Quotes About Decision-making

Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, they go out and buy more tunnel.

Never let others dictate the directions that you pick in your life since they are not the ones living your life.

Only fundamental objectives should be used to evaluate and compare alternatives.

A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.

It's not about electing the right people. It's about a narrowing their responsibilities.

It is true that a great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them. But it is a great mistake to suppose that he will do this better for being ignorant of the traditions.

Men, and governments, must act to the best of their ability. There is no such thing as absolute certainty, but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human life.

He who let's the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him, has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation

He who lets the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him, has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation. He who chooses his plan for himself, employs all his faculties

He who lets the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation.

At the heart of the durability of mass schooling is a brilliantly designed power fragmentation system which distributes decision-making so widely among so many different warring interests that large-scale change is impossible to those without a codebook.

?Chris can sometimes rush into action when it might be smarter to sit back and bark at it for a while.

One of my more sharp-tongued respondents, dryly observed, when asked if nationalization of railroads was being considered, "Yes sure its being considered. There's hardly a bad idea that isn't being considered. If you think of a bad idea that isn't being considered, call me up collect. I'd like to hear about it. - pg 129

Don't stop and drift in the middle of the traffic lane, even if the fish are biting. The fish you catch might weigh many tons and have a propeller on the end and a bulbous bow on the other.

or the inordinate influence of corporate powers on governmental decision-making.

Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.

Most people […] prefer to be coaxed or wheedled, or even driven. That way they never make a mistake: if there is one, it's always due to something or somebody else

I can't afford to say yes to all my staff's desires, but one thing is certain – I can't afford the outrageous cost of not listening to their requests.

A good leader takes in all the information and facts they can, before they make any decision.

Whenever I don't know what to do, I watch what I am doing." And what I was doing that year was leaving, even though I had not yet

The way adults could talk themselves into and out of feeling okay about something always amazed her.

I also love 'Mr. Fox' and the advice that his bride-to-be sees carved above the door to his house: BE BOLD, BE BOLD. She goes inside, of course, and then she sees more advice: BE BOLD, BE BOLD, BUT NOT TOO BOLD. But she goes through that door, too. The next piece of advice is BE BOLD, BE BOLD, BUT NOT TOO BOLD, LEST THAT YOUR HEART'S BLOOD RUN COLD. I bet you can imagine what she does anyway.

Never follow anyone else's path, unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path. Then by all means follow that path.

Never follow anyone else's path. Unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path. Then by all means follow that path.