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Quotes About Deliberation

deliberation we may hesitate; but a deliberated act must be performed swiftly
~ St. Thomas Aquinas
Whether we do it or not, we'll have to see—but still, just to have an idea, to think it through, work it out, and calculate the alternatives down to the ultimate consequences, that'll be a pleasure I'd never expected to have.
~ Stefan Zweig
You have a decision to make and right now too little information for making it." By chance or instinct, she had hit on the type of reasoning that could move my grandfather
~ Michael Chabon
İnsan caddenin tamam?na bak?p hemen bir karar varmamal?. Her zaman ad?m ad?m ilerlemeli. Sürekli olarak bir ad?m sonras?n? düÅŸünmeli, bir ad?m, sonra derin bir nefes, sonra bir süpürge. İşte o zaman hayat zevkli olur. Önemli olan iÅŸini iyi yapmakt?r.
~ Michael Ende
Amos liked to say that if you are asked to do anything—go to a party, give a speech, lift a finger—you should never answer right away, even if you are sure that you want to do it. Wait a day, Amos said, and you'll be amazed how many of those invitations you would have accepted yesterday you'll refuse after you have had a day to think it over.
~ Michael Lewis
Mental masturbation is actually an important concept. It's when you talk in circles for an hour and reach no decision.
~ Michael Lewis
I always craft my words to the point where I think and hope they're perfect before I ever begin sketching.
~ Kevin Henkes
I'm a talker. I love a good debate.
~ Katherine Heigl
Correction. He's no idiot. He's a ruthless tactician who orchestrated the takeover of the House, who knows his members better than they know themselves, who plays a long political game, who never forgets anyone who crosses him, however slight the insult or disrespect, who moves the pieces of the chessboard only after careful deliberation.
~ Bill Clinton
He turns to her, his lethal blue eyes reduced to a squint. "Kathy." "Lester. Be brief." "I have the votes in the House," he says. "The House is wrapped up like a bow. Is that brief enough?" One of the things she has learned over the years is the art of not responding too quickly. It buys you time and makes you seem more deliberative.
~ Bill Clinton
presuming, you've thoroughly thought out and researched
~ Bob Knight
Considering
~ Brad Thor
As to what they might be resting upon, Stephen was determined not to consider).
~ Susanna Clarke
Considering what?
~ Suzanne Weyn
Part of manhood, I am thinking, is to ponder one's words before opening one's mouth.
~ Tad Williams
Parto del principio de que la reflexión debe preceder a la acción
~ Julio Cortazar
Inertia is so easy—don't fix what's not broken. Leave well enough alone. So we end up accepting what is broken, mistaking complaining for action, procrastinating for deliberation.
~ Justina Chen Headley
We always carry out by committee anything in which any one of us alone would be too reasonable to persist.
~ Frank Moore Colby
So many questions. Could she not think about what the answers might be before asking?
~ Brandon Sanderson
You actually love him, don't you?" Marasi asked. "Well, love is a strong emotion, one that requires careful deliberation to—" "Steris." "Yes." She looked down at her notebook. "It's foolish, isn't it?" "Of course it is," Marasi said. "Love is always a foolish emotion. That's what makes it work.
~ Brandon Sanderson
Wholeheartedly do indeed DIG Deep. They just do it in a different way. When they're exhausted and overwhelmed, they get Deliberate in their thoughts and behaviors through prayer, meditation, or simply setting their intentions; Inspired to make new and different choices; Going. They take action.
~ Brene Brown
The invitation is to think about the intention behind our choices
~ Brene Brown
If you ask me, stopping to think, engaging in careful deliberation, and revising old thinking are rare and courageous actions. And they require dealing with a healthy dose of confusion. And that's uncomfortable.
~ Brene Brown
I always think 12 times before saying anything.
~ Brenda Blethyn