Quotes About Decision

Wedded she some years, and to a man Of fifty, and such husbands are in plenty; And yet, I think, instead of such a ONE 'Twere better to have TWO of five and twenty...

But who, alas! can love, and then be wise?

A little still she strove, and much repented, And whispering "I will ne'er consent"—consented.

I should have shouted "No" and left him. "But at least" said Satan in the deeps of my mind, "know what the temptation is before you do anything hastily.

Consider what you think justice requires, and decide accordingly. But never give your reasons; for your judgment will probably be right, but your reasons will certainly be wrong.

Far too many people accept management promotions because they feel (often rightly so) that they will be dead-ended if they reject the promotion.

The world's black and white, good and bad, no matter what you hear. The people who say it isn't have already chosen black.

Voting is a right and if you do not want to exercise that right, who am I or who is anyone to tell you that you are wrong.

You will be damned if you do.—And you will be damned if you don't [definition of Calvinism].

here is my point of no return. My hill I will die on. But

If that is what happened." Mal comes to her feet. "For your and Frank Horvath's sakes, I hope your decision to not call 911 did not result in a delay that cost her life.

Orphans? Would you really? Adopt children?" "There are advantages. If they turn out badly, we can blame their natural parents. We can also choose our own assortment of ages and genders. We can even get them ready-grown, if we wish.

Get off," she said. "Get off now." Before its too late, and I decide to celebrate a narrow escape from death in the traditional manner of our species.

It wasn't the time and place. He oughtn't to rush his fences. But she'd waved her arms, and that made her womanly parts jiggle and he could only keep one idea in his head at a time, and in any case, oughts never went down smoothly with him. He was who he was, and that wasn't a good boy. And so down he went, and crushed her sulky little mouth under his.

An adult should not be forced into marriage as a child is forced to eat his peas. Peas are only part of a meal. Marriage is a life's work.

Dain could not decide what to do with Lady Wallingdon's invitation. A part of his mind recommended he burn it. Another part suggested he urinate on it. Another advised him to shove it down Her Ladyship's throat.

Why leave the nut you got for one you don't know?

If the queen had balls, she'd be the king." If you go through life picking and choosing, if you don't recognize that "the perfect is the enemy of the good," you may deprive yourself of joy.

every decision they make is based on two things: fear and love. Therapy strives to teach you how to tell the two apart.

Reacting vs. responding = reflexive vs. chosen. We can choose

There is a continuing decision to be made as to whether to evade pain, or to tolerate it and therefore modify it.

Everyone wages this internal battle to some degree: Child or adult? Safety or freedom? But no matter where people fall on those continuums, every decision they make is based on two things: fear and love. Therapy strives to teach you how to tell the two apart.

Second chances do come your way. Like trains, they arrive and depart regularly. Recognizing the ones that matter is the trick.

How are you? How was your flight? He hit the Send button without recognizing that in writing to her he was taking a step back from his life as he knew it and into the unknown future, for one cannot embark upon the new without giving up something in return.