Quotes About Decision-making

the quality of the CEO is the top factor in the success of the investment.

What would Apollonius of Tyana do?"—always his test for making a difficult decision—

Our history is that we can very aggressively, if necessary, and openly and democratically discuss our differences. We have a democratic history in which we come together and vote on these things.

At every turn, give five good reasons for saying no.

No one can construct for you the bridge on which you must cross the stream of life, no one but you alone.

The ability to seize initiative is the most essential quality of any truly successful manager.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.

Appraise war in terms of the fundamental factors. The first of these factors is moral influence.

When I was prime minister people made a lot of fun of the fact that aye Nawaz Sharif prime minister saara kuj Abba jee kolon jaa ke puchda aye (This prime minister Nawaz Sharif consults his father on every matter)!

Divorce rates are soaring because many of us end up with the wrong person. It's always better to date a person for some time and then take the call on marriage.

A president is supposed to calm the American people with sober decision-making in the national interest.

There's nothing better than being your own boss, especially after when you play soccer, you're just controlled by so many different forces. So owning your own company and being your own bosses, it's so liberating and freeing and you get to finally make decisions for yourself, which I think is really powerful.

Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country.

Policy makers, like most people, normally feel that they already know all the psychology and all the sociology they are likely to need for their decisions. I don't think they are right, but that's the way it is.

Although I'm the one who decides at the end of the day, I don't just want the players to walk behind me like soldiers. They should have their own opinions and come forward with ideas.

The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement.

Solitary decisions, no matter how well-founded they may appear to individuals, must belong to the past - along with national, unilateralist action.

A lot of people are trying to get me to go solo. It's just a thing I have to deal with a lot. Record labels are always trying to get me to go solo.

The reason I decided to become a solo artist in the first place was because I always felt that the results that I got from working as a team where everyone had equal say... ended up with compromised, watered-down results.

I always try to find the solution before I receive the ball. Afterwards, I have to control it and to pass it. But when you know before where you want to play then all the things went faster.

When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy.

I've participated in meetings where there were concerns by ethical experts. There is no clear solution.

You have to think and act quickly. You have to quickly come up with a solution to beat a player, because most of the time, you are in a one-v-one.