Choice
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Britain and France had to choose between war and dishonour. They chose dishonour. They will have war.
Leadership is a choice, not a position.
Every decorative piece in this house is my feeling, my choice.
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
You have a right to say no. Most of us have very weak and flaccid 'no' muscles. We feel guilty for saying no. We get ostracized and challenged for saying no, so we forget it's our choice. Your 'no' muscle has to be built up to get to a place where you can say, 'I don't care if that's what you want. I don't want that. No'.
To be offended is a choice we make; it is not a condition inflicted or imposed upon us by someone or something else.
Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.
Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort.
