Decisions Quotes

He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.

I've been around racing a fairly long time, but when it comes to the important issues, I'm happy to let others make the big decisions.

We're on the verge of a financial collapse unless we balance the budget, and that means some really, really tough decisions.

It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally be done again: and therefore they take special care to record all the decisions formerly made against common justice and the general reason of mankind.

I like to think I would not have approved those methods in the past, but I do not fault those who made the decisions at that time, and I will absolutely defend those who carried out the interrogations within the orders they were given.

When you see how the President makes political or policy decisions, you see who he is. The essence of the Presidency is decision-making.

I did pose for 'Black and White' magazine, a prestigious, artistic publication, several years ago... I did this as a piece of art and make no apologies for the creative decisions I've made as an artist in my 20-year career.

That D.C. grand jury investigation of Abramoff can't go on forever. Eventually the lawyers at the Public Integrity Section will go to their bosses with some decisions about just who they want to indict. That's when Al Gonzales will have to show his cards.

And as a Member of this body, I believe firmly that States do have rights, and I believe that local communities have rights, and they have made decisions to allow these businesses to prosper as they are a big part of their economy.

The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions.

President Obama is making the tough decisions to get our country going in the right direction, has taken our economy from job losses to 15 straight months of job gains, cut taxes 26 times, and focused like a laser on getting the middle class back on its feet while those campaigning to replace him have failed to show they can lead on these issues.

I have had many Ashfield people say to me that they might not agree with my political views or my decisions but that they supported my right to be heard.

It's great to go on your own and discover new things just for yourself, to meet new people and all that. If you're all on your own, then there is nobody there to guide you and you have to make all the decisions for yourself. It's quite liberating in a way.

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.

The movie business is very much like that: people in authority making purely emotional decisions instead of interesting rational ones.

I know how important it is to have your quarterback standing upright. Matter of fact, I know how important it is not to allow someone hit on him period because I want him to think that this pocket is completely safe, no one is going to get to me and I got all the time in the world to make whatever decisions I need to make.

Obviously, if the commander makes certain decisions that the reporter thinks is inhibiting his right to report a legitimate story, he has to appeal to the commander's boss to get that changed.

You cannot make easy decisions unless you first commit yourself to hard solutions.

After years of making wrong decisions in my life, in 1977 I found out that it was all right to be square, simple, and sober.

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.

Do not be afraid to make decisions, do not be afraid to make mistakes.

It is one of my pet hates when I see players who have agents who do everything for them. They don't know how to set up their own bank accounts, they don't know what they are spending their money on and they can't make their own decisions.

Despite my involvement in difficult and sometimes controversial questions I have received consistent support from the people of Ashfield. They have recognised that it is necessary to take difficult decisions, that newspapers do not always report fairly or accurately.

If a decision-making process is flawed and dysfunctional, decisions will go awry.

Sometimes decisions get made and it ends up being God doing for you what you couldn't do for yourself.

Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.

I made career decisions that came from the part of me who wanted to shun the limelight.

There are definitely worse people to be compared with. I think Brad Pitt makes interesting decisions.

I've got to make some decisions just like any other player that has ever played this game, that eventually the clock stops, their basketball clock stops.

Food decisions - do I eat this or not? - are always going to be there.