Quotes About Decision-making

Daniel Patrick Moynihan is the archetypal extremely smart person who went into politics anyway instead of doing something worthwhile for his country.

The justification of majority rule in politics is not to be found in its ethical superiority.

I think the presidency is much too serious a thing to just play politics with.

Politics doesn't matter, policy does.

Politicians are dumb, but they can count to 50% plus one.

In politics, there's a fine line between too much conviction and too little.

Good policy makes good politics and what I've done has been good politics.

Cash is always the deciding factor in such matters of moral politics; nothing ever gets done unless motivated by commerce or greed.

One of the (many) problems with government is that they are usually so preoccupied with whether or not they can do something that they fail to consider whether or not they should.

As I learnt very early in my life in Whitehall the acid test of any political question is: What is the alternative?

They pick a president and then for four years they pick on him.

The Prophet Muhammad (s) said: "It is better for a leader to make a mistake in forgiving than to make a mistake in punishing."

Only fools and dead men don't change their minds. Fools won't. Dead men can't.

I made the decision. I'm accountable.

Far from having taken any positive step, I have not yet even fommed any resolution.

He chooses the beginning of a road, also chooses its outcome.

Stop waiting for someone else to run your life. Get into the driver's seat and choose your destination.

The mind is more sensible than heart, if you are sure listen to your heart, if you are confuse listen to your mind.

Intentions do not insulate us from the consequences of our actions.

Everything in life is possible only when you set your priorities straight".

Be careful who's advice you heed to! It is better to listen to your heart.

If you board the wrong train it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.

True consistency that of the prudent and the wise is to act in conformity with circumstances and not to act always the same way under a change of circumstances.

Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.