Quotes About Decision

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk. When once the risk has really been taken, then the greatest danger is to risk too much.

We did have a pretty intense discussion of why it was that we were continuing to make a bomb after the war had been [virtually] won.

According to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, when he was informed of the existence of the bomb at the Potsdam Conference in July, he told Stimson he thought an atomic bombing was unnecessary because "the Japanese were ready to surrender and it wasn't necessary to hit them with that awful thing.

atomic diplomacy against the Soviet Union was a factor in President Truman's decision to use the bomb against a Japanese enemy that appeared to be defeated militarily.

Oppenheimer decided to import the entire Princeton team of twenty scientists to Los Alamos. This turned out to be a particularly serendipitous decision, as the Princeton group included not only Robert Wilson but a brilliant and cheerfully mischievous twenty-four-year-old physicist named Richard Feynman.

I know that whatever you decide, you'll be happy, Summer, and that is the only thing I could ever wish. Whatever happens in the rest of this summer, whatever happens the rest of your life, it's important that you are happy, and stay that way. – Aunt Sookie

Leaders can't afford to let their hearts get in the way. They must always do what needs to be done.", FADE by Kailin Gow

You have a certain amount of power. The way you choose to use it is entirely up to you.", Jack Simple to Celestra Caine in FADE by Kailin Gow

This is something I have to do.", Jack Simple in FADE by Kailin Gow

Someday Summer, I'm going to replace that silver seashell pendant for something else more permanent, and I don't want you arguing about it. Clear?", Loving Summer by Kailin Gow

Scared people do stupid things.", FADE by Kailin Gow

I don't know what to think. Jack or Grayson? Grayson or Jack?", FADE by Kailin Gow

When has any part of this ever been safe? "Let's just get on with it.", FADE by Kailin Gow

We don't get to chose what is true. We only get to choose what we do about it.

The right thing and the easy thing are never the same.

Whom am I going to trust if I have to back again.

There comes a time in life when you must decide what you will do. That time is now for the past is already done and the future does not wait.

The foolish will tread where the wise will not," Holmes replied. "If we waited for the wisdom of this venture, Douglas and I would still be in London." "To fools, then!" Little Huan exclaimed. "To fools!" the others declared.

Well, just remember this. When my ma got me, she picked what she wanted. But when your ma got you, she had to take what she got.

I've changed my mind about the interview. I shall never give interviews.

I decided I would never do interviews again.

I know that there are people who believe that if they get to the stage where life is absolutely intolerable because of pain and indignity... they would like to end their life before nature intended, and we think they should have the choice to do so.

The invasion of Iraq was, in ways that have since become hard to dispute, a terrible mistake.

To invent is to discern, to choose.