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Quotes About Decisions

She could have made different choices, but all that mattered were the ones she'd made.
~ Leah Stewart
Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.
~ Learned Hand
I was in television drama, which is a first cousin to the movies, and I trust myself to make the right decisions.
~ Lee Child
Pearl is the only person I ever knew who said things like "paths in life" out loud.
~ Lee Smith
I don't do regrets. Regrets are pointless. It's too late for regrets. You've already done it, haven't you? You've lived your life. No point wishing you could change it.
~ Lemmy Kilmister
Klaus, and Sunny had been many, many times to Mr. Poe's office at the bank, where he coughed and talked on the phone and made decisions
~ Lemony Snicket
The duty of the historian," Gordon Craig has reminded us, "is to restore to the past the options it once had." Craig also pointed out that this is an appropriate way to teach history and to make it memorable.
~ James W. Loewen
Since the alternatives to war remain roads largely not taken in the United States, however, they are tricky subjects for historians. As Edward Carr notes, History is, by and large, a record of what people did, not what people failed to do. On the other hand, making the present seem inevitable robs history of all its life and much of its meaning. History is contingent on the actions of people.
~ James W. Loewen
Easy to get loaded down with stuff—and stuff often holds you back from making important decisions.
~ Jan Moran
You must be the best judge of your own happiness.
~ Jane Austen
It would be most right, and most wise, and, therefore must involve least suffering.
~ Jane Austen
I will venture to say that my investigations and decisions are not usually influenced by my hopes or fears.
~ Jane Austen
Men of sense do not want silly wives.
~ Jane Austen
That I was desirous of believing her indifferent is certain—but I will venture to say that my investigation and decisions are not usually influenced by my hopes or fears.
~ Jane Austen
When teachers grade by activities, it's nearly impossible to unpack the resulting data to show where the student needs to make gains. However, when teachers score by deconstructing an activity score into different benchmarks in the grade book, patterns emerge and become useful for describing the learner's performance, giving specific feedback about it, and making decisions about what to do next.
~ Jane E. Pollock
When making decisions most people ask, 'Will it help me or my family now or the next shareholders' meeting or my next election campaign?' The hallmark of wisdom is asking, 'What effects will the decision I make today have on future generations? On the health of the planet?
~ Jane Goodall
She always says she doesn't believe women should get married before the age of thirty-five...she says women change so much in their twenties, they can't possibly know who they are, and the choices they make before the age of thirty are rarely good ones.
~ Jane Green
women change so much in their twenties, they can't possibly know who they are, and the choices they make before the age of thirty are rarely good ones.
~ Jane Green
Babe," Ranger said, "you need to make some decisions." "I made decisions. I'm just having a hard time sticking to them.
~ Janet Evanovich
own decisions. And I'm responsible for my well-being. Is that clear?" "No," both men said in unison.
~ Janet Evanovich
We never make editorial decisions with people who are working closely with Vladimir Putin, unless you consider myself a person who is working closely with Vladimir Putin.
~ Margarita Simonyan
Unless I have to, I can't take a job for the money. Unless my children are going to be out on the street, I have to be a little bit picky.
~ Jean Smart
Unlike tennis matches, Supreme Court decisions are tiebreaker-free, meaning the lower-court ruling stands without any high-court guidance.
~ Don Willett
According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.
~ Xavier Becerra