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Choice Quotes by Famous Authors
1.
“Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.”
Ivan Turgenev
Fate
,
Circumstances
,
Choice
,
Punishment
,
Life
2.
“Know how to will, and you will be free, and will lead.”
Ivan Turgenev
Willpower
,
Freedom
,
Leadership
,
Choice
,
Strength
3.
“We’ll meet again, won’t we?’ ‘As you wish,’ answered Bazarov. ‘In that case we will.”
Ivan Turgenev
Farewell
,
Destiny
,
Choice
,
Relationship
,
Hope
4.
“Life is too short to work with people you don’t like – especially.”
Guy Kawasaki
Life
,
Work
,
Happiness
,
Relationships
,
Choice
5.
“We would have every arbitrary barrier thrown down. We would have every path laid open to women as freely as to men. If you ask me what offices they may fill, I reply—any. I do not care what case you put; let them be sea captains, if you will.”
Margaret Fuller
Equality
,
Women
,
Opportunity
,
Freedom
,
Choice
6.
“I made a chocolate cake with white chocolate. Then I took it to a potluck. I stood in line for some cake. They said, “Do you want white cake or chocolate cake?” I said, “yes.””
Steven Wright
Food
,
Humor
,
Choice
,
Irony
,
Absurdity
7.
“If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.”
Steven Wright
Choice
,
Evil
,
Experience
,
Decisions
,
Humor
8.
“You don’t have to read books. You have to enjoy books.”
Ankur Warikoo
Reading
,
Enjoyment
,
Choice
,
Engagement
,
Pleasure
9.
“You don't find time. You make time!”
Ankur Warikoo
Time
,
Priority
,
Action
,
Responsibility
,
Choice
10.
“It's ok to want to be happy, instead of rich.”
Ankur Warikoo
Happiness
,
Wealth
,
Priority
,
Contentment
,
Choice
11.
“Everyone experiences pain. But not everyone has to experience suffering.”
Ankur Warikoo
Pain
,
Suffering
,
Perspective
,
Resilience
,
Choice
12.
“No. Binge watching is not relaxing you. It is numbing you.”
Ankur Warikoo
Binge-watching
,
Relaxation
,
Numbing
,
Awareness
,
Choice
13.
“Do not let what others did to you affect what you do to others.”
Ankur Warikoo
Actions
,
Influence
,
Integrity
,
Choice
,
Kindness
14.
“Do not show up for every argument you are invited to!”
Ankur Warikoo
Arguments
,
Restraint
,
Peace
,
Choice
,
Wisdom
15.
“We crave novelty, yet settle for a one-career life.”
Ankur Warikoo
Novelty
,
Career
,
Choice
,
Desire
,
Conformity
16.
“If you invest in something you don’t understand because others are doing it, it is not called investing. It is called FOMO!”
Ankur Warikoo
Investment
,
Understanding
,
FOMO
,
Choice
,
Wisdom
17.
“Consider doing things that make YOU happy. Not things that make you jealous when you see others do.”
Ankur Warikoo
Happiness
,
Authenticity
,
Choice
,
Envy
,
Self-focus
18.
“If you politely decline an invitation stating it is not a priority currently, and the other side gets offended, it is a sign you did the right thing!”
Ankur Warikoo
Boundaries
,
Priorities
,
Respect
,
Choice
,
Validation
19.
“When we say "I am confused", mostly what we mean to say is "I am scared to make the choice I think I should."”
Ankur Warikoo
Confusion
,
Fear
,
Choice
,
Clarity
,
Courage
20.
“A year from now you will wish you had unfollowed emotionally draining people. A year from now you will wish you had said ‘no’ more often. A year from now you will wish you had said ‘yes’ to yourself more often. A year from now, you will never be sure of the results.”
Ankur Warikoo
Regret
,
Boundaries
,
Self-priority
,
Reflection
,
Choice
21.
“In life, actively choose to be around those people with whom you can be honest.”
Ankur Warikoo
Honesty
,
Relationships
,
Choice
,
Authenticity
,
Connection
22.
“The decisions you take in life don’t define you. The reasons behind those decisions do.”
Ankur Warikoo
Decisions
,
Reasons
,
Identity
,
Motivation
,
Choice
23.
“Life is too short to be reading bad books.”
Ankur Warikoo
Life
,
Time
,
Quality
,
Choice
,
Reading
24.
“Persistence isn’t a one-day miracle. It is a conscious choice translated into habit.”
Ankur Warikoo
Persistence
,
Habit
,
Choice
,
Effort
,
Consistency
25.
“Sit on as many chairs as you can before you find the one chair on which you feel you belong.”
Ankur Warikoo
Exploration
,
Belonging
,
Choice
,
Discovery
,
Fit
26.
“Safe is better than sorry. Nope. Risk is better than regret.”
Ankur Warikoo
Risk
,
Regret
,
Courage
,
Choice
,
Safety
27.
“Picking one, teaches. Picking both, confuses.”
Ankur Warikoo
Choice
,
Clarity
,
Learning
,
Focus
,
Decision
28.
“You can quit your current unhappy job/college/course and "waste" a year or two. Or not quit and waste your life!”
Ankur Warikoo
Choice
,
Unhappiness
,
Time
,
Courage
,
Life
29.
“It's ok to have a job and not want to startup. Just saying!”
Ankur Warikoo
Job
,
Choice
,
Normalcy
,
Ambition
,
Contentment
30.
“Anyone who makes you believe that you are stuck and you don’t have a choice, is your enemy!”
Ankur Warikoo
Choice
,
Freedom
,
Influence
,
Empowerment
,
Enemy
31.
“Disappointment is temporary. Regret is permanent.”
Ankur Warikoo
Disappointment
,
Regret
,
Time
,
Emotion
,
Choice
32.
“Don’t let money come in your way of getting something you want. If you love it, the money won’t matter. If you hate it, the money won’t make it better.”
Ankur Warikoo
Money
,
Passion
,
Value
,
Choice
,
Satisfaction
33.
“It takes courage to choose a hard path. It takes even more courage to change that path, if it doesn't work.”
Ankur Warikoo
Courage
,
Choice
,
Adaptability
,
Persistence
,
Resilience
34.
“Do not choose the person you learn from. Choose what you learn from them.”
Ankur Warikoo
Learning
,
Choice
,
Wisdom
,
Perspective
,
Growth
35.
“Accepting or rejecting feedback is your choice. Making yourself aware of the feedback isn’t a choice.”
Ankur Warikoo
Feedback
,
Choice
,
Awareness
,
Growth
,
Responsibility
36.
“You can’t force a relationship on someone.”
Ankur Warikoo
Relationships
,
Consent
,
Freedom
,
Connection
,
Choice
37.
“Living as a template because it’s comfortable isn’t experience. It is choosing to not have experience.”
Ankur Warikoo
Comfort
,
Experience
,
Growth
,
Authenticity
,
Choice
38.
“When you learn to say no, you give yourself permission to be who you really are.”
Ankur Warikoo
Boundaries
,
Authenticity
,
Freedom
,
Self-respect
,
Choice
39.
“The decision that will hurt you the most is not making one, while waiting to take the right one!”
Ankur Warikoo
Indecision
,
Pain
,
Choice
,
Action
,
Regret
40.
“You are in the wrong career if the only reason you are in it is your salary.”
Ankur Warikoo
Career
,
Purpose
,
Money
,
Fulfillment
,
Choice
41.
“I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.”
Sam Walton
Recession
,
Attitude
,
Choice
,
Positivity
,
Resilience
42.
“The small stores were just destined to disappear, at least in the numbers they once existed, because the whole thing is driven by the customers, who are free to choose where to shop.”
Sam Walton
Stores
,
Customers
,
Choice
,
Change
,
Market
43.
“I’ve owned about 18 airplanes over the years, and I’ve never bought one of them new.”
Sam Walton
Airplanes
,
Ownership
,
Frugality
,
Choice
,
Experience
44.
“When I was president, I announced and I still maintain that I can live with Roe v. Wade. I did everything I possibly could as president under that ruling, which I don't think ought to be changed, to minimize the need for abortions. I think every abortion is a result of a horrible series of errors on the part of people involved.”
Jimmy Carter
Abortion
,
Law
,
Choice
,
Politics
,
Society
45.
“It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.”
Alvin Toffler
Daring
,
Caution
,
Risk
,
Choice
,
Decision
46.
“People of the future may suffer not from an absence of choice but from a paralysing surfeit of it. They may turn out to be victims of that peculiarly super-industrial dilemma: overchoice.”
Alvin Toffler
Future
,
Choice
,
Overload
,
Society
,
Dilemma
47.
“I knew the door I wanted. I knocked.”
V.S. Naipaul
Determination
,
Opportunity
,
Persistence
,
Action
,
Choice
48.
“I’ve been a free man.”
V.S. Naipaul
Freedom
,
Life
,
Choice
,
Experience
,
Independence
49.
“Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.”
Ramakrishna
Discernment
,
Wisdom
,
Goodness
,
Choice
,
Purity
50.
“I’ve lived the world on my own terms. I do what I enjoy. I enjoy what I do.”
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Life
,
Freedom
,
Passion
,
Choice
,
Happiness
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