I Quotes
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“I decided that now is the time to start doing the things that really interest me and I find important. It was in the 10 years of the MacArthur grant that I began working on my first book... and I began putting more work into environmental history.”
“I decided that one day I had to make a film where the viewer couldn't possibly guess the end.”
“I decided that the whole idea of what it means to be an artist was that somehow you are ontologically oriented toward poverty : "As an artist, you don't make money." I had to figure out some kind of way to guarantee that I'd be able to continue doing the work that I wanted to do, whether I made money from the work I was doing or not.”
“I decided that there is really some sort of entity that I call Imperial, and I decided to extend it all the way along the California-Mexico border and into Tijuana and then to the Pacific because it all has a similar feeling.”
“I decided that to get at the historical Jesus, one should perhaps start by looking at his background: his parents, his family, the places of his birth and life. The Gospels, of course, contained a lot of that stuff, though they didn’t always agree. But one couldn’t prove the validity of the Gospel story by appealing to the Gospel story. But here was the problem I encountered. Using the Muratorian Project Index and my own search of the non-canonical material I had entered, I could find no references to the names of Mary and Joseph, nor to Bethlehem, Nazareth or Galilee, anywhere in the non-Gospel documents of the first century. I decided to look up the name of the man who one might say was the most crucial in Jesus’ life, namely, the man who had tried and executed him: the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate. In the epistles, he appeared only in a single passing reference in 1 Timothy 6:13, at my date of 115. Elsewhere, in all the discussions about Christ’s death and crucifixion, he was nowhere to be found. I could not even locate a reference in Paul or any other epistle writer to the fact that Jesus had undergone a trial! Little did Pilate realize when he washed his hands, that he was washing himself out of the wider Christian record for about 80 years!”
Source: The Jesus Puzzle: Did Christianity Begin with a Mythical Christ? Challenging the Existence of an Historical Jesus
“I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped.”
“I decided that we'd have to take our chances with the law and get the hell out of Baltimore. I thought of seeking asylum in Canada or Australia or England, but I didn't want to leave the United States, because for better or worse I'm an American, and this is my land; so I decided to fight it out on home ground, and finally we hit upon Hawaii, because of the liberal atmosphere created by its racial admixture, and because of its relatively large population of Buddhists, who are largely nontheistic.”
“I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint.”
“I decided that what I really wanted to do was to make my writing in history deeper, if that's the right word to use. And that is what I did.”
“I decided that, if I were to write a teen series, I'd want to set it in a place that was familiar to me - Manhattan, where I'd grown up - and I'd model the characters on myself and my friends.”
“I decided that, somehow, I had to get out of there and go to Hollywood. I had never been to America.”
“I decided the Alchemists needed an entire department devoted to handling Adrian Ivashkov.”
Source: Bloodlines
“I decided the moment I graduated from college that I would never wear blue jeans again. And I have never worn blue jeans again.”
“I decided then and there I was never going to have kids.”
“I decided then that if the two people I loved most were safe, I could leave this world. The dead could finally have me. And Iʹd fulfilled my purpose, right? To protect? Iʹd done it. Iʹd saved Lissa, just like Iʹd sworn Iʹd always do. I was dying in battle. No appointment books for me.”
“I decided then to only ever encourage people, no matter what they wanted to do.
To get through life by saying yes to everything, so no one could say I didn’t get what I wanted, and also so nobody would dislike me.”
Source: Witch Piss
“I decided there must be room for another airline when I spent two days trying to get through to People Express.”
“I decided therefore that I would be firm with her, but at the same time positive and encouraging. With every word I would make her appreciate my belief in her and my admiration for her.”
Source: The Coach
“I decided this early on at Justice: if the traditional way was the most effective way of doing something, then we'd maintain it. But if it was not functioning at optimum levels, we would be doing the country a disservice by continuing to do things "like we've always done them."”
“I decided to accept as true my own thinking.”
Source: Georgia O'Keeffe & her contemporaries: Amarillo Art Center, September 7-December 1, 1985 in honor of the 75th anniversary of West Texas State University
“I decided to always sing in the back with the chorus and never went up front because I had trouble performing.”
“I decided to an actress because of the film 'La Dolce Vita.”
“I decided to be a filmmaker between my sophomore and junior years at Morehouse. Before I left for the summer of 1977, my advisor told me I really had to declare a major when I came back, because I'd used all my electives in my first two years. I went back to New York and I couldn't find a job. There were none to be had. And that previous Christmas someone gave me a Super-8 camera, so I just started to shoot stuff.”
“I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life.”
“I decided to be a smarter fighter. I already knew I was tough, so if I was smart and tough, I was more likely to be a champion.”
“I decided to be confident one day, and then I just was. I think it's a conscious decision. Everything in society tells you to hate yourself, but you know what? If you decide to love yourself, it's an act of revolution.”
“I decided to be content that I had a chance to live a human life once.”
Source: UnBrokable* II: The 2nd 10 Reasons Why People Go Broke Despite Working
“I decided to be the best and the smartest.”
Source: Oprah Winfrey speaks: insight from the world's most influential voice
“I decided to be what crime made of me.”
“I decided to become a community organizer ... Change won't come from the top, I would say. Change will come from a mobilized grass roots.”
Source: Dreams From My Father
“I decided to become a painter when my first four paintings where all published and attracted a great deal of interest. I exhibited one of them and it was sold.”
“I decided to become a teacher because I thought it would be a great career where I could wear different hats. You're an academic one moment, and you're a psychologist the next moment, an athlete the next moment... when you are out on the playground or coaching...so it enables you to play different roles.”
“I decided to become an actor at five. I saw the most gorgeous woman that I had ever seen in my five years of living on television. She had on a long, red dress and her eyelashes looked like butterflies and I said, "Grandmamma, who is that?" She said, "Baby, that's Lola Falana." I said, "That's it right there. I want to be black, fabulous, and on TV."”
“I decided to become an actor because I was failing in school and I needed the credits.”
“I decided to believe that [my mother] had made it her life task not to pass on her damage to me, to give me good gifts, including the ones she had been unable to give herself. And, not right away, but eventually, I decided to believe that she had succeeded.”
Source: Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories
“I decided to break the trend of accumulating stuff sooner rather than later. I moved to smaller homes ahead of my need. I downsized before I was forced to do so. I sorted and dispersed my things while I had the energy and the ability to either donate or sell my stuff.”
Source: Lighter Living: Declutter. Organize. Simplify.
“I decided to build up my band in Buffalo because Buffalo was where I had originally built up my own musical strength.”
“I decided to call my cancer the little c rather than the Big C. I wasn't giving it that much power over my life!”
Source: Life Blood: Lessons from one woman who survived serious illness against the odds
“I decided to come back and teach goodness in this business. To teach love, because music is the universal language. We are God's bouquet, and through music we become one.”
“I decided to create a home from scratch, something that would reflect my tastes and preferences with a combination of objects and energy that would add up to a safe and inviting space for the people and experiences I wanted to welcome into my life.”
Source: Rewriting My Happily Ever After: A Memoir of Divorce and Discovery
“I decided to create a really good laptop recording situation and to learn how to write that way, rather than have the perfect stuff around.”
“I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream.”
“I decided to deflect her attitude by giving a long, Southern answer. I come from people who know how to draw things out. Annoy a Southerner, and we will drain away the moments of your life with our slow, detailed replies until you are nothing but a husk of your former self and that much closer to death.”
Source: The Name of the Star
“I decided to devote my life to telling my story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the world, and anyone who has endured the pain, the isolation and the betrayal of family members. I want survivors to know that they're not alone. I want children to have the opportunity to be happy and free from abuse.”
“I decided to devote my life to telling my story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the world and anyone who has endured the pain, the isolation and the betrayal of family members.Though I no longer live in silence, I continued to carry the pain and the memories. This is something that will always be part of me but I choose not to be defined by this crime. I choose to give hope and I want survivors to know that they're not alone. I want children to have the opportunity to be happy, safe and protected from sexual abuse.”
“I decided to devote my life to telling the story because I felt that having survived I owe something to the dead. and anyone who does not remember betrays them again.”
“I decided to do a comedy. It's a good mind-set to go into work and be happy every day instead of being in a dark place.”
“I decided to do philosophy at university, with a view to becoming a professional philosopher. Being a rather unstable character, at some points I had doubts about becoming a professional philosopher, but the example of two of my teachers, Ezequiel de Olaso and Juan Rodriguez Larreta, made me confirm my original decision.”
“I decided to do the easy task of changing situations and conditions by being a hero, than staying back to do the difficult task of changing people by being just a man.”
“I decided to do what I do when I was 2 years old. At 2 years old, you know, I heard the sound of a drum playing in the village, and I found my own drum and just picked it up and started playing, the worst song ever written by Wyclef Jean.But it actually started a vibe.”