“Most of us think that decisions such as where shall I live, with whom shall I partner, what shall I pick as a career for my life are the most important decisions that we make. But from the point of view of the universe these decisions are not that important. Within you, you have already made decisions about who you are, what the universe is and how you will relate to other people and how you will relate to the universe and these decisions are creating consequences in your life moment by moment.” PeopleThinkingMadeImportantMomentsUniverseDecisionViewsCareersCreatingPicksConsequenceWho You ArePoint Of ViewPartnersRelateWithin YouImportant Decisions Author:Gary Zukav
“Soul is that part of you that longs for harmony and cooperation and sharing and reverence for life. When you make decisions that align you with those values, you align your personality with your soul. It's that simple to understand. Now to do it, in my experience, is hard.” SoulHardValuesSimpleDecisionPersonalityHarmonyYour SoulCooperationReverenceReverence For Life Author:Gary Zukav
“There are a lot of very fine upstanding gays who are good citizens and all that. I am not making a decision for individual people. But when it comes to a societal policy, I think there are not enough babies for adoption to go around. I think a preference should be given to families with a mother and father who have a lifetime commitment.” PeopleThinkingShouldEnoughMotherFatherIndividualGivenDecisionPolicyBabyFineCitizensGayCommitmentLifetimeAdoptionPreferenceMother And FatherGood CitizenLifetime Commitment Author:Phyllis Schlafly
“As a Catholic, you can have two views on capital punishment. You can think, let Caesar do what Caesar needs to do, and the law says you can impose capital punishment, so you impose it. You can [also] be a Catholic who says we can't kill, we can't kill babies and we can't kill adults. If you let a decision be driven by your personal views, then you are not doing what a judge needs to do, which is enforce the laws of the society that you are in. But you can control your own behavior, and that is the choice that the church and God gives us - what kind of people are we going to be.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsGivingKindTwoLawChoicesChurchDecisionViewsJudgingBabyBehaviorAdultsCatholicDrivenPunishmentCapital PunishmentPersonal Views Author:Sonia Sotomayor
“The tough decisions that a president has to make in the Oval Office are in no way related to the capability of a person to do well on television. On the other hand, the capability of a person to project favorably on television enhances that person's odds of being elected so he can serve in the Oval Office. So you can't ignore the talents, one, to be very effective on television, and on the other hand, to be very effective as an operating president.” WayWellsPersonsHandsPresidentDecisionTalentTelevisionOfficeProjectsToughRelatedCapabilityOddsOvalTough Decisions Author:Gerald R. Ford
“When you go through a process of #1 praying daily and staying in God's word #2 obey Him in the small decisions every day #3 ask advice from a number of spiritual counselors then you can step out peacefully knowing that pleasing God is all that matters. America was built on this attitude.” MatterAmericaSpiritualAsksProcessDecisionNumbersAttitudeStepsKnowingAdvicePrayingBuiltStayingCounselorPleasing GodSmall Decisions Author:Mary Engelbreit
“If you make a decision, a pact with someone, your friend, you should say, 'I'm gonna do this,' and you should stick to it.” IfsShouldDecisionSticksPact Author:Erykah Badu
“By judging differently and by recognizing their female experiences and bringing them to bear on the Supreme Court's decision, Ginsburg and O'Connor both made it legitimate for people to be different.” PeopleMadeDifferentDecisionJudgingBearsFemaleCourtSupremeMade ItSupreme CourtRecognizing Author:Linda Hirshman
“There's a difference between mastering something physical and working with an animal. There's a spiritual component to working with a horse. You're dealing with the spirit of a live animal that thinks and makes decisions.” ThinkingSpiritualSpiritDifferencesDecisionAnimalHorseComponents Author:Buck Brannaman
“I've basically been able to do everything, I basically run my own career and the decisions I make - whether it's how I'm gonna roll out music, how I'm gonna play on tours, different strategies for releasing and marketing things - and that comes from being college educated and someone who's interested in that side of the business rather than only the music. If anything I think that's where the biggest direct influence comes from.” IfsThinkingDifferentPlayRunningAbleSidesMy OwnDecisionCareersInfluenceCollegeDirectStrategyMarketingEducated Author:Hoodie Allen
“My parents were my heroes and my role models. So I thought long and hard over decisions that I would make because I never wanted to disappoint them and break their hearts.” HeartLongHardWantedParentDecisionRolesBreakHeroModelsRole ModelsDisappointMy Hero Author:Dick Vitale
“Life is simple. Make good decisions and good things happen. Make bad decisions and bad things happen.” HappensLife IsSimpleDecisionGood ThingsThings HappenBad ThingsBad DecisionBad Things HappenGood DecisionLife Is Simple Author:Dick Vitale
“Sometimes, when a person gains a lot of success at a very young age, they become targets, and it's really easy to follow the crowds and not make independent decisions based on truly how you feel.” FeelsPersonsSometimesAgeYoungEasyDecisionGainsIndependentCrowdsTargetYoung AgeHow You Feel Author:Dane Cook
“It was a natural thing for me to go become a musician, and then to start writing music. I don't even really remember making a decision to go into music, it was just there for me, always. If I weren't making a living at it, I'd still be writing music.” IfsWritingStillsRememberNaturalDecisionMusicianNatural ThingsWriting MusicMaking A Living Author:Geoff Zanelli
“One thing about me, when I make a decision about something, I realize when you make choices in life, that dictates your life.” ChoicesRealizingDecisionOne ThingLife Choices Author:Chris Tucker
“The one thing that has changed dramatically when you talk to the people of New Zealand and people from Ireland? They feel a darned-sight better about themselves because they made the decision to do what they've done, and I can say to you, we would feel a bloody darned sight better about ourselves once we get an opportunity to put this [vote on same-sex marriage] out there.” PeopleFeelsMadeI CanDoneOpportunitySexDecisionOne ThingChangedVoteSightIrelandBloodyNew Zealand Author:Tony Abbott
“Everybody in the government with whom I emailed knew that I was using a personal email, and I have said it would have been a better choice to have had two separate email accounts. And I've also tried to not only take responsibility, because it was my decision, but to be as transparent as possible.” Has BeensSaidTwoGovernmentChoicesDecisionResponsibilityAccountsEmailTaking ResponsibilityTransparent Author:Hillary Clinton
“I've made the decision to adhere to three general truths when it comes to my novels: There will be a love-story element to the story, the novel will be set in eastern North Carolina, and the characters will be likeable. Then, I make each novel unique through differences in voice, perspective, age and personalities of the characters, and of course, plot.” MadeCharacterStoriesAgeThreeCoursesVoiceDifferencesDecisionNovelPerspectivePersonalityElementsUniqueLove StoryPlotEasternCarolinaNorth CarolinaLikeable Author:Nicholas Sparks
“My dad taught me that to be a writer is a decision and a habit. It's not anything lofty, and it doesn't have that much to do with inspiration. You have to develop the habit of being a certain way with yourself. You do it at the debt of honor.” WayInspirationCertainDecisionTaughtHabitDadHonorMy DadDebtLofty Author:Anne Lamott
“Lead, don't drive. And give credit. Don't blame. If an officer on your team suggested something and it worked well, give them credit. If it doesn't work well, you take the blame because you made the decision.” IfsGivingWellsMadeDecisionTeamBlameCreditOfficers Author:John Wooden
“With every decision that anyone makes, the world changes. The decision that we give our consent to is the one that remains in our consciousness, but the one that we didn't make-that alternate world goes on in its own direction. So there's uncountable numbers of alternate "us-es."” WorldGivingDecisionNumbersConsciousnessGoes OnRemainsConsent Author:Richard Bach
“"What is my highest sense of right?" we can ask at any decision point in our lives and not worry about if this is going to lose us a lot of money or is this going to make us a lot of money or whatever.” IfsAsksLosesDecisionWorryOur LivesHighestLots Of Money Author:Richard Bach
“I am fortunate to have a very helpful team that enables me to spend time doing things that are important but not necessarily urgent. People who have no such team need to also make these larger decisions so that they can cheerfully say No to that which is urgent but not important.” PeopleNeedsImportantDecisionTeamFortunateHelpfulEnd TimesUrgentSpend Time Author:Stephen Covey
“I am so thankful I had the strength and promises of a loving God to guide my choices and decisions, and to uphold me through the unbelievably dark days and times of overwhelming sorrow.” ChoicesDarkDecisionSorrowPromiseGuidesOverwhelmingLoving GodDark DaysChoices And Decisions Author:Zig Ziglar
“You mustn't regret decisions that you make. Because the decisions are made out of your gut in a way and you have to stick with them.” WayMadeDecisionRegretSticksGuts Author:Sydney Pollack
“I make films, and I hope that people come to see them. If they don't, I pay a big price. But I can't make decisions where I would change my own standards or my own taste in order to court the public in some way.” PeopleIfsWayI CanBigsFilmOrderMy OwnDecisionPayTasteStandardsCourt Author:Sydney Pollack
“I don't think you make a choice to be an artist. There was no decision for me. I've been expressing myself this way since I can remember.” ThinkingWayI CanRememberArtistChoicesDecision Author:Yoko Ono
“The first step to forgiveness is the desire to do it, no matter how you feel toward the person who hurt you. Then you make the decision to do it which means it's a firm decision that won't change when your feelings change. The next step is to depend on the Holy Spirit to help you do what you've decided to do.” FeelsFirstsMeanPersonsMatterHelpingFeelingsSpiritDesireNextHurtDecisionStepsDependsHolyDecidedFirmHoly SpiritFirst StepsHow You FeelNext StepsFirm DecisionsFeelings Change Author:Joyce Meyer
“Make every decision based on your last years of life instead of your next 10.” YearsLastsNextDecisionLast YearYears Of Life Author:Gary Vaynerchuk
“Acting is everything to me and it's at the core of every decision. Whatever importance costumes, details, lights, camera, dialogue and everything else have, if the acting is bad, cheap, or overdone everything else is just gone.” IfsLightDecisionActingGoneImportanceCamerasDetailsCoreDialogueCostumes Author:Xavier Dolan
“What motivates every other decision artistically or technically is the acting. This is what motivates everything. Never can a camera move be incompatible with the emotion of the actor at that moment. The movement, the style, the atmosphere, everything is dictated by the actor.” MomentsMovingActorsDecisionActingEmotionStyleMovementCamerasAtmosphereThat Moment Author:Xavier Dolan
“I do feel that movies and music do have the power to slightly influence a person's decision. I believe that if violence is not in a person, then the film is not going to encourage them.” PeopleIfsFeelsBelievePersonsFilmI BelieveDecisionViolenceInfluenceMovies And Music Author:Morris Chestnut
“I've never gone through an audition process or anything. In most of my decisions like that, I just kind of feel it out: You know, do I feel comfortable with this person?” KnowsFeelsKindPersonsProcessDecisionGoneComfortableAuditions Author:James Mercer
“Caution is an important quality in a leader, but it has to be caution followed by decision. Caution followed by ambivalence can be a weakness.” ImportantDecisionQualityLeaderWeaknessCautionAmbivalence Author:Leon Panetta
“It matters that there's diversity on the court. I think it makes for better lawmaking, because you have people with more diverse range of judgment and who are going to make a better decision on the law.” PeopleThinkingMatterLawDecisionDiversityJudgmentCourtRangeDiverse Author:Rachel Maddow
“When you're making a purchasing decision around an appliance or a car or a home, that's when to take the environment into mind, but don't dwell so much on paper versus plastic.” MindHomeDecisionEnvironmentCarPaperPlasticVersusPurchasingAppliances Author:Chip Giller
“The audience makes the decision of what kind of actor they want to watch. I always have said in the last 20 years, the real boss is the audience.” WantKindSaidRealActorsDecisionWatchesAudienceBossReal Boss Author:Jet Li
“My decision to view the world through novels, as it were, which is a typically European way of looking at things, became a heavy burden for me. But I took it on consciously, even though it was torture for me.” WorldWayDecisionViewsNovelBurdenHeavyTortureHeavy Burdens Author:Orhan Pamuk
“The political system of the People's Republic of China can make things easy. Decisions are made quickly and results come quickly, too. In our democracy [in India], on the other hand, such things are extremely difficult.” PeopleMadeHandsPoliticalEasyDifficultDecisionResultsDemocracyIndiaChinaRepublicPolitical Systems Author:Ratan Tata
“In New York, you are constantly faced with this very urgent decision that you have to make, about every twenty minutes...you have to decide, immediately, you have to go "Ohmigod. Do I look at the most beautiful woman in the world or the craziest guy in the world?"” WorldLooksHumorFunnyBeautifulGuyDecisionMinutesNew YorkTwentiesUrgentBeautiful WomenCraziestMost Beautiful Woman In The World Author:David Cross
“You've a very important, early decision to make in your life: are you going to be alone, or are you going to be with somebody else? Are you going to be sane, or not lonely? A couple is a strange thing; it's an organism that's half as intelligent as the most intelligent member. And you both know who it is!” KnowsImportantHumorFunnyDecisionHalfStrangeCoupleMembersLonelyIntelligentSaneOrganismsStrange Things Author:Dylan Moran
“I'm sick of Soup Of The Day, man. It's time we make a decision. I need to know what Soup From Now On is.” KnowsMenNeedsHumorFunnyDecisionSickSoup Author:Mitch Hedberg
“I do have more directorial control over animation, because it's like trial and error: If something doesn't work, you can always go back and change certain things. Whereas in live action, every day is a challenge, and you have to make decisions on an hourly basis. So in live action I have more freedom as a director, but in animation, I have more control over the final product.” IfsActionCertainChallengesDecisionProductsDirectorsBasesErrorsFinalsTrialsAnimationTrial And Error Author:Mamoru Oshii
“I make my decisions and my judgments not based on what a prime minister of another country says, but based on what my principles tell me... how may DNA guides me.” MayCountryDecisionPrinciplesJudgmentGuidesMinistersPrimePrime MinisterDnaGuide Me Author:Steve Israel
“Mediocre founders spend a lot of time talking about grand plans, but they never quite make a decision.” DecisionTalkingPlansFoundersMediocreNever Quit Author:Sam Altman
“If someone is getting every decision wrong, that's when you need to act, and at that point it'll be painfully aware to everyone.” IfsNeedsDecisionTeam Author:Sam Altman
“You don't get to make their decisions but you do get to choose the decision makers.” DecisionTeamMakersDecision Makers Author:Sam Altman
“Create tools that enable people to make decisions at the same level, ideally, of fidelity that that you would make them yourself.” PeopleDecisionLevelsToolsFidelity Author:Keith Rabois
“The office environment that people live in and work in, dictates your culture and how people make decisions.” PeopleCultureDecisionEnvironmentOffice Author:Keith Rabois
“When you're making a critical decision, you have to understand how it's going to be interpreted from all points of view. Not just your point of view, not just the person you're talking to, but the people that aren't in the room. Everybody else.” PeoplePersonsDecisionRoomsViewsTalkingManagementCriticalPoint Of ViewCritical Decisions Author:Ben Horowitz