Quotes About Decision

Just because there isn't a "Thou shalt not" attached to a situation does not necessarily mean it is a "Thou shalt.

I always end up where the road I've chosen takes me.

Your past experience must be a grid through which you evaluate every decision. Chances are, there are places you have no business visiting because of your history—places that would have no impact on the average person, but the average person doesn't share your experience with those environments.

Circumcision was invisible to the public. A once and done. All male. Decided by parents. The mark of the new covenant is visible and public. It involves daily decisions. It's not gender-specific. It's an all-skate. And while it doesn't require surgery, it's painful. Love requires sacrifice, and sacrifice is always a bit painful.

the minute you decide to get back in the business the church was commissioned for in the first place, you will pray for boldness.

The leader is the one who has the courage to act on what he sees.

There's a third thing about getting lost. The road I'm on always determines where I end up. Pretty insightful, eh? It really doesn't matter where I intended to be; the path I take determines my ultimate destination. Plans, intentions, spousal expectations . . . none of that counts. I always end up where the road I've chosen takes me. And that, as you know by now, is the theme of this book.

As Paul Naeger reminds us in his excellent article Red Flag Decision Making, Emotions serve a purpose, informing us what to do. If our brain comes across something and categorizes it as a "red flag," we will be notified through thoughts and feelings created by emotion. This "red flag" alerts us to pay attention. Our emotions act as a cueing system notifying us to pay attention and take action.

As a next generation leader you already possess the talent and intuition necessary to lead. But chances are it is your courage that will establish you as a leader in the minds of others. To put it in perspective, try to identify a leader worth following who didn't pop up on the public radar screen as a result of a decision or action that required courage.

In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

I've talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don't really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don't need a solution. They need a new direction.

What if I hadn't sold my guitar to Eric? Maybe it would all have turned out differently, and the Les Paul would have been merely another interesting historical clunker rather than a cultural icon.

We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down.

Después de haber comido entrambos doce nécoras, alguien dijo a Pilatos: -¿Y qué hacemos ahora? Él vaciló un instante y respondía (educado, distante, indiferente): -Chico, tú haz lo que quieras: Yo me lavo las manos.

He knew it was too late to turn back and brusquely reminded himself he was no child, now, to be frightened of his own fancies.

It was a real treat when he'd read me Daisy Miller out loud. But we'd reached the point in our relationship when, in a straight choice between him and Henry James, I'd have taken Henry James any day even if Henry James were dead and not much of a one for the girls when living, either.

the outcome of these things. As our King Solomon wrote, 'Man may throw the dice, but HaShem decides the outcome.

Obedience without choice is servitude. Love without choice is not love.

Do you know what I think, mother?" said Edith, who was in her usual tidy way plumping up the cushions and generally putting things straight. "No, darling," said her mother. "What is it?" "Well, it's rather difficult to explain," said Edith. "It's about George and John-Arthur. I'd like to marry them both.

What does Mrs Preston want to go abroad for?' asked Mr Leslie. 'I think her doctor wanted her to, Father,' said Agnes. 'Doctors!' said Mr Leslie, wiping the whole of the Royal College of Physicians off the face of the world with this withering remark.

Wat ik bedoel,' zei Marcia in een poging het uit te leggen, 'is dat ik nog nooit eerder iemand heb gevonden die ook maar een sprankje Magiek had, maar jij hebt het... Wat denk je, wil je mijn Leerling worden?... Ik verzoek je om erover na te denken,' zei Marcia op zachtere toon.

Jij hebt een verbazingwekkende Magieke kracht. Dat zei ik je al eerder. Misschien geloof je me nu.' Ze glimlachte... 'Dus is je antwoord nog steeds nee?' 'Wat voor antwoord?' vroeg Jongen 412. 'Op de vraag of je mijn Leerling wilt worden. Ben je van mening veranderd door wat ik je heb verteld? Wil je mijn leerling worden? Alsjeblieft?'... Jongen 412 glimlachte. 'Ja,' zei hij. 'Ik wil graag je Leerling worden. Heel graag.

Aunt Zelda," said Silas, who had discussed things with Sarah after Jenna had left that morning, "we'll go and stay with Aunt Zelda.