An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.

War, at first, is the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off.

—Karl Kraus

A cigar," said the altruist, "a cigar, my good man, I cannot give you. But any time you need a light, just come around; mine is always lit.

—Karl Kraus

When someone behaves like a beast, he says, "After all, one is only human." But when he is treated like a beast, he says, "After all, one is human.

—Karl Kraus

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

—John H. Patterson

A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both.

—John Dewey

It is our choices… that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

—Jewish Proverb

Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.

—J. K. Rowling

The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.

—J. K. Rowling