Decisions We Make Quotes - Page 2

• What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control.

  Paul Ryan

  Impact, Today, Debt

  "Rep. Paul Ryan on Deficit Reduction; Gov. Haley Barbour on 2012 Presidential Politics". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. February 13, 2011.

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• Life is savagely unfair. It ignores our deep-seated convictions and places a disproportionate emphasis on the decisions we make in split seconds.

  Chris Cleave

  Splits, Life Is, Unfair

  Chris Cleave (2012). “Chris Cleave Ebook Boxed Set: Little Bee, Incendiary, Gold”, p.304, Simon and Schuster

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• Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.

  Joyce Meyer

  Feelings, Quality, May

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• In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment - independent will - that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day.

  Stephen Covey

  Independent, Self Confidence, Imagination

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.203, Simon and Schuster

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• You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.

  Brad Meltzer

  Decision, Cost, Life Decision

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• I write books because I have always been fascinated by stories and language, and because I love thinking about what makes people tick. Writing a story... 'The Giver' or any other... is simply an exploration of the nature of behavior: why people do what they do, how it affects others, how we change and grow, and what decisions we make along the way.

  Lois Lowry

  Love, Book, Writing

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• Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

  Sharon Salzberg

  Hard Work, Choices, Action

  FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Oct 13, 2012

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• Some people believe God is involved in every little decision we make. Some people believe you're given the free will to make the decisions. Sometimes people believe God is not involved at all.

  Dean Cain

  Believe, People, Littles

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• All we have is the story we tell. Everything we do, every decision we make, our strength, weakness, motivation, history, and character-what we believe-none of it is real; it's all part of the story we tell. But here's the thing: it's our goddamned story!

  Jess Walter

  Life, Motivation, Real

  Jess Walter (2013). “Beautiful Ruins”, p.237, Penguin UK

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• Success emerges from the quality of the decisions we make and the quantity of luck we receive. We can't control luck. But we can control the way we make choices.

  Chip Heath

  Choices, Luck, Quality

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• We all have the power to choose how we are going to handle every situation we are faced with throughout our lives. We are in control of the decision we make whether it's about work, relationships, parenting, or our health.

  Jennifer Hudson

  Power, Work Relationships, Situation

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• Our destiny and ultimate fate depend upon our daily decisions. . . .Tomorrow's joy or tomorrow's despair has its roots in decisions we make today. . . . Those who stand at the threshold of life always waiting for the right time to change are like the man who stands at the bank of a river waiting for the water to pass so he can cross on dry land.

  Joseph B. Wirthlin

  Fate, Destiny, Men

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• The Domino Effect could stand for anything. It could be just the simple game of the domino rocks falling off one after another, all kinds of decision we make that come back to our face. For example take an anorexic model that stops eating until she dies, or the bombs that a are thrown in a war and the effect they have on people, or even something simple as listening to a record that you like until you get bored of it and leave it in your shelf.

  Leo Lionni

  War, Fall, Simple

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• We have a lot of problems in this country. It's going to put pressure on the budget and we're going to have to make some hard decisions. But the decisions we make are to prioritize the middle class.

  David B. Axelrod

  Country, Class, Pressure

  "Bill Clinton, campaign strategists, Colo. Senate debate". Meet the Press Netcast, www.nbcnews.com.

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• Without being legalistic, we should be careful and wise in all decisions we make.

  Craig Groeschel

  Wise, Should, Be Careful

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• We need to make people understand that there is a definite connection between what happens in their everyday lives and the decisions we make in Washington, D.C.

  Lucille Roybal-Allard

  People, Everyday, Connections

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• No other advanced nation endures this kind of violence. None. Here in America, the murder rate is three times what it is in other developed nations. The murder rate with guns is ten times what it is in other developed nations. And there's nothing inevitable about it. It comes about because of decisions we make or fail to make. And it falls upon us to make it different.

  Barack Obama

  Fall, Gun, America

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• The decisions we make about the Internet don't affect just the Internet – they are answers to basic questions about the relationship each citizen has to the government and about the extent to which we trust one another with the full range of fundamental rights granted by the Constitution.

  Mike Godwin

  Rights, Government, Citizens

  Mike Godwin (1998). “Cyber Rights: Defending Free Speech in the Digital Age”, Crown Business

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• Without your voice being heard in Washington, the decisions we make aren't as good. I would urge women to consider public service. And if you want to run, give me a call. I'll help.

  Kirsten Gillibrand

  Running, Voice, Giving

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• Unity will not make us rich, but it can make it difficult for Africa and the African peoples to be disregarded and humiliated. And it will, therefore, increase the effectiveness of the decisions we make and try to implement for our development. My generation led Africa to political freedom. The current generation of leaders and peoples of Africa must pick up the flickering torch of African freedom, refuel it with their enthusiasm and determination, and carry it forward.

  Julius Nyerere

  Determination, Effectiveness, Leader

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• The decisions we make in Washington have a direct impact on the people in our country, obviously.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Impact, People

  George W. Bush (1982). “Public paper of the presidents of the United States”, p.1464, Government Printing Office

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• Positioning the brand and regaining trust are all smart things for us to do and those are the litmus tests for any decisions we make.

  John McKinley

  Trust, Smart, Tests

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• Hope is a decision we make, a choice to believe that God can take the adversity, the disappointment, the heartache, and the pain of our journeys and use these to accomplish his purposes.

  Adam Hamilton

  Pain, Disappointment, Believe

  Adam Hamilton (2011). “The Journey, Expanded Large Print Edition: Walking the Road to Bethlehem”, p.73, Abingdon Press

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• But what does it mean to be on God's side? I believe it starts with focusing on the common good - not just in politics, but in all the decisions we make in our personal, family, vocational, financial, communal, and, public lives. That old but always new ethic simply says we must care for more than just ourselves or our own group. We must care for our neighbor as well, and for the health of the life we share with one another. It echoes a very basic tenet of Christianity and other faiths - love your neighbor as yourself - still the most transformational ethic in history.

  Jim Wallis

  Believe, Love You, Mean

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• Rest is a decision we make. Rest is choosing to do nothing when we have too much to do, slowing down when we feel pressure to go faster, stopping instead of starting. Rest is listening to our weariness and responding to our tiredness, not to what is making us tired. Rest is what happens when we say one simple word: “No!

  Mike Yaconelli

  Tired, Simple, Listening

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