“The only way I know as a director is to figure out what the film is about. And out of the theme and the sense of what the film is about, all those decisions start to make sense. But to find that truth within it, you have to limit your possibilities and limit your choices. That's where this visual language grows out of.” KnowsWayFilmChoicesLanguageGrowsDecisionFiguresPossibilityDirectorsLimitsMake SenseThemeVisuals Author:Darren Aronofsky
“I don't feel that way now. I don't want to make movies for the 10 people who feel exactly the same way about the world that I do. I want to make movies that many, many people see, and I want to say something that I believe is important in a way that people who don't agree with me can hear. And that involves making different kinds of choices, but it's not like a compromise that I'm making. It's that something else interests me, something else is appealing to me.” PeopleWorldWayWantFeelsBelieveKindImportantDifferentChoicesI BelieveInterestAgreeCompromiseDifferent Kinds Author:Maggie Gyllenhaal
“Women get scrutinized all the time for the way they look. So if I can learn to deal with that, then I do believe I can learn to deal with people's criticisms of my film choices.” PeopleIfsWayBelieveLooksI CanFilmChoicesDealsCriticism Author:Mila Kunis
“I think a lot of the way I live my life is not just for me, which has sometimes been a burden. A lot of the choices I make are in order to make them [my parents] proud.” ThinkingWaySometimesLife IsOrderChoicesParentProudBurdenLiving My LifeI Live My Life Author:Kelli O'Hara
“I'm grateful that I feel the way that I do - to make choices based on a lot of people's feelings - even though it has been hard at times, especially when I was younger, but I feel like it has led me down the right road for me. I'm very happy with what has come of that.” PeopleWayFeelsHas BeensHardFeelingsChoicesGratefulVery HappyRight Road Author:Kelli O'Hara
“Taking from others never results in prosperity. If we steal from others, life will steal from us. There is an incredible abundance on this planet. True prosperity begins with feeling good about yourself and about the choices you make. Life is here for us. Life is here to support us in every way. We give out, we get back. Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain't lawful tender for a loaf of bread.” IfsWorldWayGivingFeelingsLife IsChoicesWealthResultsSupportHonestyPlanetsIncrediblesProsperityStealingBreadFeel GoodAbundanceGet BackAbout YourselfChoices You Make Author:Josh Billings
“Let the grass die. I let almost all of my indoor plants die from neglect while I was writing the book. There are all kinds of ways to live. You can take your choice. You can keep a tidy house, and when St. Peter asks you what you did with your life, you can say, I kept a tidy house, I made my own cheese balls.” WayWritingKindMadeBookDiesChoicesAsksHouseMy OwnBallsPlantAll KindsGrassNeglectPeterCheeseWay To LiveTidySt Peter Author:Annie Dillard
“The real question is, Why do you feel as though that's emasculating? A man can't have a conflict? When you try to do art, it's how it lands on people, and hopefully some people will see it the way that I saw it, which is all of these awful choices come from the place of a man who's damaged.” PeopleMenWayFeelsTryingArtRealChoicesSawsLandConflictAwfulHopefullyReal Questions Author:Wendell Pierce
“Riders called me up afterwards to say that they had had no other choice. I couldn't understand the way they changed their tune.” WayChoicesChangedTunesRiders Author:Patrik Sinkewitz
“Usually, we think that "good" loneliness is what we call "solitude," the choice of some alone-time. But I want to press on with the negative dimension, to look at ways in which a fundamental sense of being separated from others shapes who we are and why.” ThinkingWayWantLooksChoicesLonelinessShapesSolitudeNegativeFundamentalsPressesWho We AreDimensionsAlone Time Author:Thomas L. Dumm
“I was a lousy academic. I spent most of my time in the cafeteria. But I met fantastic people from all kinds of fields; law, medicine, history, and they eventually dispersed all over the world to do their fieldwork. I liked the way these people committed to the long term in a sincere, visionary way. Their projects weren't about "next season." They were ten-year commitments. They were lifestyle choices that had traditions of fieldwork built into them - moving around, living on location, discipline, a real rigor for research.” PeopleWorldWayYearsKindLongRealMovingLawChoicesNextTermFieldsDisciplineMetsTenProjectsResearchCommitmentBuiltTraditionSeasonsMedicineCommittedLifestyleAll KindsFantasticLong TermMy TimeSincereAcademicLocationVisionariesLiving OnRigorCafeteriaLifestyle ChoicesFieldwork Author:Aleksandra Mir
“It is possible for two people who have wide differences of preference and opinion, of habits, of teaching, of training, of background and belief to enjoy the company of each other in many ways. Indeed, a diversity of friendships is one of life's real enrichments. To learn of the goodness of those who are unlike-their worth, their sincerity, their good hearts, their good minds, their good company-is rich and rewarding. It is wonderful to have a wide range of choice friends who can be counted on, friends who can be enjoyed and loved and trusted. Such is the meaning of friendship.” PeopleWayMindHeartTwoRealChoicesBeliefEnjoyDifferencesCompanyOpinionRichWonderfulTeachingHabitGoodnessDiversityTrainingWideBackgroundsEnjoyedRangeSincerityTrustedPreferenceGood HeartGood CompanyEnrichmentGood MindMeaning Of Friendship Author:Richard L. Evans
“So herein lies the choice for those of us who are Christians. We can either stay within the Christianity we have mastered with the Jesus we have domesticated, or we can leave Christianity as a destination, embrace Christianity as a way of life, and then journey to reality, where God is present and living in every person, every human community, and all creation.” WayHumansPersonsRealityChristianLyingChoicesJesusCommunityChristianityJourneyCreationEmbraceDestination Book:It's Really All About God: How Islam, Atheism, and Judaism Made Me a Better Christian Source: It's Really All About God: How Islam, Atheism, and Judaism Made Me a Better Christian
“One thing is certain, whatever choices we make: we will not miss out on some critical purgation by seeking treatment for depression or any other form of physical suffering. If we are ripe for what the dark night brings, God will find a way to bring the process to fruition no matter how hard we try to avoid it.” IfsWayTryingMatterHardFormNightCertainSufferingChoicesProcessDarkOne ThingMissingSeekingCriticalGods WillTreatmentRipeDark NightFruition Author:Tim Farrington
“Book your life choices in advance the same way you would book flights, car rentals, hotels, and excursions. Figure out early on in your career whether you intend to be financially independent or marry a rich man, join the ranks of the professional elite or be the stay-at- home type, postpone having children or find part-time employment. Then fasten your seat belt and sit tight as you watch your trajectory veer off course.” MenWayChildrenBookHomeChoicesCoursesCareersWatchesRichCarFiguresTypeIndependentFlightEmploymentSeatsHotelElitesBeltsRich ManLife ChoicesHaving ChildrenStay At HomeTrajectoryPart TimeExcursionsSeat BeltsCar Rental Author:Veronique Vienne
“Sooner or later, the ones who told you that this isn't the way it's done, the ones who found time to sneer, they will find someone else to hassle. Sooner or later, they stop pointing out how much hubris you've got, how you're not entitled to make a new thing, how you will certainly come to regret your choices. Sooner or later, your work speaks for itself. Outlasting the critics feels like it will take a very long time, but you're more patient than they are.” WayFeelsLongDoneChoicesFoundSpeakRegretLong TimeCriticsPatientNew ThingsSooner Or LaterEntitledPointingHubrisSneerHassleOutlasting Author:Seth Godin
“Do you understand the difference between dying for something and dying for nothing? The only reason I fought so hard to stay alive in China was because I didn't want to die for nothing. Today, I can die for something. My way, my choice.” WayWantI CanHardReasonTodayDiesChoicesDifferencesAliveDyingChinaMy WayWanting To DieStaying Alive Author:Jack Bauer
“The way in which you share your body must be a CHOICE. Support these women and do not look at these pictures.” WayLooksBodyChoicesSupportShareYour Body Author:Lena Dunham
“I'm an independent. I'm a centrist. A new generation is arriving that has grown up with a multiplicity of choice in every aspect of their lives, and yet politics is the last place that they are told that they should be satisfied with a choice between brand A and brand B. It doesn't fit the way they think. It doesn't fit the way they live.” ThinkingWayShouldLastsChoicesGenerationsFitAspectIndependentSatisfiedBrandsNew GenerationArrivingMultiplicityLast Place Author:John Avlon
“Life has taught you many things, and the people close to you want you to have a good future, but it isn't their future in the end....its your choice you pick the path and lead the way. All your family will do is follow you while you are on that path and support you when you find the light at the end of your road.” PeopleWayWantLifeEndsLightChoicesSupportPathTaughtPicksOur FamilySupport YouGood Future Author:Julia Serano