Quotes About Deliberation

We exhibit at present the novel & astonishing Spectacle of a whole People deliberating calmly on what form of government will be most conductive to their happiness; and deciding with an unexpected degree of unanimity in favor of a system which they conceive calculated to answer the purpose.

Don't jump in with two feet where truly informed people tread with care.

Surprisingly, they can have a sound sleep in the night despite doing jointly drama so deep via discussion & deliberation all through out the day in the house.

When we deliberate it is about means and not ends.

Most of the things about which we make decisions, and into which therefore we inquire, present us with alternative possibilities.

LEGGE DI KATZ Uomini e nazioni agiranno razionalmente solo dopo aver esaurito ogni altra possibilità.

Sometimes you have to marinate instead of making a quick decision. I appreciate my instincts, but my instincts can be dead wrong. Circumspection can give you time.

There's no reason you should write any novel quickly.

I don't write quickly, and I don't want to.

My job is to generate discussion.

A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.

Throughout my decade on the bench, I have watched my colleagues strive day in and day out to do just as Socrates said we should - to hear courteously, answer wisely, consider soberly, and decide impartially.

The duty of rhetoric is to deal with such matters as we deliberate upon without arts or systems to guide us, in the hearing of persons who cannot take in at a glance a complicated argument or follow a long chain of reasoning.

If I look confused it is because I am thinking.

I went into journalism for a reason. I try to be a thoughtful person. I try to see all sides. And I do think before I speak.

I used to make snap judgments, moved quickly. It's more important to be thoughtful, think of the consequences of your decisions.

Remember, that to change thy mind upon occasion, and to follow him that is able to rectify thee, is equally ingenuous, as to find out at the first, what is right and just, without help. For of thee nothing is required, ti, is beyond the extent of thine own deliberation and jun. merit, and of thine own understanding.

Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.

part. I must think of every objection she might

Yep. And I noticed how slowly he went down each time, too.

You spend your time thinking about that and you get lost in reflection.

He's not a bold decision maker like Newt Gingrich is. Every time I talk to him, he says 'well let me think about it.'

I resolved to move just a little bit more slowly through the world, to look around myself with greater care, and to try to remain conscious of all that was going on around me at all times.

Precisely because public discussion, debate, and deliberation are fundamental to democracy, deliberate misrepresentation is more easily exposed.