„You cannot choose a Guru. Deepen your longing and the Guru will choose you“

— Sadhguru
„All your life, you will be faced with a choice. You can choose love or hate…I choose love.“
— Johnny Cash
„Choose the positive. — You have choice — you are master of your attitude — choose the POSITIVE, the CONSTRUCTIVE. Optimism is a faith that leads to success.“
— Bruce Lee
„How can one be compassionate if you belong to any religion, follow any guru, believe in something, believe in your scriptures, and so on, attached to a conclusion?“
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
„You can choose your friends but you sho' can't choose your family, an' they're still kin to you no matter whether you acknowledge 'em or not, and it makes you look right silly when you don't.“
— Harper Lee
„You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.“
— Desmond Tutu