I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude.

The way to activate the seeds of your creation is by making choices about the results you want to create. When you make a choice, you activate vast human energies and resources, which otherwise go untapped.

Where passion leads or prudence points the way.

He that will not when he may, When he will he shall have nay.

Ultimately, it came down to a choice, ... This way, I could make sure both defendants were convicted and sent away for a long time.

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.