Quotes about Decision-making

Even though conditions such as lack of sleep, insuffcient food and various mental stresses may suggest that the inmates were bound to react in certain ways, in the final analysis it becomes clear that the sort of person the prisoner became was the result of an inner decision, and not the result of camp influences alone. Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him—mentally and spiritually.

To put the question in general terms would be comparable to the question posed to a chess champion: "Tell me, Master, what is the best move in the world?" There simply is no such thing as the best or even a good move apart from a particular situation in a game and the particular personality of one's opponent.

never permit the patient to pass to the doctor the responsibility of judging.

man is ultimately self-determining. Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become in the next moment.

Live as if you living for the second time and had acted as wrongly the first time as you are about to act now.

Well, I really don't advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married.

If you knew what a conflict goes on in the business mind, when the business mind is divided between good-natured impulse and business appearances, you would be amused, Mr. Darnay.

Conservatism is the policy of make no change and consult your grandmother when in doubt.

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage — pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically — to say "no" to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger "yes" burning inside.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

I fought all my life for women to make their own choices, in their personal and professional lives. I made mine.

Personal experiences affect the facts that judges choose to see.