Quotes About Resolution

It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets.

The other often much prefers a clear answer, even if it is No, than continued indecision and waffling.

How can we get what we really want and at the same time deal with the needs of others in our lives? Perhaps no human dilemma is more pervasive or challenging.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way. —Daniele Vare, Italian diplomat We

For every ounce of power you use, you need to add an ounce of conciliation. Let

Take Away Their Stick If the other's reaction to our No is to hurt or threaten us, our first instinct may be to hurt them back. A more effective strategy, however, is to neutralize the impact of their behavior. If, as in the story of the Zen master, they are threatening to hit you with a stick, don't hit them back; just take away the stick. In other words, don't attack the other, but simply remove their ability to attack you.

Accustom yourself to look first to the dreadful consequences of failure; then fix your eye on the glorious prize which is before you; and when your strength begins to fail, and your spirits are well nigh exhausted, let the animating view rekindle your resolution, and call forth in renewed vigour the fainting energies of your soul.

Marriage is like the Middle East, isn't it? There's no solution.

In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity

If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.

Churchill had lived by a simple dictum: "In war, resolution. In defeat, defiance. In victory, magnanimity. In peace, goodwill"—and he sincerely meant it.

The biggest problem in the world Could have been solved when it was small.

For a while we pondered whether to take a vacation or get a divorce. We decided that a trip to Bermuda is over in two weeks, but a divorce is something you always have.

Winning the peace is harder than winning the war.

No one gets the best spot all the time—they have to compromise.

Jika lawanmu tidak ingin pedangnya diambil, jangan berkeras mengambilnya.

There isn't much justice in this world. Perhaps that's why its so satisfying to occasionally make some.

When we see for ourselves there is a problem, change becomes much easier.

She made a firm resolution, one of the resolutions she was making almost daily these days. No more sleepovers, no more writing poetry, no more wasting time. Time to tidy up your life. Time to start again.

And then it was over

We're not arguing, we're discussing

The things you've done and the things you've said; the fists you've raised and the bruises you've kissed, everything has finally come together and will now stay together.

If you don't display a little more grace, I'm going to smear butter all over your face!

The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.