Famous Quotes & Sayings

Herbert Marcuse

Free choice - a small selection between pre-established necessities.

Herbert Marcuse

The range of choice open to the individual is not the decisive factor in determining the degree of human freedom, but what can be chosen and what is chosen by the individual.

Herbert Marcuse

Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves. Free choice among a wide variety of goods and services does not signify freedom if these goods and services sustain social controls over a life of toil and fear – that is, if they sustain alienation. And the spontaneous reproduction of superimposed needs by the individual does not establish autonomy; it only testifies to the efficacy of the controls.

Evgeny Morozov

In short, Google prefers a world where we consistently go to three restaurants to a world where our choices are impossible to predict.

Ione Skye

Choices are like connecting highways. They all take you to the same place. Some just take longer to get there.

Jack Huston

I'm so lucky to have such a great family. I respect them so much professionally, and they've been unconditionally supportive in the choices that I've made. It's been very good having them on my side.

Jack Kevorkian

I'm for absolute autonomy of the individual, and an adult, competent woman has absolute autonomy. It's her choice.

Jack Kevorkian

All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.

Jack Abramoff

If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.

Being a good, second choice is a pretty important place to be,

Being on TV put me out of my comfort zone. It forced me to make choices I wasn't used to making. That's kind of what you guys are doing here.

Thom Gunn

Being in the closet, I saw being homosexual as a deliberate choice. It's got nothing to do with choice or the will, but I was being defiant about it.

Ron Dennis

His commitment at the moment is exceptional. He's doing a lot of things by choice to try and put himself in a position where he hits the ground running.

High oil prices are truly an economic crisis for many families who shouldn't have to make a choice between heating their homes and putting food on the table.

Choose the World You See, and See the World You Choose.

Choice for consumers is coming to New Jersey. The question is will it be sooner or later. We have the ability, but we still need the authority, and under that scenario consumers lose because they're forced to wait longer.

But it always the same, though. The proof is how it turns out. It's all exciting. It's great now. But if they come in and play and they help us win, then I always say whether it's a draft choice or a trade, that was a good move. We'll see. We've got a lot to do.

Harrison Ford

Really, what are the options? Levi's or Wranglers. And you just pick one. It's one of those life choices.

Harry Browne

The power of choice. You have it. But you forfeit it when you imagine that you can choose for others. You can't. But you can choose for yourself...

Harold Ford, Jr.

To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice.

I need to know what we think we might be able to get with our draft choices -- particularly our first-day draft choices. Once I can determine that with my personnel people, then I'll make a decision if it's worth continuing to pursue for a first-day draft choice, which I'm sure is what Matt wants.

I like to think even though it took some time away from my children, it taught them, also. They gained value about how I made choices to spend my time.

Iowa State was a good choice for me. I'm going to wait it out. I hope I know the guy. I've just got to hope for the best. They have to want me, too.

Jim Brown

I had a choice to be lazy or lean.

Richard Williams

I really don't have a reason. I've told everyone that I support and respect those who did. That's a very personal choice and there is no right or wrong. I just did not feel, for me, that was something that I needed to do.

Henry Blodget

In this market, you have two choices. Either you sit on the sidelines or you say you want to be in companies that you feel comfortable with.

Sunita Narain

In this case, the country has no choice but to make peace with the communities that share the tiger's home. If not, we will lose the war of conservation, tiger by tiger.

Ruby Dee

I have to do it. I have no choice, because I've got five grandsons and one son. I wake up thinking that could happen to them.

He's faced with tough choices to remain relevant in this race.

Alan Greenspan

hesitancy to face up to the difficult choices that will be required to resolve our looming fiscal problems.

Billy Donovan

He's really made a poor choice, hasn't he?

He's one of those kids who influences others not to make poor choices.

Billy Wagner

I don't know if Philly is my first choice, but I like it enough to come back. They still have time.