The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.  -John Dewey

All the mistakes I ever made in my life were when I wanted to say No, and said Yes.  -Moss Hart

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.   -Robert F. Bennett

But someone sometime let you forget how to choose, and what. Someone let your peoples forget it was the only thing of importance, choosing. -David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.  -William Jennings Bryan