“Freedom of religion, as the Founding Fathers saw it, was not just the right to associate oneself with a certain denomination but the right to disassociate without penalty. Belief or nonbelief was a matter of individual choice - a right underwritten in the basic charter of the nation's liberties.” MatterCertainChoicesFatherIndividualBeliefNationsLibertySawsAtheismOneselfPositive AtheismPenaltiesAssociatesFoundingCharterFreedom Of ReligionDenominationsIndividual Choice Author:Norman Cousins
“Much later, when I understood what perfection was, I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself. I understood that there were many kinds of of sanctity and that each soul was free to respond to the approaches of Our Lord and to do little or much for Him - in other words,to make a choice among the sacrifices He demands.” KindLittlesSoulSufferingChoicesForgetDealsLordSacrificeDemandApproachUnderstoodPerfectionSaintOneselfI RealizedOur LordSanctity Author:Therese of Lisieux
“I've had an addiction for a long time to the whole business of maximizing one's potential, what I call human activation. The vehicle for actualizing oneself is choice, options, seeking out the proper choices.” HumansLongWholeChoicesLong TimeAddictionOneselfSeekingVehicleMaximizingActivation Author:Padgett Powell