Apollonius impressed on me the need to make decisions for myself instead of depending on the hazards of chance, and never for a moment to leave reason out of sight.
Decide - Decision Quotes
This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.
There is nothing more to be esteemed than a manly firmness and decision of character. I like a person who knows his own mind and sticks to it; who sees at once what, in given circumstances, is to be done, and does it.
If someone tells you he is going to make a “realistic decision,” you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.
The die is cast.
If you spend too much time warming up, you’ll miss the race. If you don’t warm up at all, you may not finish the race.
The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillation, and the effect of decisiveness itself ‘makes things go’ and creates confidence.
The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak becomes a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong.
When making a decision of minor importance I’ve found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, the decision should come from the unconscious, from somewhere within ourselves… by the deep inner needs of ourselves.
Ever notice that ‘what the hell’ is always the right decision?
