#chose

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best. ↗

— Rickey Henderson

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I would not say I chose to write long poems on a conscious level. The long poem has been a relative constant. ↗

— John Barton

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The bronze powder business, however, no longer required my personal attention, and was well managed by those I had chosen as the guardians of a secret, which was long and honourably kept. ↗

— Henry Bessemer

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Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons. ↗

— Edsger Dijkstra

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In light of these facts Republicans have put forth a variety of proposals to make Social Security remain solvent for future generations. But up to this point, Democrats have chosen to oppose our good faith efforts and insist that indeed there is no problem. ↗

— John Doolittle

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The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion. ↗

— Albrecht Durer

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What if I couldn't handle people's opinions of me? I know that shouldn't dictate a person's degree of peace or happiness in life, but the problem is, I chose a business saturated in judgment. ↗

— Chris Evans

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In choosing Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, John McCain has chosen for the future. ↗

— Rudy Giuliani

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Stunted varieties were generally chosen, particularly if they had the side branches opposite or regular, for much depends upon this; a one-sided tree is of no value in the eyes of the Chinese. ↗

— Robert Fortune

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The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude in a given set of circumstances. ↗

— Viktor E. Frankl

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