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Quotes About Decisiveness

A man who wants the truth is never answered save in strong, highly colored images, which nonetheless turn ambiguous, indecisive, once he tries to transform them into signs, as in any manticism, the consulting lover must make his own truth
~ Roland Barthes
Desde el momento en que pisaban el suelo de Israel, aquellos que habían vivido despreciados, pisoteados, disfrutaban de una libertad y una consideración humana que la mayoría jamás habían conocido, y verse iguales a sus semejantes les infundía un valor y una decisión que no tenían equivalente en toda la historia de la humanidad.
~ Leon Uris
Do not try to decide a difficult matter by means of disputing, but that which is enjoined by the spiritual law, namely patience, prayer, and thoughtful hope.
~ Marcus Eremita
Deja de pensar tonterías y actúa.
~ Aldous Huxley
Don't be excessively judgmental, if you like, but always–always–be prepared to make a judgment. Otherwise you'll go through life not really knowing what you mean.
~ Alexander McCall Smith
Deciding to commit yourself to long term results rather than short term fixes is as important as any decision you'll make in your lifetime.
~ Anthony Robbins
All my life, I've stayed at parties too long because I didn't know when to go.
~ Katharine Hepburn
If we are waiting for guaranteed courses of action, we may spend much of our life waiting.
~ Melody Beattie
Be quick, but don't hurry.
~ Jim Highsmith
Character is best thought of as existing in two distinct but related categories of competency – performance character competency and moral character competency. Performance character consists of specific acquired strengths usually necessary for high achievement and performance: focus, persistence, resilience, confidence, positivity, decisiveness, courage, tough-mindedness, ambition, reliability, discipline, fortitude.
~ Jim Loehr
When you make the decision to do what is right, regardless of how you feel, your life will be blessed and secure.
~ Jimmy Evans
It always amazes me, how swiftly problems can be solved, once you start cutting things off people.
~ Joe Abercrombie
Cause my mother says boys whine about what's done. Men decide what will be." "You always listen to your mother?" "I complain about it, but yes.
~ Joe Abercrombie
People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.
~ Anna Wintour
The man who would forge to the front in this competitive age must be a man of prompt and determined decision.
~ Orison Swett Marden
Never heard of them [Nick's colleagues], he remarked decisively. This annoyed me.
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
Leadership requires insensitivity.
~ Fernando Pessoa
You can't second-guess yourself as a filmmaker.
~ Ralph Bakshi
Although we dealt decisively with all terrorist organizations, we at the same time not only maintained, preserved our democracy, but kept improving it.
~ Bulent Ecevit
I won't work with Terry Richardson again.
~ Coco Rocha
The world's enduring lesson is that opportunities must be seized. Fail to act with resolution, and you are lost. All your dreams turn to dust.
~ Robert N. Charrette
There could be no tolerating of evil. One stamped it out or the evil grew worse.
~ Louis L'Amour
I rather like it, for it is honest, and no malice or mischief is hidden behind it. I always distrust those smooth, sweet voices; they are insincere. I like a full, clear tone; sharp, if you please, but decided and true.
~ Louisa May Alcott
John's judgment' on any question was to her always right and the last word.
~ Ron Chernow