Quotes About Decision-making

I spent a lot of time hacking, doing all this stuff, building websites, building communities, working all the time, and then a lot of time drinking, partying, and hanging out. And I had to choose when to do which.

The real challenge in this line of work is being able to weed the productive ones from the chaff, to decide which you're going to spend the next six to nine months turning into something that people will pay for.

I have lucky boots for military embeds, a lucky scarf for road trips, a lucky handbag, and lucky days of the week. I tap into my gut for 'right' or 'wrong' feelings about such simple things as whether I should go grocery shopping.

I just try and make the right play. It led to me leading the country in points and assists.

Always keep in mind that poker is about limiting your losses and maximizing your gains on every hand you play.

There were times in school where I would say, 'I should go to class.' But I could make $100 playing online poker if I didn't go.

The secret behind playing small ball poker isn't so much in the hands you choose to play. It's more about the amount you choose to bet with the hands you end up playing.

Poker is really about reading people. What happens when you bluff? What does it look like when the other guy bluffs? Does he look right, does he look left? Under what circumstances does he fold or call?

Hate, emotionalism, and frustration are not policies.

Human and moral factors must always be considered. They must never be missing from policies and from public discussion.

Becoming a mom makes politics real. Whether it's education policies, health care policies, family leave - it informs your decision-making.

Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts.

All policies should be guided by science, not just whose voice is the loudest.

I've always thought that good politics follows from good economics and good policies.

I try to teach people to make fewer mistakes. But in designing economic policies, we need to take full account of the fact that people are busy, they're absent minded, they're lazy, and that we should try to make things as easy for them as possible.

I look for the consensus because the consensus drives the policy into new places.

The people who make policy decisions should damned well know what they are talking about before they make the decisions. There is nobody who is an expert on cloning who would be afraid after seeing Attack of the Clones.

You want to keep intelligence separate from policy.

I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.

Oh my God, don't ever start a political party. It's exhausting.

Political speech is indispensable to decision-making in a democracy, and this is no less true because the speech comes from a corporation rather than an individual.

The American political system is so porous, it's so open, it's so frustrating for those who are trying to make policy.

I really got to a point where I thought maybe I would want to be involved politically.

All too often our leaders shrink from their responsibilities and choose to do what is politically expedient.