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Decisive Quotes (page 13)

It is difficult at times to repress the thought that history is about as instructive as an abattoir; that Tacitus was right and that peace is merely the desolation left behind after the decisive operations of merciless power. Seamus Heaney
Warren Buffett quote: "An investor should act as though he had a lifetime decision..."
An investor should act as though he had a lifetime decision card with just twenty punches on it. Warren Buffett
Carlos Santana quote: "Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It's a..."
Happiness is not a destination or an experience. It's a decision. Carlos Santana
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "skepticism regarding morality is what is decisive"
skepticism regarding morality is what is decisive Friedrich Nietzsche
We're all faced throughout our lives with agonizing decisions, moral choices. Some are on a grand scale, most of these choices are on lesser points. But we define ourselves by the choices we have made. We are, in fact, the sum total of our choices. Events unfold so unpredictably, so unfairly, Human happiness does not seem to be included in the design of creation. it is only we, with our capacity to love that give meaning to the indifferent universe. And yet, most human beings seem to have the... Woody Allen
So I would choose to be with you, That's if the choice were mine to make, But you can make decisions too, And you can have this heart to break Billy Joel
...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think. Malcolm Gladwell
Paulo Coelho quote: "It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to..."
It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life. Paulo Coelho
We have a new type of rule now. Not one-man rule, or rule of aristocracy or plutocracy, but of small groups elevated to positions of absolute power by random pressures, and subject to political and economic factors that leave little room for decision. They are representatives of abstract forces who have reached power through surrender of self. The iron-willed dictator is a thing of the past. There will be no more Stalins, no more Hitlers. The rulers of this most insecure of all worlds are... William S. Burroughs
Going public was a difficult decision, and I had misgivings. My subjective experience was now an objective fact in the wider world. It didn't belong to just me anymore - though I quickly learned that it hadn't belonged to just me in the first place. More than a million Americans and their families were going through the same thing; some openly, some in secret due to concerns of being misunderstood and marginalized. Michael J. Fox
Did she ever regret her choices? Were her decisions more clear-cut than mine - or are there always shades of gray whe it comes to matters of the heart? Emily Giffin
Sun Tzu quote: "Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,..."
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger. Sun Tzu
Calvin: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you are informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray. You realize nothing is as clear as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I cannot afford to take that risk. Hobbes: You're ignorant, but at least you act on it. Bill Watterson
Peter Drucker quote: "Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a..."
Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. Peter Drucker
But Katie knew it was a sin, had known from the moment she made the decision to lie with Adam. However, the transgression wasn't making love without the sanction of marriage. It was that for the first time in her life, Katie had put herself first. Put her own wants and needs above everything and everyone else. Jodi Picoult

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