“Then, seek a poet who your way does bend,
And choose an author as you choose a friend;
United by this sympathetic bond,
You grow familiar, intimate and fond;
Your thoughts, your words, your styles, your souls agree,
No longer his interpreter, but he.”

“You may choose your friends, but not your unlikely saviors,” Magnus said cheerfully.”

“Choose battles that you can win without losing your heart and your soul.”

“When you choose your friends with caution, plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith, you will merit the companionship of the Holy Spirit.”

“Every day, choose who can distract you from bad thoughts, who has the power to encourage you with his gaze, who makes you happy with a smile, who can love your merits and your flaws. Who is able to warm your heart, at only her thought.”

“Do not choose for your wife any woman you would not choose for a friend if she were a man.”

“You don't choose your friends, they choose you, and you either reject them or you accept them without reservations.”

“Your brain is a radio transmitter. It broadcasts thoughts, directions & vibrations to your cells. You choose the station it's tuned to.”

“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.”

“Choose a community to live in whose efforts lie in the same direction as your own and where there will be interest in your activities. Instead of living in conflict with your family, who in your opinion do not understand you, and in the conflict destroying your happiness and that of others, seek out friends who think as you do. If you are religious, live among believers; if you are a revolutionary, live among your own kind. You can still try to convince the skeptical, and in this you will have the support of those who are in agreement with you.”