Quotes About Decision

If God said in plain language, "I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die," a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.

That was the way mauma had lived her whole life. She used to say, you got to figure out which end of the needle you're gon be, the one that's fastened to the thread or the end that pierces the cloth.

I longed for it in that excruciating way one has of romanticizing the life she didn't choose. But sitting here now, I knew if I'd accepted Israel's proposal, I would've regretted that, too. I'd chosen the regret I could live with best, that's all. I'd chosen the life I belonged to.

I pressed Yaltha to set a course, but she persisted in her waiting, saying if the pot was tended long enough, the answer would bubble to the surface.

I'm giving you a choice, forgive or die,' a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin.

I was gonna say, The problem is they know what matters, but they don't choose it. You know how hard that is, Lily? I love May, but it was still so hard to choose Caribbean Pink. The hardest thing on earth is choosing what matters.

Most people prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty."10

Which end of the needle are you going to be- the side held by string or the point that pierces the cloth?

you got to figure out which end of the needle you're gon be, the one that's fastened to the thread or the end that pierces the cloth. I

I'd chosen the regret I could live with best, that's all. I'd chosen the life I belonged to. (Sarah Grimke's character)

I remember thinking: We've come to the split in the river. I felt, whether or not it was true, that my life would be decided now. It would rush one way or go the other.

I remember thinking: We've come to the split in the river. I felt, whether or not it was true, that my life would be decided now. It would rush one way or go the other.

Was it ever right to sacrifice one's truth for expedience?

She'd started out the morning hating all young men. Then she'd become so angry with her law professor that she'd quit school. Finally, she'd gone to eat rice with a man she didn't know.

One thing was clear. Their collective decision to switch their essay topics to condemn America seemed to have been compelled by the articles about Zuckerberg.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger.

the worst calamities that befall an army arise from hesitation

So long as victory can be attained,  stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness.

I have heard that in war haste can be folly, but have never seen delay that was wise.

He who wishes to fight must first count the cost

Once war is declared, he will not waste precious time in waiting for reinforcements, nor will he return his army back for fresh supplies, but crosses the enemy's frontier without delay.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.