““But here’s the great, great news: You have a choice in this matter. It is not predetermined. Nor is a previous bad choice—or even a string of bad choices—irreversible. Indeed, I like the way that Thomas Paine put it: We have it within our power to begin the world over again.67 “I think that Mister Paine was exaggerating a bit, of course, as the whole world is not your business. But you certainly have it within your power to begin your own culture over again, just as each one of you can do the same with his or her own self. In fact, success in the former task requires success in the latter.””
![“Loneliness is something we [all people] go through. We go through mourning and longing. We make some bad choices sometimes because we're desperate for something, and that's okay. That's part of life.” quote by Jennifer Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/09c/jennifer-lee-14174_art-of-life_loneliness-is-something-we-all-people-go_38626.jpg)
![“Britney and I wore matching denim outfits [to the 2001 American Music Awards]. Yeah, another bad choice. I’d probably pay good money to get some of those pictures off the internet.” quote by Justin Timberlake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ecf/justin-timberlake-1538_american-music_britney-and-i-wore-matching-denim-outfit_56055.jpg)
