Quotes about Decisiveness

Be true to yourself. You know what's right. Don't let someone else decide for you.

Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time.

Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.

Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.

Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.

Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one.

President Bush gave me a tremendous opportunity to serve as the vice president. I enjoyed very much having the opportunity to be a part of his team. He told me at the outset, he wanted me to sign on to be a part of his team - and he was true to his word, kept it. He was tough. He was decisive. He was also a pretty good politician.

the leader must 1) avoid getting swamped in detail; 2) not be petty; 3) not be pompous; 4) know how to select people to fit the task; 5) trust others to do a job without the leader's meddling; 6) be capable of clear decisions; 7) inspire confidence.

Perhaps we have become too analytical to take decisive action. We may be spending too much time studying our problems and not enough time solving them.

Whatever the reason, too many are no longer willing to call evil by its name. There is no vision. And when there is no vision, the people perish.

Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.

Make the right decision even when nobody's looking and you will always turn out okay