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Decision-making Quotes

"It was a fair decision, the penalty, even though it was debatable whether it was inside or outside the box."

"It was a fair decision, the penalty, even though it was debatable whether it was inside or outside the box."

Bobby Charlton, English Athlete

Decision-Making, Decision

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"Within the last three years the amount of classified materials has doubled to 15.6 million decisions to classify documents."

"Within the last three years the amount of classified materials has doubled to 15.6 million decisions to classify documents."

Hodding Carter, American Journalist

Decision-Making, Decisions, Years

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"The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision."

"The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision."

Robyn Davidson, Australian Writer

Decision-Making, Decision, First

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"The minute those two little particles inside a woman's womb have joined together, billions of decisions have been made. A thing like that has to come from entropy."

"The minute those two little particles inside a woman's womb have joined together, billions of decisions have been made. A thing like that has to come from entropy."

Rex Stout, American Writer

Decision-Making, Decisions, Woman

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"The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country."

"The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country."

Vic Snyder, American Politician

Decision-Making, Decision, Country, Help, Iraq

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"A majority of Americans oppose partial-birth abortion, and Judge Hamilton's decision flies in the face of Congress passing and President Bush signing legislation banning such horrible acts of violence."

"A majority of Americans oppose partial-birth abortion, and Judge Hamilton's decision flies in the face of Congress passing and President Bush signing legislation banning such horrible acts of violence."

Marc Racicot, American Politician

Decision-Making, Decision, Abortion, Americans, Congress

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"See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented."

"See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented."

Donald Rumsfeld, American Politician

Decision-Making, Decisions, Information, May, Poor

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"Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision."

"Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision."

Denis Waitley, American Writer

Decision-Making, Decision, Children

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"It is only in our decisions that we are important."

"It is only in our decisions that we are important."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

Decision-Making, Decisions

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"Quick decisions are unsafe decisions."

"Quick decisions are unsafe decisions."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

Decision-Making, Decisions, Quick

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"In difficult moments it's sometimes a good idea to ask yourself what it is you most want to be doing and consider how it can be achieved. If it can't, move on to the second best thing."

"In difficult moments it's sometimes a good idea to ask yourself what it is you most want to be doing and consider how it can be achieved. If it can't, move on to the second best thing."

Ian McEwan, British Author

Decision-Making, Realism, Choice, Adaptation, Limit

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"One thing that most comic artists avoid is showing decisions. They show action, sure, and they show results, but they don't show (because it's difficult to show) the hero or the villain making a choice."

"One thing that most comic artists avoid is showing decisions. They show action, sure, and they show results, but they don't show (because it's difficult to show) the hero or the villain making a choice."

Seth Godin, American Writer

Decision-Making, Action, Choices, Narrative

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"It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good."

"It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good."

Thomas Jefferson, American President

Decision-Making, Men, Time

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"Hindsight is always easier than the dreadful moment of decision."

"Hindsight is always easier than the dreadful moment of decision."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Decision Making, Regret, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either."

"There are goods so opposed that we cannot seize both, but, by too much prudence, may pass between them at too great a distance to reach either."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

Decision-Making, May, Prudence

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"You must not make hasty decisions because they make you do what you would not have done normally."

"You must not make hasty decisions because they make you do what you would not have done normally."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Decision-Making, Decisions, Caution, Judgment, Wisdom

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"The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years."

"The offhand decision of some commonplace mind high in office at a critical moment influences the course of events for a hundred years."

Thomas Hardy, English Novelist

Decision-Making, Decision, Events, Mind, Office

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