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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
One of the most depressing things about President Donald Trump's decision to roll back elements of the Cuba opening is how predictable it was.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course I realize that photography is not the technical facility as much as it is the eye, and this decision that one makes for the moment at which you are going to snap, you know.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If a scientist sidesteps their scientific peers, and chooses to take an apparently changeable, frightening and technical scientific case directly to the public, then that is a deliberate decision, and one that can't realistically go unnoticed.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Doctors and patients need as much data as possible to make an informed decision about what treatment is best.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Look - this is the terror of being a founder & CEO. It is all your fault. Every decision, every person you hire, every dumb thing you buy or do - ultimately, you're at the end.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A wartime C.E.O. may not delegate. They make every decision based on the next product release. They may use a lot of profanity.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Survival is not about being fearless. It's about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The problem with the West is that they start with political reform going towards democracy. If you want to go towards democracy, the first thing is to involve the people in decision making, not to make it.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Moral choices do not depend on personal preference and private decision but on right reason and, I would add, divine order.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you know how the coach ticks and how he wants to play football, it makes the decision easier. But for the main part, I came to England because of the club Manchester United.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My desire to exit the game is greater than my desire to remain in it. I have searched my heart through and through and feel comfortable with this decision.
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- Nov 07, 2020