"I was never less alone than when by myself."
- Edward Gibbon
Self-awareness
"And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators."
- Edward Gibbon
Wisdom
"History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind."
- Edward Gibbon
Philosophy
"Because God has given you your agency, you can choose many directions to go and still lead a fulfilling life. Mortality is an open-ended, choose-your-own-adventure story. You have commandments, you have covenants, you have inspired prophetic counsel, and you have the gift of the Holy Ghost. That is more than enough to lead you to mortal happiness and eternal joy."
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Choice
"More is lost by indecision than wrong decision."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero
Choice
"If you begin to regret, you’ll dull your future decisions and let others make your choices for you. All that’s left for you then is to die. Nobody can foretell the outcome. Each decision you make holds meaning only by affecting your next decision."
- Erwin Smith
Choice
"It is our choices, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
- J.K. Rowling
Choice
"Listen, smile, agree, and then do whatever you were gonna do anyway."
- Robert Downey Jr.
Choice