A. Heinlein (2014). “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”, p.73, Hachette UK

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• You don't have to go where you don't want to be to get where you want to be. You can go from where you are to where you want to be.

  Esther Hicks

  Want, Where You Are, Self Development

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• Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do.

  John Carmack

  Inspirational, Focus, Matter

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• Your capacity to say "No" determines your capacity to say "Yes" to greater things.

  E. Stanley Jones

  Inspirational, Choices, Saying Yes

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  With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.

  Wayne Dyer

  Inspirational, Positive, Regret

  FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Apr 29, 2015

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• You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life.

  Jim Rohn

  Life, Motivational, Happiness

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Mar 22, 2017

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• No matter your position, circumstances, or opportunities in life, you always have the freedom of mind to choose how you experience, interpret, and, ultimately, shape your world.

  Brendon Burchard

  Opportunity, Mind, World

  Brendon Burchard (2012). “The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive”, p.10, Simon and Schuster

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• Only human beings can reorder their lives any day they choose by refining their philosophy.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Life, Attitude

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Apr 17, 2017

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• I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.

  John Diefenbaker

  Country, Freedom, Believe

  John George Diefenbaker (1982). “The Wit & Wisdom of John Diefenbaker”, Hurtig Trade

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• Young people everywhere have been allowed to choose between love and a garbage disposal unit. Everywhere they have chosen the garbage disposal unit.

  Guy Debord

  Love, Funny, Humorous

  "Yes, too many of us are in pointless jobs - but don't despair" by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, www.theguardian.com. January 6, 2015.

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• Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

  Alan Watts

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Freedom

  Alan W. Watts (2011). “The Way of Zen”, p.157, Vintage

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• The Universe totally supports every thought I choose to think and to believe. I have unlimited choices about what I think. I choose balance, harmony, and peace, and I express it in my life.

  Louise Hay

  Believe, Thinking, Choices

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Sep 11, 2015

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• Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.

  Yehuda Berg

  Inspirational, Encouragement, Hurt

  FaceBook post by Yehuda Berg from Sep 15, 2010

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• Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or condition. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.

  Stephen Covey

  People, Choices, Principles

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness”, p.152, Simon and Schuster

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• Human beings act in a great variety of irrational ways, but all of them seem to be capable, if given a fair chance, of making a reasonable choice in the light of available evidence. Democratic institutions can be made to work only if all concerned do their best to impart knowledge and to encourage rationality. But today, in the world's most powerful democracy, the politicians and the propagandists prefer to make nonsense of democratic procedures by appealing almost exclusively to the ignorance and irrationality of the electors.

  Aldous Huxley

  Powerful, Ignorance, Knowledge

  Aldous Huxley, Robert S. Baker, James Sexton (2002). “Complete Essays: 1956-1963, and supplement, 1920-1948”, Ivan R. Dee Publisher

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• With a basic understanding of all humans as brothers and sisters, we can appreciate the usefulness of different systems and ideologies that can accommodate different individuals and groups with different cultural heritages, having different dispositions and tastes. Each person has the right to choose whatever is most suitable, on the basis of a deep understanding of all others as brothers and sisters.

  Dalai Lama

  Relationship, Sister, Wise

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• Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

  Adam Grant

  Appreciation, Time, Worry

  Adam Grant (2013). “Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success”, p.12, Penguin

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