As per a subscriber request, here’s a few good quotes about decisions.
1) Quick decisions are unsafe decisions. -Sophocles
2) The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you cannot accept regret. -Henri Frederic Amiel
3) When, against one’s will, one is high pressured into making a hurried decision, the best answer is always No, because No is more easily changed to Yes, than Yes is changed to No. -Charles E. Nielson
4) Nothing can be more destructive to vigor of action than protracted, anxious fluctuation, through resolutions adopted, rejected, resumed, and suspended, and nothing causes a greater expense of feeling. A man without decision can never be said to belong to himself; he is as a wave of the sea, or a feather in the air which every breeze blows about as it listeth. -John Foster
5) The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness itself makes things go and creates confidence. -Anne O’Hare McCormick
6) I have to be wrong a certain number of times in order to be right a certain number of times. However, in order to be either, I must first make a decision. -Frank N. Giampietro
7) Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision, a dull one that hacks and tears and leaves ragged edges behind it. -Gordon Graham
8) I hate to see things done by halves. If it be right, do it boldly; if it be wrong leave it undone. -Gilpin
9) The roads we take are more important than the goals we announce. Decisions determine destiny. -Frederick Speakman
10) Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. -Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
11) To know just what has do be done, then to do it, comprises the whole philosophy of practical life. -Sir William Osler (1849-1919)
12) Indecision and delays are the parents of failure. -George Canning (1770-1827)
13) Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength. -Chinese Proverb
14) I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose. -David Livingstone (1813-1873)
15) Form the habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh…to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies. -Charles Horton Cooley (1864-1929)
16) We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves. -Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
17) There is a time when we must firmly choose the course we will follow, or the relentless drift of events will make the decision for us. -Herbert Prochnow
18) It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide what to do. -Elbert Hubbard (1859-1915)
19) No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently. -Agnes De Mille (1905-1993)
20) Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing. -William Feather
21) Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision. -Anthony Robbins
22) Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
There you have it. Hope these “decisions quotes” help make your day brighter. 🙂
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Great…simply great site…
This one is good guidance:
3) When, against one’s will, one is high pressured into making a hurried decision, the best answer is always No, because No is more easily changed to Yes, than Yes is changed to No. -Charles E. Nielson
We have the right to say NO, and if we have a hint of uncertainty, we will certainly regret it. I’ve learned that in my life full of decisions, and they come back to bite you when you hurriedly say yes to things.
Some great quotes here, Shawn! I found #6 to be particularly apt because it addresses the wasteful practice of protracted indecision. We’ll never know the outcome of a decision without first making the decision to act.
I have to be wrong a certain number of times in order to be right a certain number of times. However, in order to be either, I must first make a decision. -Frank N. Giampietro
DECISION QUOTES are very good, I like them all and I will use them for my decision and I will think and consider everything before making decision every time.
From Dr. Boonlert Saisanit, a Clinical Hypnotherapist in Bangkok, Thailand.
Shawn, this set of quotes is an absolute home run. Well timed for me personally but are endlessly valuable in worth. Anne O’Hare McCormick’s observation on the subject matches what I have learned over time. “The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness itself makes things go and creates confidence.”
Take a moment to think things through. Get as many facts as you can. But then decide. If you cannot see clearly enough to say yes. Say no. I liked the comment. It is easier to change a no to yes than a yes to no.
Great topic!
Wonderful more will be highly appreciated
I just spent an hour in therapy. The topic of the day was decisions. Then I checked my e-mail and found these quotes. I love it when God or Karma or Destiny or Fate or the cosmic reality of the universe or whatever you believe in works in so many ways to give you a message. I saw a wore once that was attributed to Buddha. It said,” When the learner is ready, the teacher will appear”. I hope everyone who reads this has a beautiful day today and a beautiful Valentine’s Day.
I’m glad I could be a tool in the hands of you-know-who. 🙂
All your quotes give wonderful guidelines that people can follow when making decisions…Thank you Shawn!
Wishing you a wonderful day, Lee