Quotes about Decision-making

The secret to following God's will, I discovered, usually is wrapped up in rejecting the good for God's best.

Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.

Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.

God doesn't want us to be happy when it causes us to do something wrong or unwise

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

I actually don't think that I'm that much smarter than anybody else. It's just that I frequently just seem to know what to do, and I think that's wisdom.

To know when to be generous and when to be firm -- this is wisdom.

We all create the person we become by our choices as we go through life. In a very real sense, by the time we are adult, we are the sum total of the choices we have made.

There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And Vanity comes along and asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But Conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?'

Sometimes you have to marinate instead of making a quick decision. I appreciate my instincts, but my instincts can be dead wrong. Circumspection can give you time.

What might seem like a good idea to somebody at 21 is probably not going to seem like a good idea at 50, but you don't know that until you get there.