Jim Butcher Quotes

He who falls, falls by his own will, and he who stands, stands by God's will.

God writes the story of our lives with the pen strokes of our own free choices.

If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.

We are product of neither nature nor nurture; we are a product of choice, because there is always a space between stimulus and response. As we wisely exercise our power to choose based on principles, the space will become larger.

I think there is choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a choice, and the rest falls away. Second choice does not exist. Beware of those who talk about sacrifice.

There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.

The choice you make, makes you.

To say you have no choice is to relieve yourself of responsibility.

People have choices in this life. They should exercise them responsibly.

Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.

We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And we must confront and accept the consequences of our actions.

You are free to choose. You are not free not to choose. No choice is a choice. You are free to choose but you are not free to choose the consequences of that choice.

The spirit of a man is constructed out of his choices.

People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.

As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.

Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do.

I believe that fate is choices - it's not chance.

You are the sum total of the choices you make every day.

Every man builds his world in his own image. He has the power to choose, but no power to escape the necessity of choice.

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

You decide the things that ultimately you do. You have choices in this world, and that's how I live.

Sometimes its controversy, but we all have our choices that we make.

We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear.

We are all, right now, living the life we choose.