Quotes About Decisiveness

Mom told me that. When someone is acting inappropriately, don't normalize it. Make it clear to everyone that you are not okay with the behavior.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.

Speed is the essence of war.

The leaders in every walk of life decide quickly, and firmly. That is the major reason why they are leaders. The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.

Be definite in everything you do and never leave unfinished thoughts in the mind. Form the habit of reaching definite decisions on all subjects.

Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it.

I am a girl of definitions, of logic, of black and white.

Are you a prude?' He seemed genuinely curious. 'No!' But after a second, I said, 'But may be compared to you, yes! I like my privacy. I get to decide who sees me naked. Do you get my point?' 'Yes. Objectively speaking, you have beautiful points.' I thought the top of my head would pop off... (Sookie Stackhouse & Claude, Dead in the Family)

I don't do meetings.

If our life is poured out in useless words, we will never hear anything, never become anything, and in the end, because we have said everything before we had anything to say, we shall be left speechless at the moment of our greatest decision.

We need leadership, and we need it now.

On the other hand, if you're inside this pool—someone whose contribution to the world is discrete, clear, and individualized*—then you should give this philosophy serious consideration, as it might be the deciding factor between an average career and one that will be remembered.

When thinking leads to the unthinkable, it is time to return to simple life. What thinking cannot solve, life solves, and what action never decides is reserved for thinking.

An unit is only as good as its leader. That's why a good leader holds herself to the highest standard. It's not about being liked or being fair. It's about deciding what your goal is and doing what is necessary to achieve it. Especially when it's difficult.

The mysterious awful changes which alter the human face from youth to age may gently dally and delay, then act decisively all at once.

Procuraba dársela con cierta vaguedad, para que al final creyera que la decisión era suya. Este sistema siempre me sirvió bien. Un hombre hace lo que puede, una mujer hace lo que el hombre no puede.

The central problem of our age is how to act decisively in the absence of certainty.

Put all thine eggs in one basket and - watch that basket.

No question is ever settled until it is settled right.

Action will remove the doubts that theory cannot solve.

When in doubt, do it.

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.

Act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done by hesitation.