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Decision Quotes
The weight of a choice, before and after it's made.
This page collects decision quotes spanning military campaigns, a wartime scientific effort that ultimately went nowhere, and the personal calculus behind everyday choices, like skipping a workout for a role. One entry recalls the internal tug-of-war before founding Teach For America. See our Choice for a closer look at that moment of deciding.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have made a decision that in future, I will only take on movies that have a better than 75 per cent chance of being made, and that's not easy.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Citizens United decision dramatically intensified the political gridlock in our country.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The decision in Citizens United said that money equals speech, a position that I - and a vast majority of Americans, in poll after poll - could not disagree with more.
- Comfort
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- Nov 07, 2020
Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Teamwork is a strategic decision.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't make a decision not to be married and not to be a mother - life just turned out like that because my involvement in acting was so total.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Movements begin when oppressed people make - and keep remaking - a deeply inward decision to stop consenting to external demands that contradict a critical inner truth, the truth that they are worthy of respect.
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- Nov 07, 2020
While it can feel unfair to have to make a career decision because of a morally deficient boss, doing so can sometimes lead you in the right direction, if a bit faster than you otherwise would have preferred.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a Libra. That means that I can make a decision, but only after much thought.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The decision on how philanthropic money is spent is made on the whims and personal interests of the wealthy, rather than what is best.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Arresting and detaining these dangerous people can make sense, at least until a final decision is reached on their deportation. However, such detention must always be subject to time limits and court review.
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- Nov 07, 2020