Quotes About Decision-making

We were given a system of government that places the people at the center of all decision-making and relies on the consent of the governed, with our rights and the government's limitations clearly outlined.

Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change.

Governing has always been hard.

We will not let bureaucracy stand in the way of governing.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

Governments are not always right.

It's a genuine dilemma for governments, deciding how much information to share in this threat-filled era.

I'm thinking about governing as the governor of this state, and that's what I'm going to do.

Luckily, I'm a governor - so I get to tell you what I've already done not just what I'm going to do.

As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear.

I have a job to do on policy. And I think that's what people want their governor to do. Not politics, policy.

There are times in Annapolis when a governor's support can move an issue over the goal line.

The job of the governor of the state of Florida is to do what is in the best interest of the people of the state of Florida.

Most people who graduate from college think they have to make a perfect choice. Is it Goldman Sachs? Is it Google? Is it Apple? They think that their first job is going to determine their career, if not their life.

We want our students to graduate from high school, but we want them to graduate with a plan, whether it's college or career.

When I graduated from Brown, I had a very limited conception of jobs, careers, and what I wanted to do. Basically, I figured I should do some kind of thought work that paid well, but I wasn't sure what.

I said yes too much. I said yes to certain projects that weren't for me. It was somebody else's vision and somebody else's dream and somebody else's artistic endeavor, but it didn't necessarily fit in my grand scheme.

Leaders grasp nettles.

Lack of sleep greatly impairs your ability to make good decisions.

No commander in chief would ever say, 'I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground.'

If we say yes to something we believe is wrong now, what guarantee is there that the wrong will not be further exacerbated down the line?

I guess you kind of take what the defense gives you. You don't always want to just force it.

I learned I'm not a good executive, I'm an entrepreneur and I'm creative. I have to go with my gut and do what I want to do.

I usually listen to my gut, so to speak, and my wife.