Decide Upon

Niccolo Machiavelli Political Philosopher, Historian

"Men generally decide upon a middle course, which is most hazardous, for they know neither how to be entirely good nor entirely bad."

Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

"To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs."

Ralph Waldo Emerson Essayist, Philosopher, Poet

"Whatever you do, you need courage."

Willa Cather Novelist, Short Story Writer

"Every artist knows that there is no such thing as "freedom" in art. The first thing an artist does when he begins a new work is to lay down the barriers and limitations; he decides upon a certain composition, a certain key, a certain relation of creatures or objects to each other. He is never free, and the more splendid his imagination, the more intense his feeling, the farther he goes from general truth and general emotion."