“I've gone up for loads of jobs in the past that I knew were going to be terrible, and I've done my best, and I still haven't got them. So I think I've been lucky in who's decided I'd be worthy of their time.” ThinkingStillsDoneJobsPastGoneHavensTerribleLuckyDecidedWorthyLoad Author:Chris O'Dowd
“I thought long and hard about my future this past year and during the offseason, and I've decided 2015 will be the last time I compete for a championship.” YearsLongHardLastsPastDecidedChampionshipLast TimeMy FutureOffseason Author:Jeff Gordon
“Since Martin Luther closed his eyes, no such son of our people has appeared again. It has been decided that we shall be the first to witness his reappearance.... I think the time is past when one may not say the names of Hitler and Luther in the same breath. They belong together; they are of the same old stamp.” PeopleThinkingFirstsMayHas BeensEyeTogetherPastNamesSonDecidedBreathsWitnessHis EyesStampsLuther Author:Bernhard Rust
“The Evangelistic Harvest is always urgent. The destiny of men and of nations is always being decided. Every generation is strategic. We are not responsible for the past generation, and we cannot bear the full responsibility for the next one; but we do have our generation. God will hold us responsible as to how well we fulfill our responsibilities to this age and take advantage of our opportunities.” MenWellsAgePastNextOpportunityNationsResponsibilityDestinyGenerationsBearsAdvantageDecidedResponsibleGods WillHarvestUrgentStrategicOur GenerationThe Next OnePast Generations Author:Billy Graham
“Sometimes we say we want an end to hate or racism or sexism. But we all participate in keeping these structures alive. If everyone decided to relinquish the past what would happen to people who feel that there hasn't been proper atonement made to them? And what happens to the person who feels that the constant atonement is their identity?” PeopleIfsWantFeelsPersonsMadeEndsSometimesHappensPastHateAliveIdentityRacismDecidedStructureConstantSexismAtonement Author:Chris Abani
“The past several months have brought on much introspection, and I have decided that while my desire to compete on Sundays is still and always will be there, my willingness to commit to the preparation necessary to play another season has waned to a level that I feel is no longer adequate to meet the demands of the position.” FeelsStillsPlayPastDesireLevelsPositionMonthsDemandDecidedSeasonsCommitPreparationSundayWillingnessIntrospectionAdequate Author:Kerry Collins
“The man in gray decided to take the Glen Suite of diamonds at midnight. Provided they were still in the apartment safe and the occupants away. This he needed to know. So he watched and he waited. At half past seven he was rewarded.” KnowsMenStillsPastLiteratureHalfHe ManNeededSafeDecidedSevenGrayDiamondApartmentMidnight Book:The Fourth Protocol Source: The Fourth Protocol
“I've thought a lot about how if something horrible happened, and if it were like 'The Road' situation, I've decided I don't want to survive past the death of society as we know it.” IfsKnowsWantPastSituationHappenedDecidedHorrible Author:Gillian Jacobs
“Three days after my boyfriend left me, I discovered a closetful of his clothes. I thought of what I'd done in the past (bundling them up and sending them, COD: distributing them to my friends) even as I already had the scissors in hand and was cutting his shirts and a pair of pants into teeny pieces. When there was nothing left of his ghost except a large pile of cloth, I decided to learn how to quilt.” DoneHandsPastThreeLeftPiecesCuttingClothesMy FriendsDecidedGhostShirtsPairsPantsMy BoyfriendScissorsQuilts Author:Anne Elizabeth Moore