Quotes About Decision-making

My parents gave me the easy option that if you're going to go your way, that's the highway. You can expect no funds and no support, which I think was legitimate; that was a fair option.

If I see someone I think is in a better position than me, it is better for me to give the ball. Now I shoot more at goal. When I was young, they sometimes said to me, 'You need to shoot more. You try to give it too much.' It is something that I learned. To try to take the best option.

I sat down with my agent and went through my youth-team video footage. I saw that when I started, I'd get on the ball and within two touches would turn straight away and look to attack my opponent, but when I got into the first team, I would go for the safer option.

The biggest thing as a head coach, you want to make sure you exhaust every option.

When you wait to the last minute, you rush to get things done, and the closer you get to the deadline, the less options you have.

For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.

When you get angry, your options narrow.

I like to keep my options open. I'm known for changing my mind.

If you're convinced that you face bad options, then by all means take the least bad.

To have constructive conversations about the world's energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers.

Most automakers develop multiple options for a single project. Then they present those options to a committee of executives who decide which one to go with. That takes a lot of time.

Parents like options when it comes to their children's education. And they respond to quality.

Listen, ladies and gentlemen. America is still a country of choices and options. And I have a lot of them.

When we do acquisitions, we decide what we want. We decide what fills a hole. And if the price is too high, our alternative is the $5 billion we spend on R&D every year. We're not well-known for overpaying, because at Oracle we always have an alternative.

If the rhythm or beat of the music changes with a live orchestra, you have to think on your feet. If you feel like you are not on your leg, you have to make a decision to make it look as though nothing is going wrong.

Have you ever booked multiple restaurants so you could decide on the night where to go? Complained about the price of a dish that you loved? Ordered a coffee to use a cafe's wi-fi for half a day? If you said 'yes' to any of those, chances are there's a restaurateur out there who's hurting a little because of it.

I have an issue with others ordering for me, and I spend far too long haranguing people that my choices are the best. I apologize for the amount of conversations I have ruined with this attitude.

It's true that most American citizens think of themselves as living in a democratic country. But when was the last time that any Americans actually sat down and came to a collective decision? Maybe if they are ordering pizzas, but basically never.

You'll be glad to know that I'm not taking my marching orders from the Democrats.

I believe orders should be obeyed, but sometimes you have to think about the orders you get.

For me it's a very organic process. I read the script/hear a narration and pretty much know instantly if it's something I want to be a part of or not. It's really as simple as that.

You have to be responsible when you're running an organization, and firing people who are your friends is part of that responsibility.

What makes community organizing especially attractive is the faith it places in the ability of the poor to make decisions for themselves.

There may be no less original idea than the notion that our hearts hold dominion over our heads.