Sayings about Decisions
In the hotel of decisions the guests sleep well. ~ Iranian Proverb
Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~ African Proverb
Let the sword decide only after the plan has failed. ~Arabian Proverb
You must decide where you are going in the evening, if you intend to leave early in the morning. ~ Malian Proverb
Before borrowing money from a friend decide which you need most. ~American Proverb
Deliberate often —decide once. ~ Latin Proverb
The man deliberates, the woman decides. ~Spanish Proverb
In his decision the judge with seven reasons gives only one in court. ~ Chinese Proverb
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~ Chinese Proverb
The first decision of a woman is the most intelligent and the last decision most dangerous. ~Chinese Proverb
Idleness is ever the root of indecision. ~ Latin Proverb
Once you have decided to hit someone, then hit them hard because the retribution will be the same whether you hit hard or not. ~ Arabian Proverb
Indecision is the key to flexibility. ~ Traditional Proverb
A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~ Chinese Proverb
The day you decide to do it is your lucky day. ~Japanese Proverb
We decide our affairs, and then we rest them with God. ~ Jabo Proverb
Necessity requires no decision. ~ Traditional Proverb
The difference is wide that sheets will not decide. ~English Proverb
May you live to be a hundred — and decide then rest for yourself. ~Irish Proverb
A decision made at night may be changed in the morning. ~ Samoan Proverb
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. ~ Bible
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Quotations about Decisions
Men must decide on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do. ~ Mencius
Every decision you make is a mistake. ~ Edward Dahlberg
Decisions become easier when your will to please God outweighs your will to please the world. ~ Anso Coetzer
Most of our executives make very sound decisions. The trouble is many of them have turned out not to have been right. ~ Donald Bullock
Not to decide is to decide. ~ Harvey Cox
I hate to see things done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly; if it be wrong, leave it undone. ~ Bernard Gilpin
It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves. ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are. ~ Roy Disney
The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face. ~ Napoleon Hill
The power of uncontrollable decision is of the most delicate and dangerous nature. ~ James Asheton Bayard
The wavering mind is a base property. ~ Euripides
Although every man believes that his decisions and resolutions involve the most multifarious factors, in reality they are mere oscillation between flight and longing. ~ Herman Broch
Form the habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh… to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies. ~ Charles Horton Cooley
The inability to make a decision has often been passed off as patience. ~ Author Unknown
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte
There are people who can come to no decision on any matter without first having slept over it. This is all very well; but cases may occur where on this plan you risk being captured, bed and all. ~ Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
When one bases his life on principle, 99 percent of his decisions are already made. ~ Author Unknown
When you come to a fork in the road, take it. ~ Yogi Berra
Consider what you think justice requires, and decide accordingly. But never give your reasons; for your judgment will probably be right, but your reasons will certainly be wrong. ~ Lord Mansfield
Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness or oppose with firmness. ~ Charles Caleb Colton
A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself. ~ John W. Foster
Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course. ~ Adrian Cadbury
Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant. ~ Anthony Robbins
Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions. ~ Author Unknown
Reconsider, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made. ~ Ambrose Bierce
General propositions do not decide concrete cases. The decision will depend on a judgment or intuition more subtle than any articulate major premise. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.,
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. ~ Andrew Jackson
Some persons are very decisive when it comes to avoiding decisions. ~ Brendan Francis
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions. ~ James Callaghan
A man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied. ~ Henri Frederic Amiel
In a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. ~ T.S. Eliot
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. ~ William B. Given
Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made. ~ Wayne Dyer
Our power is in our ability to decide. ~ Buckminster Fuller
The tendency of modern science is to reduce proof to absurdity by continually reducing absurdity to proof. ~ Samuel Butler
In not making the decision, you’ve made one. Not doing something is the same as doing it. ~ Ivan Bloch
Be slow to resolve, but quick in performance. ~ John Dryden
The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. ~ David Russell
Indecision becomes decision with time. ~ Author Unknown
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing. ~ William Feather
The demands of modern living are so exacting that men and women everywhere must exercise deliberate selection to live wisely. ~ Robert Grant
A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one. ~ Rita Mae Brown
Decision-making is the specific executive task. ~ Peter F. Drucker
Indecision and delays are the parents of failure. ~ George Canning
Business leaders often get credit for the successful decisions that were forced on them. ~ Oliver A. Fick
We are given one life, and the decision is our whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live. ~ Omar Nelson Bradley
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome. ~ William James
Every decision is liberating, even if it leads to disaster. Otherwise, why do so many people walk upright and with open eyes into their misfortune? ~ Elias Canetti
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. ~ William Hazlitt
Everything is something you decide to do, and there is nothing you have to do. ~ Denis Waitley
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. ~ Isaac Asimov
When a man has not a good reason for doing a thing, he has one good reason for letting it alone. ~ Thomas Scott
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live. ~ Flora Whittemore
Once the “what” is decided, the “how” always follows. We must not make the “how” an excuse for not facing and accepting the “what.” ~ Pearl S. Buck
Mindful Decisions : With the right conditions, we can find a balance between logic and emotion. The powerful visuals created in this book can be used to guide ourselves towards making decisions that are ‘good enough’. ~Book preview