Quotes About Decision

No deed is good that one regrets having done.

This one decision had striking implications. It has kept Buddhism relatively free of any centralized hierarchical structure and allowed a profusion of traditions to flourish under the umbrella of the great Bodhi Tree of awakening.

After he made up his mind to spend the rest of the war in the hospital, Yossarian wrote letters to everyone he knew saying that he was in the hospital but never mentioning why. One day he had a better idea. To everyone he knew he wrote that he was going on a very dangerous mission. They asked for volunteers. It's very dangerous, but someone has to do it. I'll write you the instant I get back. And he had not written anyone since.

The captain was a good chess player, and the games were always interesting. Yossarian had stopped playing chess with him because the games were so interesting they were foolish.

The real trick lies in losing wars, in knowing which wars can be lost. Italy has been losing wars for centuries, and just see how splendidly we've done nonetheless. France wins wars and is in a continual state of crisis. Germany loses and prospers.

This makes my boredom worse. It's a real problem to decide whether it's more boring to do something boring than to pass along everything boring that comes in to somebody else and then have nothing to do at all.

I have often thought how much happier I should have been if, instead of accepting a command under such Circumstances, I should have taken my musket upon my Shoulder & entered the Ranks or Ã¢â'¬Â¦ had retir'd to the back country & lived in a Wig-wam. —GEORGE WASHINGTON

The virtual extinction of the French expeditionary force, which had been scheduled to proceed to New Orleans after dispatching the blacks of Santo Domingo, was the immediate cause of Napoleon's decision to cut his losses in the Western Hemisphere. In that sense, Jefferson was not only extraordinarily lucky but also beholden to historical forces that he had actually opposed.

ever observed that a choice by the people themselves is not generally distinguished for its wisdom" and that the

It takes courage to listen to your inner knowing … But once you hear that knowing, making a decision becomes fairly easy.

We're all faced with moments when we must choose between the path of convenience or conviction.

Establish the right premise in your mind; you will be subjectively compelled to right action. Inner movement of the mind is action. The external movements and action is the automatic response of the body to the internal motion of the mind. Hearing a friend or associate congratulate you on your wonderful decision will induce the movement of right action in your life. The man who

your car, etc. 4. You have freedom to choose. You can choose a good habit or

The creative intelligence of my subconscious mind knows what is best for me. Its tendency is always lifeward, and it reveals to me the right decision which blesses me and all concerned. I give thanks for the answer which I know will come to me.

If the mind is in turmoil and you are anxious and worried, the beach or the mountain will not give you peace. You must choose peace.

once you understand that you do not have to accept them, choices open up for you.

You have the power to choose how you will react.

Remember, you have the capacity to choose. Choose life! Choose love! Choose health! Choose happiness!

Your greatest power is your capacity to choose.

Remember, you have the capacity to choose. Choose life! Choose love! Choose health! Choose abundance!

May through to June I spent my time deciding how to spend my time, which is the first, second, and third through nine thousand seven hundred and griftyfifth items on the agenda of every writer, or neurotic. I was getting ahead of myself, fretting whether the book would have to have notes or sources cited, fretting whether I'd be allowed to decide anything at all.

I know what to do with my life. I just don't know what to do with this one night.

Do you love me? What? Do you? I love you. I don't know if I trust you. Maybe you shouldn't do either. Maybe I'm the one who should decide!

All right, Emma. You brought me in. You made your move. Just like I knew you would. A nice move. Now it's my turn.