To be quite honest, and anybody will tell you, growing up I was going to be a pro athlete. I didn't have any option. That was my way out.

My family are tennis coaches, and they always brought me to the tennis club. I basically had no other option than to start playing tennis.

I have always been fascinated by fashion. I never had any interest in waiting tables or bar-tending, so retail was sort of my best option.

But I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead. So I'll take getting older.

You ain't got to wait on a cab no more; just call your Uber, and it pulls up. But waiting isn't an option: that's just a big part of life.

In 1967, I had my first black girlfriend, and a lot more ever since then. I just don't understand racism. I never thought it was an option.

Selling a film option and getting a studio on board can be a slow process, and until things are official, you never want to spill the beans.

If ask 100 Arkansans about the phrase, 'the public option,' or 'a public option,' you'll get 100 different impressions about what that means.

I like to do matrices. One option per line, different facets for each column. Salary, location, happiness index, failure index, and all that.

I always had a thought about acting but it never seemed practical to take it as an option because I do not have acting or theatre background.

Plays were really my last option. The reason I didn't write plays initially was because I thought theatre was the worst of all the art forms.

Some people are born and train their whole life to be an NBA player. But some people, if it doesn't work out, then they have no other option.

There's not really a choice about, am I going to pursue a typical career? Because I'm not the typical standard, so that's not even an option.

No Republican presidential candidate is a viable option for pro-choice voters of any political philosophy - Democrat, Republican or otherwise.

All filmmakers want the option to make another film, to have it not always be such an uphill battle - for it to be our life, our working life.

At its best, film should be like a ski jump. It should give the viewer the option of taking flight, while the act of jumping is left up to him.

Our policy is if you break the law, we will prosecute you. You have an option to go to a port of entry and not illegally cross into our country.

One thing that's hard for me to resist is street food. I know it is the unhealthiest option, but even with all the oil, nothing can beat tikkis.

For a public option, I voted for that when I was in Congress, and the Senate couldn't stand up to the health insurance industry and took it out.

A family's love is often the best medicine, and in difficult times, I believe that our military families deserve the option of staying together.

People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?

There's a silly notion that failure's not an option at NASA. Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.

My parents always used to tell us not to complain about things but do something about them, so 'Can't is not an option' was almost a way of life.

If 'gay' is not in your vocabulary, if being gay is not an option in your world, then you're far more likely to see your kid as anything but gay.

When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome.

Chicken, brown rice, and veggies is a great healthy dinner option. It's full of whole grains and protein, and will keep you full for a long time.

Many people have this memory of traditional TV documentary-making that aims to portray pure reality, and I just don't see that as the only option.

I loved to sing my whole life, but it was never really - I don't even know how to say it. It was never presented to me as an actual career option.

Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.

Unlimited choice is paralyzing. The Internet has made this form of paralysis due to option overload a standard feature of comfortable modern life.

Portion control is not an option for me. I like mass quantities, so I have to create healthy meals that I love but won't feel guilty about eating.

I think we build resilience to prepare for whatever adversity we'll face. And we all face some adversity - we're all living some form of Option B.

As with email, the recipient of a texted question seems to have the option to ignore it, while nevertheless saying, 'Hello, lovely day,' and so on.

A public option is essential to creating the cost-savings necessary to offset the cost of providing all Americans access to affordable health care.

Auditioning for 'Philomena' was such a traumatic experience because I had three callbacks, and I was absolutely positive that I was just an option.

You get into a situation where your back's up against the wall and you don't have any option but to go out swinging, so you might as well go for it.

Having the option to be able to have a career and feel good about yourself as an individual and still be a great mother is definitely a possibility.

Sanctions on Pakistan have been part of the troubled U.S.-Pakistan relationship in the past and should not be considered as an option in the future.

Being a woman is an option, being trans is an option, and they're options that appeal to me. We need to listen to people - not labels, not semantics.

I do a lot of shows worldwide and don't have to depend on acting to make money. I've been part of this industry for too long to consider that option.

The Health Care Compact simply gives a state like Oklahoma the option to create a customized system that better meets the needs of Oklahoma families.

The attitude of, 'I will never self-publish,' coming from any author, indicates that they have never been in a position where it is their only option.

Learning options will indeed mushroom for business students and leaders, but it will take prudence and shrewdness to find and utilize the best option.

I've served in 25 nations. I've seen where people don't trust their government. We're there. In the military, the last option is to send in the SEALs.

I am fairly convinced that people plan destination weddings because they would actually like to elope but want to have given you the option to attend.

Having the positive belief that it will all be O.K. just means that you hustle and make it work because failure is not even an option in your own mind.

In the end, music was the only option open to me. It was a blessing I pursued it. I put all my energies into it. I didn't care about no other subjects.

It's just a reassuring feeling, a confidence-builder I guess, knowing that you're going into a situation wanted as an option, like you're really wanted.

Getting typecast depends on the roles we choose, doesn't it? When the same kind of characters are offered to you, you have the option of not doing them.

When you're unemployed for six months or a year, it is hard to qualify for a lease, so even the option of relocating to find a job is often off the table.

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