Free Will Quotes

428 Free Will quotes by 307 unique authors

I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense… — Lynn Abbey
The greatest gift God gave us is also our greatest curse, which is the free will. We are made in God's image, the Bible says,… — Rick Warren
Punishment as punishment is not admissible unless the offender has had the free will to select his course. — Clarence Darrow
The providence of God is subordinate to creation; and it is, therefore, necessary that it should not impinge against creation, which it would do, were… — Jacobus Arminius
In this state [man's fallen condition], the Free Will of man toward the True God is not only wounded, maimed, infirm, bent, and weakened; but… — Jacobus Arminius
It is what we are forced to do that forms our character, not what we do of our own free will. — Alberto Moravia
Love demands freedom. It always has, and it always will. We are free to resist, reject, and rebel against God's ways for us. We can… — Rob Bell
Free will is the sensation of making a choice. The sensation is real, but the choice seems illusory. Laws of physics determine the future. — Brian Greene
But I don't actually adopt the point of view that our subjective impression of free will, which is a kind of indeterminacy behavior, comes from… — Murray Gell-Mann
Similarly, knowledge of the future was incompatible with free will. What made it possible for me to exercise freedom of choice also made it impossible… — Ted Chiang
All of us prepare our own lunch. If we don't like our jobs, if we don't like the state of our relationships, if we don't… — Bo Sanchez
For what is man without desires, without free will, and without the power of choice but a stop in an organ pipe? — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Why did Father give these humans free will? Now they're all confused. — Maynard James Keenan
You must believe in free will; there is no choice. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
I've always believed free will is a birthright. God even allows us to choose whether to be led by the divine order — Oprah Winfrey
In discourse more sweet; For eloquence the soul, song charms the sense. Others apart sat on a hill retir'd, In thoughts more elevate, and reason'd… — John Milton
I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer, and… — Ricky Gervais
People who have cut their teeth on philosophical problems of rationality, knowledge, perception, free will and other minds are well placed to think better about… — Simon Blackburn
Let all the 'free-will' in the world do all it can with all its strength; it will never give rise to a single instance of… — Martin Luther
Man is nothing: he hath a free will to go to hell, but none to go to heaven, till God worketh in him to will… — George Whitefield

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