"Somebody asked me about the current choice we're being given in the presidential election. I said, Well, it's like two of the scariest movies I can imagine."

Choice

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This quotation examines the core nature of Choice as articulated by Dean Koontz. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Choice provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

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About Dean Koontz

Dean Ray Koontz is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K. R. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". He has published over 105 novels and a number of novellas and collections of short stories, and has sold over 500 million copies of his work. He has been acknowledged as "America's most popular suspense novelist" by Rolling Stone and as one of today's most celebrated and successful writers.

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"I think it's perfectly just to refuse service to anyone based on behavior, but not based on race or religion."

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"In my books, I never portray violence as a reasonable solution to a problem. If the lead characters in the story are driven to it, it's at the extreme end of their experience."

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"I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, for fear that talking about it will diminish my desire to write it."

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"I have to admit that when I watch a movie in which there is no moral context for the violence - I find that offensive. I think that's potentially damaging to society."

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"My truth - what I believe - is that there are no answers here and, if you are looking for answers, you'd better choose the question carefully."

— Javier Bardem
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"Necessity delivers us from the embarrassment of choice."

— Marquis de Vauvenargues
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"I come more to Scotland than I ever used to, so I feel more connected to it, more part of the zeitgeist. You know when you realize you have a choice and I'm choosing my homeland. It's funny: when you get older these things creep up to you."

— Alan Cumming
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"For most women, including women who want to have children, contraception is not an option it is a basic health care necessity."

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