“I remember sitting in my room and thinking of where it all went wrong and how I ended up losing control of everything, and I realized I hadn't asked myself one question: And then what? That was my most important lesson. I learned to think about the consequences before the action and that saves me, to this day, from a lot of trouble. If you play it down the line, you'll start making better choices.” IfsThinkingImportantPlayActionRememberChoicesLinesRoomsTroubleLessonsLosingSittingConsequenceI RealizedThis DaySave MeImportant LessonsLosing Control Author:Karrine Steffans
“I Must warn you, Iris, that I'm not a believer. And though I'm sure that the revelations of other men must be a source of infinite satisfaction to them, individually, I shouldn't for one second be so presumptuous as to make a choice among the many thousands of recorded revelations of truth, accepting one at the expense of all the others: I might so easily choose wrong and get into eternal trouble. And you must admit that the selection is wide, and dangerous to the amateur.” MenMightChoicesAcceptingTroubleAtheismDangerousSourceEternalInfiniteSatisfactionPositive AtheismWideBelieverRevelationsExpensesSelectionPresumptuousIrises Author:Gore Vidal
“Pleasure is the first good. It is the beginning of every choice and every aversion. It is the absence of pain in the body and of troubles in the soul.” FirstsSoulBodyPainChoicesPleasureTroubleAbsenceAversion Author:Epicurus
“In fiction, I exercise my nosiness. I am as curious as my cats, and indeed that has led to trouble often enough and used up several of my nine lives. I am an avid listener. I am fascinated by other people's lives, the choices they make and how that works out through time, what they have done and left undone, what they tell me and what they keep secret and silent, what they lie about and what they confess, what they are proud of and what shames them, what they hope for and what they fear. The source of my fiction is the desire to understand people and their choices through time.” PeopleDoneEnoughUsedLyingDesireChoicesLeftSecretFictionTroubleSourceProudExerciseCatShameSilentWork OutNineCuriousFascinatedListenersUndoneRough TimesAvidNine Lives Author:Marge Piercy
“Most people aren't sure what's going to happen on a first date. Given that ambiguity, every woman must be totally aware at every moment that she is responsible for every choice she makes... protect yourselves. See trouble coming.” PeopleFirstsMomentsHappensChoicesGivenTroubleProtectResponsibleAmbiguityFirst Date Author:Camille Paglia
“Time Management Tips: One can make a radar-like sweep of the horizon to identify time and task challenges while these are still manageable and while we still have a choice. The organizational adage, "the more parts, the more trouble," also applies to words. Multiplying words may actually multiply the probability of being misunderstood; economies in expression (without being taciturn or aloof) not only save time, but usually are more honest and more clear.” MayStillsChoicesChallengesEconomyClearTroubleHonestExpressionTasksManagementHorizonTime ManagementProbabilityMisunderstoodAdagesRadarOrganizationalAloofManageableMultiplyingBeing MisunderstoodTaciturn Author:Neal A. Maxwell