Quotes About Decision

This distinction between believing-a-lie and disbelieving-the-truth is important because it forces attention to the twin dangers for the lie catcher. There is no way to avoid completely both mistakes; the choice only is between which one to risk more. The lie catcher must evaluate when it is preferable to risk being misled, and when it would be better to risk making a false accusation.

Nor could she help him with the guilt burden of the jilting of the girl to whom he had promised himself and whose life might be irretrievably wrecked by his decision. And this, too, Jerry was able to face... for the war had taught him that life is pitiless and that there is forgiveness for many things, but not for weakness.

When in doubt ? any kind of doubt ? wash!

Perplexed and distressed, he fled the palace under the cover of night, leaving behind his wife and child

It then becomes necessary to stop short and make a choice: Either/Or. Either one drifts with their absurd system of ideas, believing that this is the human community. Or one dissents totally from their system of ideas and stands as a lonely human being. (But luckily one notices that the others are in the same crisis and making the same choices.)

I'm not saying there's no such thing as genius. But if you're trying to choose between two theories and one gives you an excuse for being lazy, the other one is probably right.

no response after six to eight treatments, the course should usually be abandoned,

Divorce is a very difficult decision to make and no one makes it lightly.

Never get married in the morning–you never know who you might meet that night.

Never get married in the morning, because you never know who you'll meet that night.

Decide what you want to do," wrote William Zinsser. "Then decide to do it. Then do it" (Zinsser, 2001, p. 285).

They parted ways when they reached the stage road.

If he's the person i think he is, he'll handle it just right" Tarah had said. "If not, your better off without him.

Did I want a lawyer? Hell no, I didn't even want to be a lawyer.

jurors can't help themselves. They're swayed by their life experiences as much as the evidence and the law. Still, with all my bellyaching, here's the strange thing. Juries usually get it right!

Even the straightest path has two directions.

people who know about such things insist there are only two basic emotions: Love and Fear. All other emotions, they say, are variations on either of these two themes. At every moment of every day we choose either love or fear.

I'm sorry, but for my own serenity, I can't afford to hear the details. I love you. I respect you, and I know you'll make the right decision.

I chose to get angry when you did what you did.

If certain places you came to in life felt right, then how many others were just as clearly the wrong place to be?

Let's do this right here," Belkor said. "What I have to say won't take long." "What I have to say will," Cham said ...

Sometimes it's possible for a decision to be right and wrong at the same time

Heads, you win. Tails, he loses.

You can always encourage people to do what you want through subtle or blatant rewards and punishments. But it is still their decision how to act.