“To the extent to which the pull that moves me really is irresistible, like an invincibly strong addiction, the normal procedures of evaluation, deliberation, choice, decision, etc. that constitute the substance of our political life are not operating. The same is true of overwhelming aversion. The person being tortured who simply wants it to stop, period, is also not a good model for an agent acting politically.” WantPersonsMovingPoliticalChoicesStrongDecisionActingPeriodsNormalModelsAddictionAgentsSubstanceEtcOverwhelmingProceduresIrresistibleAversionEvaluationDeliberationPolitical Life Book:Philosophy and Real Politics Source: Philosophy and Real Politics
“I have a friend, a pastor, who applied with me and 419 other people for 25 seats on a special advisory board. Though I believed she was infinitely more qualified than me, she wasn't selected and I was. When I saw her at her church weeks later, I asked her how she felt about the decision. While disappointment, self-doubt and defeat would have been normal reactions to the Board's decision, my friend said she felt great. 'How come?' I asked. She said with a smile, 'I just figured God had something better in store for me.'” PeopleHas BeensSaidSelfFeltChurchDecisionDoubtSawsWeekSpecialNormalMy FriendsDefeatDisappointmentStoresReactionsBoardsSeatsPastorQualifiedSomething BetterSelectedSelf-doubtAdvisory Author:Jack Canfield
“You can start over again! Don't even think about quitting now! It is easy to replay in your mind how things did not work, how much you lost, what you are going through, how angry you are. There is no amount of conversation or magic that is going to wipe the slate clean. You are wasting valuable time and energy that could be used to regain a new normal and start another version of your life. Even though you are hurt and you may be feeling down — stop kicking yourself! Face what has happened. Make the decision to start over again.” ThinkingMindMayFeelingsFacesUsedEnergyLostEasyHurtDecisionHappenedMagicAmountConversationNormalAngryCleanValuableQuittingVersionsWasting TimeNew BeginningsChanging Your LifeWipeStarting OverBeginningKickingSlateFresh StartTime And EnergyDon't Waste Your TimeGiving Up Is Not An OptionNever SurrenderReplayFeeling DownValuable TimeNew Normal Author:Les Brown
“Have you taken the decision of war? Then, you are sick! Have you participated the war? Then, you are sick! Do you produce guns? Then, you are sick! Refuse all of them and be healthy, be human, be normal, be a real man!” MenHumansWarRealDecisionTakenProduceHealthyNormalGunSickRefuseReal Men Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“There are so many opportunities to make a bad decision in building a robot company on top of all the normal ways that entrepreneurs screw up that it is incredibly difficult to truly create value because it is so cost-sensitive.” WayValuesOpportunityDifficultDecisionCompanyBuildingCostNormalEntrepreneurSensitiveScrewsRobotsScrew UpsBad Decision Author:Colin Angle
“I feel like as I've gotten older I've unfortunately come to the decision that a lot of people who seem normal and boring maybe are normal and boring.” PeopleFeelsSeemsDecisionNormalBoring Author:Curtis Sittenfeld
“The International Control Commission isn't doing anything, it's never done anything. What good does it do to be on it or not? Before opening the embassy in Hanoi, I gave it a lot of thought, but it wasn't really a painful decision. American policy in Vietnam is what it is, in Saigon the situation is anything but normal, and I'm happy to have done what I did.” DoeDoneDecisionSituationPolicyNormalInternationalPainfulOpeningVietnamEmbassySaigonHanoi Author:Indira Gandhi
“You can't make decisions if there are no charges or issues to deal with. So it's quite normal to wait until there is some reason to react.” IfsReasonWaitingDecisionDealsIssuesNormal Author:Bernie Ecclestone
“The economy and its dismal status is the result of policy decisions that Obama has made and put into place. It's not the quirk of fate. It's not that America's best days are over. It's not that America's past was a fad or a quirk. It's not that the great economic days of the eighties were illegitimate or unreal. It's not that this is the new normal. It's not that all of the greatness in the past was undeserved. It is precisely because of Obama policies implemented since 2009 that this country is in the shape it's in.” MadeCountryAmericaPastDecisionResultsEconomyFateEconomicPolicyGreatnessShapesNormalOver ItEightyUnrealFadsQuirksNew Normal Author:Rush Limbaugh
“When you're inside and you have no control and when you're the 14-year-old version of Frances Farmer, you know, you have reasons to be angry. You have reasons to be angry when your parents, who are very sheltered themselves, make decisions as to what you should experience in your life and what's normal and what's not.” KnowsShouldYearsReasonParentDecisionNormalAngryVersionsFranceFarmers Author:Eddie Vedder