You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choice.

Frozen in fear, you avoid responsibility because you think your experience is beyond your control.  This stance keeps you from making decisions, solving problems, or going after what you want in life. – David Emerald

I dare you to think in great terms.  I challenge you to dream a great dream.  Nothing is impossible to those who decide upon possibility. – Raymond Charles Barker

You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your  present circumstances unless you change. – Les Brown

Happiness is like perfume;  you can’t pour it on somebody else without getting some on yourself. James Van Der Zee