Quotes about Decisiveness

Well, I must say, Algernon, that I think it is high time that Mr. Bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. This shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. Nor do I in any way approve of the modern sympathy with invalids. I consider it morbid. Illness of any kind is hardly a thing to be encouraged in others. Health is the primary duty of life.

That was the voice of one who knew his own mind.

The leaders in every walk of life decide quickly, and firmly. That is the major reason why they are leaders. The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

Some things don't need to be cut back. They need to be cut off.

Never wound a snake; kill it.

Overreacting may impair our mental functioning. Decisiveness is hindered by worrying about what other people think, telling ourselves we have to be perfect, and telling ourselves to hurry. We falsely believe we can't make the "wrong" choice, we'll never have another chance, and the whole world waits and rises on this particular decision. We don't have to do these things to ourselves.

He ends our indecision and liberates us from the oppression of false deadlines and myopic vision.

Become a worry-slapper. Treat frets like mosquitoes. Do you procrastinate when a bloodsucking bug lights on your skin? 'I'll take care of it in a moment.' Of course you don't! You give the critter the slap it deserves. Be equally decisive with anxiety.

When the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

The first time the temptation comes, meet it in such a decided manner that it will never be repeated!

In politics and life, timing is everything.