“I write horror because I enjoy it. I'm endlessly fascinated by the supernatural, by death, by darkness. And, to be honest, I don't have much choice. This is the way my mind works.” WayWritingMindChoicesEnjoyDarknessHonestHorrorBeing HonestFascinated Author:Bentley Little
“Successful leaders develop effective strategies for maintaining their boundaries. ... Most time bandits don't know any better. And being a time bandit is a matter of context. One person's time bandit is another person's pleasant diversion. ... Instead of gritting our teeth to be polite and resenting the time bandit for holding us up, the best choice is to be honest. We cannot expect another person to honor our needs unless we affirm them ourselves.” KnowsNeedsPersonsMatterTimeChoicesLeadershipLeaderSuccessfulHonestHonorStrategyBoundariesTeethBeing HonestPleasantPoliteMaintainingDiversionOf ContextBanditsSuccessful Leaders Author:Diane Dreher
“I want characters to have voices that feel authentic, unique, honest, fresh and original - all at once. Part of that authenticity is evoking genuine emotion across life - the sadness, passion, love, sense of loss, missed opportunities, and confusion even. All of this helps us realize that our choices do impact the lives that we eventually lead.” WantFeelsCharacterHelpingChoicesPassionOpportunityVoiceRealizingLossEmotionSadnessHonestUniqueOriginalsImpactGenuineAuthenticityConfusionOur ChoicesLove PassionMissed Opportunity Author:Nicholas Sparks
“Therefore, be honest with yourself as to why you are choosing to do a particular thing. Then, do it gladly, knowing that you are always getting to do what you want. The statement "I have no choice" is a lie. You can choose. You simply do not prefer the alternatives available to you, for whatever reason. So you select the outcome that you most prefer.” WantReasonLyingChoicesKnowingHonestParticularAvailableWhat You WantStatementsAlternativesBeing HonestOutcomesSelectPower Of ChoiceChoose WiselyHonest With YourselfBe Honest With Yourself Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“If the choice is given to us of liberty or security, we must scorn the latter with the proper contempt of free man and the sound judgment of wise men who know that liberty and security are not incompatible in the lives of honest men.” IfsKnowsMenChoicesGivenSoundLibertyWiseHonestSecurityJudgmentLatterContemptScornFree ManHonest ManSound Judgment Author:James Farley
“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
“Love is a thousand things, but at the center is a choice. It is a choice to love people. Left to myself, i get quiet and bitter and critical. i get angry. i feel sorry for myself. It is a choice to love people. It is a choice to be kind. It is a choice to be patient, to be honest, to live with grace. i would like to start making better choices.” PeopleFeelsKindChoicesLeftLove IsGraceHonestThousandQuietAngryPatientSorryCriticalBitterBeing HonestBe KindBe Patient Book:If You Feel Too Much DELUXE: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For Source: If You Feel Too Much DELUXE: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For
“I'm for higher standards measured in an intellectually honest way, with abundant school choice, ending social promotion. And I know how to do this because as governor of the state of Florida I created the first statewide voucher program in the country, the second statewide voucher program, in the country and the third statewide voucher program in the country.” KnowsWayFirstsCountryStatesSchoolChoicesSocialKnow HowHonestHigherStandardsProgramThirdsGovernorsFloridaPromotionHigher StandardsVouchersSchool Choice Author:Jeb Bush
“To be honest, I didn't really understand how involved putting a fragrance together could be - or would be. Once I made the choice to actually do it, I just went for it. I just dove in and have really learned a lot about putting a scent together. It's kind of exciting.” KindMadeWould BeTogetherChoicesHonestInvolvedExcitingBeing HonestScentFragranceDove Author:Faith Hill
“You will get something wrong today, and tomorrow, and every day of your life. So will I, and everybody you know. You don’t have a choice about being wrong sometimes: mistakes will be your life-long companion. But you do have a choice about whether to approach your error in terror so you suppress, ignore and repeat it — or to make it your honest, open ally in trying to get to the truth.” KnowsTryingLongSometimesTodayChoicesMistakeHonestTomorrowApproachErrorsTerrorRepeatsCompanionAlliesLong LifeBeing WrongToday And Tomorrow Author:Johann Hari
“We need to have honest conversations among women and men to say how do we stop blaming each other? Because I'm not saying that every woman wants to be a corporate CEO. We need so that the women who are corporate CEOs get supported and they're not looking askance or down at women who make other choices in life.” MenWantNeedsChoicesHonestConversationMen And WomenBlameCorporateCeoLife ChoicesWomen Want Author:Debora Spar
“I knew that this was something that was going to be an intense experience, just from the way I typically approach my work. I did not take the fact that I was going to portray a soldier lightly. It was so very important to me that I came across as believable and honest and truthful. I wanted to be able to convey the psychology behind the choice of leaving home for an extended period of time, knowing that you may never come back while still being a devoted parent.” WayMayStillsImportantFactsHomeAbleWantedChoicesParentBehindsKnowingPsychologyHonestPeriodsApproachLeavingSoldierIntenseTruthfulDevotedBelievableLeaving Home Author:Michelle Monaghan
“I try not to question the choices of the production. They've done such a good job up until now that I'm sure they have the right plan in place. And to be quite honest, we don't even know exactly when it will be coming out.” KnowsTryingDoneJobsChoicesPlansHonestProductionsComing OutGood Job Author:Steven Yeun
“Whether it is gun control lobby, health care lobby, or abortion, pro-choice lobby, whatever it is, people are always trying to say that it is about restricting rights and they are never really prepared to talk about what the honest tradeoffs are. One of the things we need to do a better job of is actually painting those tradeoffs.” PeopleNeedsTryingCareJobsChoicesRightsHonestPaintingGunPreparedHealth CareAbortionGun ControlAlways TryingBetter JobsPro Choice Abortion Author:Ian Bremmer
“Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.” FilmChoicesActorsCareersFeetHonestExampleTaughtCleverFantasticBeing HonestBehaveYou ChooseMikeMaking ChoicesFilm SetFeet On The Ground Author:Eddie Marsan
“We can have our own choices in sex partners, but you cannot avoid birth and death. It's the content of all religion and art. We familiarize them and if we're more honest, we'd be far more relaxed about them.” IfsArtChoicesSexHonestBirthPartnersRelaxedBirth And DeathReligion And Art Author:Peter Greenaway
“The struggle is to stay present enough when you're taking your next step forward that you're really making your most honest choices.” EnoughChoicesNextStepsStruggleHonestNext StepsSteps Forward Author:Sara Bareilles
“I want to engage people in an honest, enlightened, and provocative conversation about the nature of erotic desire and the intricacies of intimacy and sexuality. The object of my game is to bring nonjudgmental, multicultural understanding to the challenges and choices of modern relationships.” PeopleWantDesireChoicesGamesUnderstandingChallengesModernHonestObjectsConversationSexualityIntimacyEnlightenedEroticProvocativeMulticulturalIntricacy Author:Esther Perel
“It is obvious when an actor has put work into prep and research and understanding their character, and they're making choices, because that's what happens when you take the time - or have the time - to really think about the material, but that only accounts for about 60% of what happens on the day. When you're in the moment, you throw it all away. Well, you don't throw it all away, but it's in you now, and everything is reactionary in that moment and you have to be honest and present and listening.” ThinkingWellsMomentsCharacterHappensChoicesActorsUnderstandingHonestMaterialsListeningResearchAccountsObviousBeing HonestThat MomentReactionariesMaking ChoicesPreps Author:Logan Lerman
“I have a lot to say about Mrs. [Hillary] Clinton that has not been said by others recently and that I think needs to be said. I mean I've known her for 40 years. I worked with her, I know her well professionally. I know her well personally. I know her to be a person of high moral character. A reliable person and an honest person, however Mr. [Donald] Trump may rant and rave to the contrary. So I'm happy to say that. People can make their own choices.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsYearsWellsMayMeanPersonsSaidCharacterChoicesKnownMoralHonestTrumpClintonContraryRantMoral CharacterRaveHonest Person Author:William Weld
“[Adviser is] the ones who do the job very well are the ones who lay out the range of options, filter down the range of options that are available to the president, lay them out in an honest, brokerage way and then let the president make the choice among those options.” WayWellsJobsChoicesPresidentHonestLaysAvailableRangeFiltersAdviser Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“There's a willful ignorance. We indulge people who are willfully misrepresenting the facts. I don't think those [anti-choice] congresspeople are as much benignly misguided as they are intentionally and willfully ignorant of the facts of reproduction. That lends itself very well to them being ideologically driven and carrying out agendas that, if they were to be really honest about the facts, would be a tougher sell.” PeopleIfsThinkingWellsFactsWould BeChoicesHonestIgnoranceSellsDrivenIgnorantAgendasIndulgeReproductionMisguidedWillful Ignorance Author:Willie Parker