Quotes About Decisiveness

All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer." –Niccolò Machiavelli 16th-century Italian philosopher, dubbed "the father of modern political science," author of The Prince

I'm the kind of director, at any given moment, an idea occurs to me, I'll just do it.

I will not hesitate to take up good film offers.

We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final.

I form opinions quickly.

Well, there it is. That's Jeeves. Where others merely smite the brow and clutch the hair, he acts. Napoleon was the same.

Act first, explain later.

Find the truth. Act on it.

Los lugares más oscuros del Infierno están reservados para aquellos que mantienen su neutralidad en tiempos de crisis moral".

the difference between finding the right word as opposed to accepting the almost right word was the difference between being struck by lightning and merely watching a lightning display.

Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.

Act or do not act, but do not hedge.

Actions speak louder than meetings.

That was the voice of one who knew his own mind.

You always know what to do, you always know exactly what to do, you always do exactly what's right for you, and the rest of the world can go hang..

A chief does not hurry.

What separates a leader from the rest is not only his ability to see what needs to be done but his unhesitating execution of it, even while others watch or deliberate.

Klotzen, nicht Kleckern' (the

What you want, as an actor, is a great leader. I can't bear it when I work with a director who is wishy-washy and says, "What did you think?"

There's nothing worse than a director that keeps changing their mind. Because, unlike the directors I work with, I'm not decisive at all.

One way I deal with stress is when I feel a certain way, I just do it. It's like, I want a hamburger, so I'm just going to eat a hamburger. I don't want to answer your phone call right now - I'm not going to answer your phone call. Just be able to say, 'This is how I feel. This is the way it is, deal with it.'

Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and flustered, and then demand decisive leadership from them. They will be challenged at first, but they will get better over time.

If I had been in President Obama's shoes, I would have acted more decisively and strongly against ISIS.

When you have the chance to finish off your opponent, you must do it. You shouldn't give them chances to come back.