Quotes About Decision

Creativity is choice-making.

The only way to know the truth is to witness him make choices under pressure to take one action or another in the pursuit of his desire.

La vida es conflicto. Ésa es su naturaleza. El escritor debe decidir dónde y cómo orquestar su lucha.

La ignorancia es una estupidez temporal debida a una falta de información, mientras que la estupidez es decidida, independientemente de cuánta información se transmita.

It was the best opportunity to invest. The economy was terrible. I just could not pass up these small deals.

That is what freedom is—the power to choose.

sell. I just want to cut and move on.

I thought about choices I had made and wondered what would have happened if I had made different choices

If you can't make up your mind decisively, then you'll never learn to make money anyway.

yet lack the courage to act on the answer.

It is one option—the option most people subscribe to.

We must believe in free will. We have no choice. – Isaac Bashevis Singer

Fine, let's have the We're-safe-in-here-it's-INSANE-for-you-to-go-out conversation instead.

Be sure you choose what you believe and know why you believe it, because if you don't choose your beliefs, you may be certain that some belief, and probably not a very credible one, will choose you.

My position was a common one; I wanted to do the right thing but could not help regretting the damnable expense.

Are you New World or Old?' 'Sounds like a novel by Henry James.' 'Never read him.' 'Don't. But that was his question and he plumped for the Old.

Myself: But wasn't the decision a right one? Am I not here? What more could Feeling have achieved than was brought about by Reason?

He gave me this advice one time: Never marry your childhood sweetheart, he said; the reasons that make you choose her will all turn into reasons why you should have rejected her.

What would you do if you were me? said Solly. What would I do in your place? No, no; you'd do something fantastic and get farther into the soup. I want to know what you would do if you were intelligent but prudent. What would you do if you were me?

Kristin realized that trying to decide when it was "safe" was no longer a reasonable method of birth control.

This morning, in his sermon, Mikkel said we cannot halt for long between two opinions, that we must stop hesitating and step out for the Lord. He said as Christians we must choose to turn over our free will to the future God has in mind for us. If we remain stubborn, if we are afraid to step out for Him, then He will use

But the world turns, and even legends change; and somewhere there is a border, and sometime, perhaps, someone will decide to cross it, however well guarded with thorns it may be.

Can you trust me, he said. Not will you. Can you. Can I trust him? What do I have to lose?

Say yes, babe, or I'll spill you off over the Wall next time - got it?