Quotes About Decisiveness

Someone must be mean and that someone can be you.

He was their leader, and a leader must never admit to doubts.

Time is limited and valuable in this world and those who understand this takes action

It was Andrew Jackson's motto, he reminded, that "if you temporize, you are lost.

Use your eyes. Use your ears. Use your brains---if you've got any. And, if necessary--act.

Whatever people say, there is right, there is wrong. There is nothing in between.' - Hercule Poirot (Murder on the Orient Express)

I'd sliced his head off because in that moment I couldn't think of anything simpler or more beautiful to do.

I'm not a ball in a pinball machine. I know what I want.

Quickness is the essence of the war.

A wartime C.E.O. may not delegate. They make every decision based on the next product release. They may use a lot of profanity.

Over the years I've asked many of them what was the greatest mistake they ever made in the area of people. The most common answer? "Waiting too long" to remove a direct report who was not matched to the job.

Don't be afraid to let someone go if it's not working. You're not a bad boss. You're not a bad CEO.

I am a big believer in taking responsibility for your actions. I tell my kids every day to 'own it' - 'it' being whatever they've said or done. At some point in your life, you are in charge. You call the shots. You decide to eat or not eat.

The Supreme Court is very capable of acting quickly when it needs to.

Let your yes be yes and your no be no.

I admire the linear and decisive way a certain kind of man thinks, to my curlicue boundless overthinking.

If a man has a very decided character, has a strongly accentuated career, it is normally the case of course that he makes ardent friends and bitter enemies.

These are times of action. Men think and then act; sometimes, indeed, they simply act.

My old man taught me two things: 'Mind own business' and 'Always cut cards.'

Be black or white with no shades of gray. In other words, don't be a nagging mother.

Luck favors the bold. Leaders must fearlessly exploit the Secret of Decisiveness. Act boldly at critical moments.

To solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things.

Confidence means non-paralysis, a willingness to act, and act decisively, to start new things and cut failing ventures off.

Why do you have to break up with her? Be a man. Just stop calling.