"The world no longer has a choice between force and law; if civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law."
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"In all religions, we make a choice about what we emphasize, and I choose to come down on the side of a loving God."
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"We never make a decision. When the time is right, the decision makes itself."
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"The law is constantly based on notions of morality, and if all laws representing essentially moral choices are to be invalidated under the due process clause, the courts will be very busy indeed."
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"Those of us who decided to work for democracy in Burma made our choice in the conviction that the danger of standing up for basic human rights in a repressive society was preferable to the safety of a quiescent life in servitude"
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"Take responsibility for your finances or get used to taking orders for the rest of your life. You're either a master of money or a slave to it. Your choice."
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"We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them."
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"But if it matters to you, you'll be able to choose Gryffindor over Slytherin. The Sorting Hat takes your choice into account." "Really?" "It did for me," said Harry. He had never told any of his children that before, and he saw the wonder in Albus's face when he said it."
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"Sometimes we can choose the paths we follow. Sometimes our choices are made for us. And sometimes we have no choice at all."
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"When I arrived in Laos and found young Americans living there, out of free choice, I was surprised. After only a week, I began to have a sense of the appeal of the country and its people - along with despair about its future."
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"India cannot sit on the fence anymore. It may have to make a choice. Either way it is going face problems."
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"Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice. Gifts are easy-they're given after all. Choices can be hard."
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"Being oppressed means the absence of choices"
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"My choice is what I choose to do, And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be, And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me. If you don't like my fire, then don't come around, 'cause I'm gonna burn one down. Yes, I'm gonna burn one down. Herb the gift from the earth, And what's from the earth is of the greatest worth. So before you knock it try it first, Oh, you'll see it's a blessing and not a curse."
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"And by the way, my belief is that if men were the ones getting pregnant, abortions would be easier to get than food poisoning in Moscow."
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"When something happens to you, you have two choices in how to deal with it. You can either get bitter, or get better."
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"I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me and says, You're the reason I became an actress, that lets me know I made the right decision"
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"We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause."
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"Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving."
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"I think all people's lives are controlled by their decisions. You look at people's lives - it's not their conditions, it's their decisions. So everybody has a choice and every moment in your life you're making decisions."
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