Quotes About Decision

Not until months afterwards did Jo understand how she had the strength of mind to hold fast to the resolution she had made when she decided she did not love her boy, and never could. It was very hard to do, but she did it, knowing the delay was both useless and cruel.

No, Mother, it is better as it is, and I'm glad Amy has learned to love him. But you are right in one thing. I am lonely, and perhaps if Teddy had tried again, I might have said 'Yes,' not because I love him any more, but because I care more to be loved than when he went away.

Fame is a very good thing to have in the house, but cash is more convenient, so I wish to take the sense of the meeting on this important subject, said Jo, calling a family council.

Not until months afterward did Jo understand how she had the strength of mind to hold fast to the resolution she had made when she decided that she did not love her boy, and never could. It was very hard to do, but she did it, knowing that delay was both useless and cruel.

Are you going to deliver lectures all the way home?" he asked presently. "Of course not. Why?" "Because if you are, I'll take a bus. If you're not, I'd like to walk

Better be happy old maids than unhappy wives

My suggestion is to err in getting what seems at present too much room rather than not enough.

No, I am not," Grant shot back, "but in war anything is better than indecision. We must decide. If I am wrong we shall soon find it out, and can do the other thing. But not to decide wastes both time and money and may ruin everything.

I made up my mind that, if I could manage it, some day I would give away crisp bills, too.

We would prefer having him to come here, but don't see how he could do it without exposing the whole thing.

Pierpont wanted to follow him, but he held back, awaiting word of Junius's plans.

Was Lamont's reluctance simple candor—or splendid calculation?

As far as Archbold was concerned, Rockefeller was now in too deep to back out.

Yet she decided never to marry and to remain self-sufficient.

Yet again he contemplated giving up business. An

Though he considered establishing a weekend house or summer hideaway, he had no exact plan.

By November, Rockefeller had capitulated and accepted his resignation.

I considered this a great injustice to me as I was an equal partner and Gardner brought in only his share of the capital, but I thought it best to submit.

Frank advised his friend not to sell under any circumstances.

he was betting the future of his firm on one roll of the dice.

Morgan decided that it was hopelessly insolvent and had to be shut.

Rockefeller refused to alter his seasonal house rotation, even though Cettie could no longer follow him.

you got one choice at the beginning, but if you didn't choose right..things got narrow real quick.

Pemberton felt something shift inside him, something small but definite, the way a knob's slight twist allowed a door to swing wide open.