Choosing to support a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body can stir deep emotions. These feelings often stem from personal stories, struggles, and triumphs. Words have the power to heal, inspire, and fortify our beliefs.
In this article, we’ve gathered some of the most moving pro-choice quotes. These words of wisdom remind us of the importance of bodily autonomy and the fight for women’s rights. Whether you’re seeking strength or understanding, these quotes offer a beacon of hope.
Inspiring Choice Quotes
“The right to choose is fundamental to the American spirit.”
“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”
“Choice is the most powerful tool we have. Everything boils down to choice. Every choice we make shuts an infinite number of doors and opens an infinite number of doors.”
“You have to have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.”
“The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.”
“To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.”
“Every choice you make has an end result.”
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
“We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.”
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.”
“we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
“You have to choose joy and keep choosing it.”
“The only real choice we have is to stand tall and choose our path fearlessly.”
“Our destiny is shaped by the choices and decisions we make every moment.”
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
“CHOICE: It’s the little things that make a big difference.”
“The ability to choose is what makes us human.”
“The freedom of choice is considered the fundamental principle of the human spirit.”
“Don’t be afraid to make decisions. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.”
“Where there is no choice, there is no freedom.”
“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.”
“The choices we make today create the future that we are dreaming of.”
Empowering Choice Quotes
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
“we only regret the chances we didn’t take and the decisions we waited too long to make.”
“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“You can’t make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.”
“Your life is your story, and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and potential.”
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
“Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you.”
“The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.”
“The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.”
“Don’t be afraid to take an unfamiliar path. Sometimes they’re the ones that take you to the best places.”
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”
“Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.”
“It’s your life. Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for living it your way.”
“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.”
“Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.”
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
“People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.”
“I am not afraid… I was born to do this.”
“A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.”
“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”
“There is no decision that we can make that doesn’t come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.”
“You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die, or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live.”
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”
“True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.”
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.”
“The greatest act of faith some days is to simply get up and face another day.”
Historical Choice Quotes
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.”
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.”
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
“To decide is to walk facing forward with nary a crumple in your path.”
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?'”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
“To thine own self be true.”
“A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.”
“Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.”
“Each person’s life is a piece of a larger tapestry.”
“Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.”
“If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?”
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.”
“The more I see, the less I know for sure.”
“A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.”
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
“we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”
“One’s real life is often the life that one does not lead.”
“Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you.”
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
Voices for Choice Quotes
“The most powerful decision a woman can make is the choice to control her own body.”
“No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body.”
“The right to choose is not merely a personal choice, but a fundamental human right.”
“To deny a woman her choice is to deny her humanity.”
“Freedom is the first step to happiness, and that includes the freedom to choose.”
“Our bodies are our own, to love, to cherish, and to govern.”
“The right to choose is the right to consent.”
“Choices are the hinges of destiny, especially when it comes to a woman’s right over her body.”
“A choice made freely is a victory of the soul.”
“Liberation is found in the freedom to choose.”
“In matters of one’s own body, choice should be absolute and unequivocal.”
“For women, the right to control their own bodies is the most fundamental freedom of all.”
“True empowerment stems from the ability to decide one’s own path.”
“The essence of freedom lies in the ability to make choices without coercion.”
“Choosing for oneself is a claim to one’s own future.”
“A woman’s body is her own sovereign territory.”
“The power of choice is the greatest gift of life.”
“The right to make choices is the essence of personal freedom.”
“Choices weave the fabric of our lives.”
“In every woman’s heart is the longing to make her own choices.”
“Empowerment is the freedom to choose your own destiny.”
“Choice is the soul’s right hand.”
“To choose is to live fully and freely.”
“Every decision holds the power of autonomy.”
“Agency over one’s own body should never be compromised.”
“Freedom of choice is intrinsic to the human experience.”
“Each choice a woman makes is a step toward self-determination.”
“To choose is to voice one’s own truths.”
“A woman’s right to choose is fundamental, inviolable, and inalienable.”
“In choice, we find our own power and potential.”
“In the tapestry of life, choices are the colorful threads.”
Choice Quotes in Politics
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”
“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”
“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried from time to time.”
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.”
“The first duty of a man is to think for himself.”
“The power of the people is stronger than the people in power.”
“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
“The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.”
“Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable—the art of the next best.”
“A right delayed is a right denied.”
“To sin by silence, when we should protest, makes cowards out of men.”
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”
“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.”
“The pen is mightier than the sword.”
“Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.”
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
“Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.”
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”
“A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves, and traitors are not victims… but accomplices.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
Choice Quotes in Culture
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“It’s not hard to make decisions once you know what your values are.”
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
“The road not taken may be the best decision we will ever make.”
“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.”
“Life is about making choices. You can choose to be a victim or anything else you like to be.”
“Our choices show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.”
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
“The choices we make dictate the lives we lead. To thine own self be true.”
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
“we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”
“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”
“You cannot control the wind, but you can adjust the sails.”
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”
“Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny.”
“The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.”
“Choices are the hinges of destiny.”
“We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us.”
“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.”
“The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.”
“You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choice.”
“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.”
“Life is the sum of all your choices.”
“True happiness is an acceptance of life as it is given to us, with its diminishment, mystery, uncontrollability, and all.”
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
Choice Quotes from Activists
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.”
“My body, my choice.”
“Choice is the most powerful tool we have. Everything boils down to choice. Every choice we make shuts an infinite number of doors and opens an infinite number of doors.”
“No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body.”
“Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.”
“You either have the right to own your body, or you don’t. It’s a binary issue. Every inch of the pro-choice movement is rooted in the belief that anyone should have autonomy over their body.”
“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”
“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”
“The only way to deal with the future is to function efficiently in the now.”
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”
“There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.”
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.”
“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.”
“Empowerment is not about finding your voice; it’s about having the choice to use it.”
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
“A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”
“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
“Nothing is more worthy of our protection than the human mind. No right is more sacred than the right to think, to choose, and to freely express those choices.”
“Being pro-choice is trusting that women have the wisdom to make the right decision for their own lives.”
“we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”
“If you want to be incremental about it, be incremental by moving on to something different.”
“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.”
“Without freedom of choice, there is no creativity. The body dies.”
“I think the key is for women not to set any limits.”
“The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible.”
“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”
“When women support each other, incredible things happen.”
“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”
To Sum Up
These “Pro Choice Quotes” offer strong, clear arguments for a woman’s right to choose. They remind us of the importance of supporting individual freedom and respecting personal decisions. Each quote highlights the need for compassion, understanding, and respect in such a personal matter.
By sharing these quotes, we hope to encourage thoughtful conversations and promote empathy. Everyone should have the freedom to make choices about their own bodies. These quotes can serve as a powerful reminder of the need to protect this essential right.
