There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness And decision of character. I like a person who knows his own mind and sticks to it; who sees at once what is to be done in given circumstances and does it.
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind or whether to act and in acting to live.
Nothing can be more destructive to vigor of action than protracted anxious fluctuation through resolutions adopted rejected resumed and suspended and nothing causes a greater expense of feeling. A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself; he is as a wave of the sea or a feather in the air which every breeze blows about as it listeth.
When making a decision of minor importance I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters however such as the choice of a mate or a profession the decision should come from the unconscious from somewhere within ourselves. In the important decisions of personal life we should be governed I think by the deep inner needs of our nature.
The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations and the effect of decisiveness itself makes things go and creates confidence.’08-02-2010
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence it would have been worth while…. The beauty and cogency of the preamble reaching back to remotest antiquity and forward so an indefinite future have lifted the hearts of millions of men and will continue to do…. These words are more revolutionary than anything written by Robespierre Marx or Lenin more explosive than the atom a continual challenge to ourselves as well as an inspiration to the oppressed of all the world.
Be willing to make decisions. Thats the most important quality in a good leader. Dont fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.
There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness And decision of character. I like a person who knows his own mind and sticks to it; who sees at once what is to be done in given circumstances and does it.
It does not take much strength to do things but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.
Respectable means rich and decent means poor.
Even if you are on the right track youll get run over if you just sit there.
The die was now cast; I had passed the Rubicon. Swim or sink live or die survive or perish with my country was my unalterable determination.
The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides never decides.
RECONSIDER v. To seek a justification for a decision already made.
Good plans shape good decisions. Thats why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind or whether to act and in acting to live.
No trumpets sound when the important decisions of your life are made. Destiny is made known silently.
Nothing can be more destructive to vigor of action than protracted anxious fluctuation through resolutions adopted rejected resumed and suspended and nothing causes a greater expense of feeling. A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself; he is as a wave of the sea or a feather in the air which every breeze blows about as it listeth.
When making a decision of minor importance I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters however such as the choice of a mate or a profession the decision should come from the unconscious from somewhere within ourselves. In the important decisions of personal life we should be governed I think by the deep inner needs of our nature.
What we must decide is how we are valuable rather than how valuable we are.
A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.
When possible make the decisions now even if action is in the future. A reviewed decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment.
Even if you are on the right track you will get run over if you just stand there.
Decide what you want decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives stop thinking and go in.
The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations and the effect of decisiveness itself makes things go and creates confidence.’08-02-2010
Do not overestimate the decency of the human race.
If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence it would have been worth while…. The beauty and cogency of the preamble reaching back to remotest antiquity and forward so an indefinite future have lifted the hearts of millions of men and will continue to do…. These words are more revolutionary than anything written by Robespierre Marx or Lenin more explosive than the atom a continual challenge to ourselves as well as an inspiration to the oppressed of all the world.
Nothing is more difficult and therefore more precious than to be able to decide.
I used to be indecisive but now Im not so sure.
An executive is a man who decides; sometimes he decides right but always he decides.
Be willing to make decisions. Thats the most important quality in a good leader. Dont fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.
Some problems are so complex that you have to be highly intelligent and well informed just to be undecided about them.
A decision is the action an executive must take when he has information so incomplete that the answer does not suggest itself.
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.
Again and again the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.
If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life you?ll find you?ve done it.
Justice n.: A decision in your favor.
Only the winners decide what were war crimes.
Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands he is called dirty if he does he is wasting water.