#choosing

Be as careful of the books you read, as of the company you keep; for your habits and character will be as much influenced by the former as the latter. ↗

— Paxton Hood

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I'm for women choosing whatever they want to do but they have to really know what they are doing. ↗

— Alice Walker

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If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

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It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when we do, the performance is itself the wage. ↗

— Learned Hand

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One's nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect; and all nations have honorable place in the world's family. ↗

— Paul Harris

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Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

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Whether you've seen angels floating around your bedroom or just found a ray of hope at a lonely moment, choosing to believe that something unseen is caring for you can be a life-shifting exercise. ↗

— Martha Beck

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I look at my contemporaries, and we're all at different stages and levels, and all choosing different routes, different ways to do things. ↗

— Jamie Bell

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I was always playing the Hammond Organ back to front even during the days of the Nice, going back to 1968. Really what I was doing there, was choosing notes at random and trying to make some sense of them, improvising back to front. ↗

— Keith Emerson

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But you know, if you live an affluent lifestyle, there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of, and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on, because you know, sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them. ↗

— Julius Erving

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