Quotes About Discernment

I prayed about it consistently - that God would direct me in the right path and that, when it would happen, I would know that I'm in the right place.

I had a lot of wrong preconceived notions about church-y folks, and I'm bad at judging the messenger, not the message.

When people talk about someone you have preconceived judgments.

I prefer to be able to identify what I'm eating. I have to know.

Ignorance and prejudice make for bad advisers.

Don't ask super goofy questions at the premiere of a very serious movie or try to have an in-depth political discussion at the opening of a new fashion boutique.

There are times when the presence of more choices can make us choose things that are not good for us. For me the clearest example is that the more retirement fund options a person has, the less likely they are to save for their old age.

Preserve the mean; the opportune moment is best in all things.

I know I have pretty good instincts.

I will tell you, I'm a lousy cook, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of a good meal.

I have a pretty good ear.

In my own life, I'm pretty good at choosing between good and bad. It's the choices between good and good I find the most difficult to make.

If there's one thing, I've been pretty good at evaluating people.

I'm pretty good at saying no to things, at discerning between what I'm supposed to do and what I'm not supposed to do.

Peyton's pretty good at figuring stuff out.

I feel like I'm a pretty good judge of character because I've had to judge a lot of characters.

I am a dancer first. That is why I don't accept all roles that come my way.

You accumulate emotional wisdom as you get older. You know, when you're 25, you go on blind dates with people that, when you're 50, you know to stay away from.

My daughter hasn't seen me with anybody in five years. I'm very, very selective when it comes to that because I want to make sure that it's real. I don't want her to see me with just anybody because she means everything to me.

It gets scary when you're dealing with people who don't know how to separate fact from fiction.

When you start rushing into things, that's when you get some deals that may not be the right ones.

You have to decide what is constructive criticism and what is just mean, because there will be a little of both.

If you need three adjectives to describe something, then you've probably chosen the wrong something.

I don't vocalise things that don't deserve attention.