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“In any decision situation, the amount of relevant information available is inversely proportional to the importance of the decision.”

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Paul Dickson

Paul Dickson was a deceased writer renowned for his in-depth research into language and slang. His work covered a wide range of topics from history to linguistics, making significant contributions to the compilation of slang dictionaries. more

“So when somebody asks me to make a decision about a situation, I don't offer a solution, I ask a question: What are our options? Give me the good, give me the bad, give me the pretty, give me the ugly, give me the impossible, give me the possible, give me the convenient, give me the inconvenient. Give me the options. All I want are options. And once I have all the options before me, then I comfortably and confidently make my decision.”

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Author:Jim Rohn

“What you always do before you make a decision is consult. The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted. Then, once policy is determined, you call on them to help you sell it.”

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Author:Elizabeth Dole

“Women need to see ourselves as individuals capable of creating change. That is what political and economic power is all about: having a voice, being able to shape the future. Women's absence from decision-making positions has deprived the country of a necessary perspective.”

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Author:Madeleine M. Kunin

“This 'one big plan' thinking leads to a lot of the problems we're facing.”

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Author:Clara Mamet

“Plan B. You've always got to have a Plan B.”

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Author:Sylvester Stallone

“Things rarely turn out the way we want them to.”

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Author:Robert De Niro

“My focus, my life, my world is now. You just can't plan the future.”

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Author:Juliette Lewis

“It doesn't matter who you are. What matters is your plan.”

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Author:Tom Hardy

“Did it ever occur to you that there might be more than one alternative?”

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Author:Richard Dormer

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