Quotes About Resolution

There is nothing more pitiable in the world than an irresolute man vacillating between two feelings, who would willingly unite the two, and who does not perceive that nothing can unite them.

Each of us can do a little better than we have been doing. We can be a little more kind. We can be a little more merciful. We can be a little more forgiving. We can put behind us our weaknesses of the past and go forth with new energy and increased resolution to improve the world about us, in our homes, in our places of employment, in our social activities.

Sinead broke in. "The cops need to know what to do with Evan, Amy. What should I tell them?" "Shoot to kill?" Ian suggested.

Our common future will be determined by the struggle between the killers and the peacemakers.

An apology is a good way to have the last word.

There was no such thing as civilization until individuals ceased carrying arms, and agreed to refer their differences to the courts.

Indecision becomes decision with time.

often a mountain decision is a molehill in retrospect— and sometimes vice versa later on when we reflect

Never fight fire from ego.

He who forgives ends the quarrel.

So far as I am concerned, war is neither a game nor an occasion for gallantry, but rather an unpleasant event to be settled with the least possible hurt for one's self

At the end of the debate, unable to convert or kill one another, they concluded the way most Mongol celebrations concluded, with everyone simply too drunk to continue.

It sounds awful, but a crisis rarely ends without blood on the floor. That's not easy or pleasant. But sadly, it is often necessary so the company can move forward again.

Maisie bit her lip. She had learned that sometimes it was best to let words die of their own accord, rather than fight them.

But for Maisie the case notes would not be filed away until those whole lives were touched by her investigation had reached a certain peace with her findings, with themselves, and with one another - as far as that might be possible.

You know, Elijah raised a hand to shake a finger at her, you have an attitude problem. I certainly do. Your attitude is a huge problem for me.

Keep your eye on the simple problems. Solve them, and everything else falls into place.

in the short run brutality always wins; it takes longer for amity to prevail.

How a work of art ends is just as important as how it begins. A good opening entices us, but a strong finish nails down the experience.

Being an advocate for bug resolution is an important facet of my work. I am constantly battling against feature development versus developer time for bug fixes. So I am sure to make user feedback my ally when I am justifying a bug fix. The more user complaints I can find about a bug that might not otherwise be fixed, the more I can prove that the developer's time is not wasted by fixing the issue instead of starting on that new feature.

Achievement, of whatever kind, is the crown of effort, the diadem of thought. By the aid of self-control, resolution, purity, righteousness, and well-directed thought a man ascends; by the aid of animality, indolence, impurity, corruption, and confusion of thought a man descends.

He must avoid quarrelling as he would avoid drinking a deadly poison.

No situation can be difficult of itself; it is the lack of insight into its intricacies, and the want of wisdom in dealing with it, which give rise to the difficulty. Immeasurable, therefore, is the gain of a difficulty transcended.

Those who are not prepared for the apprehension of a great purpose should fix the thoughts upon the faultless performance of their duty, no matter how insignificant their task may appear. Only in this way can the thoughts be gathered and focussed, and resolution and energy be developed, which being done, there is nothing which may not be accomplished.