I often say now I don’t have any choice whether or not I have Parkinson’s, but surrounding that non-choice is a million other choices that I can make. – Michael J. Fox
I grew up in a family of actors. I grew up onstage. The choice for me wasn’t, ‘Do I want to be an actor or not?’ I always felt like that’s just ingrained in you, the need to perform. The choice was, ‘Do you want to do this professionally or not?’ – James Badge Dale
If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level. – Rita Dove
So, we have choice, and sometimes it seems very hard, but the best way to heal physically or emotionally is to keep positive. – Petra Nemcova
I feel comfortable with either digital or film – the director and the project should determine the course of choice. – Robert Richardson
Each of us has the choice to attend the church we want to, or none at all. Separation of church and state allows for religions to have their own set of rules as to whom they will accept and who they won’t, and the practices they support and the ones they don’t. They will continue to be able to do so. – Pauley Perrette
NC-17 means that you get it in like 3 theaters. They won’t run the spots on MTV, won’t run the advertising. It’s the kiss of death so there was really no other choice. – Rob Zombie
Arcade-game characters have no free will. They’re programmed to do one thing day in and day out – they don’t have a choice in the matter. – Rich Moore
I live on a plane. I like to visit London. If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice, and second would be New York. In Moscow I feel most comfortable. I’m used to four different seasons; it’s difficult for people in London to understand. People brought up in Russia like my kids want to play in the snow. – Roman Abramovich
Whether it’s trivial or important, every choice has a moral aspect to it to a certain degree. – Park Chan-wook
On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break. – Robert Anton Wilson
I tell every young woman who asks me, be very careful about your choice of spouse. If you don’t have a supportive spouse, it will be difficult to take on so many things. – Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice and second would be New York. – Roman Abramovich
Ben Kingsley was my ideal choice for Gandhi, and he really lived up to the expectations of an international audience. I did not find any Indian actor worthy to perform the role of Gandhi in the early Eighties, though there were brilliant performers like Naseeruddin Shah in India. – Richard Attenborough
Also, it’s risky to try to duplicate earlier success. Magician had a certain charm to it, mostly due to my choice of lead characters, that I would be hard put to duplicate. – Raymond E. Feist
I’ve made mistakes, and I know why I made them, but I made that choice. Nobody’s ever made a choice for me. – Sandra Bullock
It seems to me that everything that happens to us is a disconcerting mix of choice and contingency. – Penelope Lively
A woman’s body is her body and what she wears or does not wear is her choice. Get over it and move on. – Randa Abdel-Fattah
I’m really interested in how conflicts arise and how they reach points of no return. I’m no pacifist. Sometimes force is necessary. But war is a choice. – Paolo Bacigalupi
I think that quite often you can only find a choice between bad and worse. But I think it’s worth making the effort, and I like to expose my characters to that sort of situation. – Robert Jordan
Having it all means different things to different people. I think it’s an individual choice. Nothing is perfect. Everyone makes sacrifices. For me, it’s worked out well. I have children. I have a very interesting career. But it’s not for everybody. – Renee James
President Obama made the right choice, over one million Americans are still working today. The American auto industry is not just surviving. It is thriving. Where Mitt Romney was willing to turn his back on Akron, Dayton and Toledo, Ohio, the president said, ‘I’ve got your back.’ – Rahm Emanuel
Many kids turn to selling drugs. It’s not a good career choice, but they see it as a way to get money. – Richard Harris
If I had a choice, I’d rather be admired less and have my husband tormented less. I’d prefer that people concentrate on a fair assessment of him and his Presidency. – Pat Nixon
If a woman wants to take her husband’s name, that’s her choice, and I still think she can be feminist while doing that. – Roxane Gay
