“There came a time in my life when I doubted the divinity of the Scriptures, and I resolved as a lawyer and a judge I would try the Book as I would try anything in the courtroom, taking evidence for and against. It was a long, serious and profound study and using the same principles of evidence in this religious matter as I always do in secular matters, I have come to the decision that the Bible is a supernatural Book, that it has come from God, and that the only safety for the human race is to follow its teachings.” TryingHumansLongBookMatterReligiousDecisionRacePrinciplesStudyTeachingSeriousJudgingEvidenceSafetyProfoundLawyerScriptureHuman RaceDivinitySecularDoubtedCourtroom Author:Salmon P. Chase
“I think there are three types of actors. There are the ones that do the ego thing, which is "I'm never going to look bad in a movie, ever." This is mostly the action film dudes, like, "Nah, hell no. He ain't punchin' me! I'd whoop his ass!" Then you've got the activist type who bases their decisions in the development of a character on what it symbolizes to society - what the ethical code is. And then the third type is a true thespian who doesn't give a flying rat's ass what it is as long as it's deep, powerful, and painful, and they will dive in headfirst. I really respect those people.” PeopleThinkingGivingLooksLongCharacterActionFilmThreeActorsDecisionPowerfulHellTypeDevelopmentEgoThirdsBasesPainfulFlyingAssCodeActivistEthicalRatsAction FilmsThespians Author:Michelle Rodriguez
“Although the decision to get a dog can seem light on the surface, it's actually a long-term commitment much like a human mate. The consequences of a bad decision can be difficult for everyone involved.” HumansLongLightSeemsDifficultTermDecisionDogInvolvedCommitmentConsequenceSurfaceLong TermMatesBad Decision Author:Elizabeth Holmes
“Once we have a sense of how long a decision should take, we generally should delay the moment of decision until the last possible instant. If we have an hour, we should wait 59 minutes before responding. If we have a year, we should wait 364 days. Even if we have just half a second, we should wait as long as we possibly can ... Life might be a race against time but it is enriched when we rise above our instincts and stop the clock to process and understand what we are doing and why. A wise decision requires reflection, and reflection requires a pause.” IfsShouldYearsLongMomentsMightLastsWaitingProcessHoursDecisionRaceHalfWiseMinutesReflectionInstinctClockInstantPausesDelayRise AboveRespondingWise DecisionRace Against Time Author:Frank Partnoy
“I think electric cars can help save Detroit. They reflect good decision-making, and there has been bad decision making in the auto industry for so long, in my view.” ThinkingLongHas BeensHelpingDecisionViewsCarIndustryDecision MakingElectricDetroitBad DecisionGood DecisionElectric CarAuto Industry Author:Chris Paine
“It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.” MayLongImportantTermDecisionStreetsWallLong TermInvestorsQuartersCeoLensesInitialsExitRushingOptimal Author:Roelof Botha
“Chess computers do not sweat during time pressure and commit costly blunders. Furthermore, the strength of these programs (over and above their faultless recall processes) lies in their capacity to make relatively superficial tactical decisions with incredible speed. Positional values, long-range strategy, aesthetic judgment, and political astuteness remain staples of human performance, man vs. machine results in the foreseeable future to the contrary not withstanding.” MenHumansLongPoliticalLyingValuesProcessDecisionResultsJudgmentComputerCapacityProgramMachinesPerformancesPressureStrategyIncrediblesSpeedContraryChessCommitRangeSweatAestheticRecallsSuperficialBlundersStaplesTacticalWithstanding Author:Ira Carmen
“The only mental games in ski racing is the mental game against yourself. Is the whole goal of life preserving your life as long as you can? No. The goal is to enjoy your life, challenge yourself, to sometimes make stupid decisions-which are sometimes fun and sometimes idiotic and sometimes just a big fat mistake you regret.” LongSometimesWholeBigsGamesFunEnjoyGoalChallengesDecisionMistakeStupidRegretFatsRacingLife GoalSkisIdioticChallenge YourselfLife ChallengesEnjoy Your LifeSki RacingStupid Decision Author:Bode Miller
“Our culture teaches us that making significant changes takes a long time and is difficult to do. This is simply NOT true. Change happens in an instant. It is not a process - it is something you do in an instant by simply making a decision.” LongHappensCultureProcessDifficultDecisionTeachLong TimeSignificantInstantSignificant Change Author:Tony Robbins
“We often put off doing something for as long as possible, then as we finally make the decision and step into the action, we're surprised by its relative ease. We're left to wonder why we dreaded it until we realize that most of life's actions are within our reach, but decisions take willpower.” LongActionLeftRealizingDecisionWonderStepsEaseRelativeWillpower Author:Robert McKee
“It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy.” MayLongTermDecisionEffectsFinancialCreditDebtCardsConsumersLong TermImperativesCredit CardBankruptcyPitfallsCredit Card Debt Author:Daniel Kahikina Akaka
“[W]omen's magazines know that more than two thirds of women pray each day so they tend to promote "spirituality" which is warm, soft, fuzzy, and "me-centered, " rather than religion, which is definitely not. Shot with a soft-focus lens, spirituality in women's media has morphed into another method of stress reduction. Lulling and inoffensive, spirituality is more about taking long walks and buying $65 Jo Malone scented candles than making ethical decisions or moral judgments. It's another way to calm ourselves, refresh ourselves, or applaud ourselves.” KnowsWayLongTwoSpiritualityDecisionWalksMoralFocusMediaPrayingJudgmentShotsThirdsStressMethodCalmWarmMagazinesEach DayBuyingEthicalCandleLensesAnother WayReductionFuzzyOmenLong WalksMoral JudgmentScented CandlesStress Reduction Author:Myrna Blyth
“Individual and institutional investors alike frequently demonstrate an inability to make long-term investment decisions based on business fundamentals.” LongIndividualTermDecisionFundamentalsInvestmentLong TermInvestorsInability Author:Seth Klarman
“There is, therefore, wisdom in reserving one's decisions as long as possible and until all the facts and forces that will be potent at the moment are revealed.” LongMomentsFactsForceDecision Book:Triumph and Tragedy Source: Triumph and Tragedy