Quotes About Decision-making

Statecraft and kingship were not for the faint of heart

carrying on a conversation at dinner and texting under the table.... Continuous Partial Attention involves an artificial sense of constant crisis, of living in a 24/7, always-on world. It contributes to feeling stressed, overwhelmed, overstimulated, and unfulfilled; it compromises our ability to reflect, to make decisions, and to think creatively.

Just as war is too important to leave it to the generals, science and technology are too important to leave in the hands of the experts.

The ideal of a democratic political culture was about cooperating in the care of common arrangements, of practices in which, potentially, all could share in deciding the uses of power while bearing responsibility for their consequences.

A medieval aphorism summed up the traditional idea of the political, "that which touches all should be approved by all.

Far be it from me to ever let my common sense get in the way of my stupidity. I say we press on.

Not many people carry out thoughts they know going into it are stupid…morons not included. (Apollymi)

just because you can, doesn't mean that you should (archeron)

I would assume that everyone has an experience in their life where they knew something wasn't cool, but even if they sort of removed themselves from it, they didn't totally stop it and become a hero.

You have to follow your instinct, and that's what I've tried to do all my life, whether in music or anything.

I have a lot of survivor insticts, and I know when to quit. I know when to go forward it my life, but not everybody does.

Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy,"Easy" doesn't enter into grown-up life.

Every piece of legislation which came to my desk in the coming years as the governor, I came down on the side of preserving the sanctity of life.

There can be only one purpose for relationships-and for all of life: to be and to decide Who You Really Are.

The only reason why I tend to pass on a movie is either I don't think I'm right for the material and can't play it honestly, or because of time constraints with personal things in my life.

Your education or your life, Claire. I'd rather you be alive and a little bit dumber.

Life is not yours to take.

My family comes first, and you have to be in charge to be able to protect that. You have to be the one who says no or you don't have a life, which is what I found out the first time.

Unlimited choice is paralyzing. The Internet has made this form of paralysis due to option overload a standard feature of comfortable modern life.

Even if you're happy with the life you've chosen, you're still curious about the other options.

I think as with everything in life you've got to follow your gut. If you believe it wholeheartedly, then it's not going to feel like you're kind of pasting on an idea.

In my early 20s, I studied history and politics, and I really thought that perhaps I would devote my life to that.

Failing to grapple with complexity actually turns out to be a pretty bad life strategy.

You have to defend your character. That's your job, if they're hiring you. That doesn't mean you can't collaborate, but you do have to make some big, bold choices. We do that in real life, too.