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"You need an infinite stretch of time ahead of you to start to think, infinite energy to make the smallest decision. The world is getting denser. The immense number of useless projects is bewildering. Too many things have to be put in to balance up an uncertain scale. You can't disappear anymore. You die in a state of total indecision."
"People listen for cues - when they are searching for a decision, they look to people they know. Young people can be apathetic in certain ways unless they hear from someone they like and admire about why they should be engaged and involved. If someone you love is doing a rally or concert, you may be engaged to register."
"The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass ... What is implied in these nuances of social standing is the respect we pay to choice. The exile appears to have made a decision, while the refugee is the very image of helplessness."
"Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children."
"Ultimately this issue is on us. We're the ones who make the decisions about what our kids eat."
"Sometimes you make up your mind about something without knowing why, and your decision persists by the power of inertia. Every year it gets harder to change."
"I have often said that we have two UNs; the UN that is a Secretariat, that implements the mandates handed over to it by the General Assembly and the Security Council, and the UN that is the member states who sit in the Council, take the decisions, hand over the mandates, or take decisions in the General Assembly."
"Logic pervades the world; the limits of the world are also the limits of logic."
"Today’s decision was a victory for people all across this country whose lives will be more secure."
"[When I ordered 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan] that was the first time in which I looked out at a crowd of West Point graduates and knew that some of those might not come back because of that decision."
"Absolute freedom does not exist; what does exist is the freedom to choose anything you like and then commit yourself to that decision."
"Every soldier, every cop who's faced with a decision to make, a life or death, does the best he or she can."
"You are here and you are allowed to be here and therefore you are allowed to make decisions about yourself and the people in your life; rather than sort of backing up and making sure it's okay with everybody at every turn."
"Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you’ve set and followed your priorities."
"Little choices determine habit; Habit carves and molds character. Which makes the big decisions."
"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."
"We must make a decision of values."
"Anything that brings you to a decision will be answered. The stronger the decision is, the faster it's answered. So if you're in a situation where it seems life or death, and the desire is strong, it is answered now, because it must be answered now to be answered at all."
"It is astounding that man, the instigator, inventor and vehicle of all these developments, the originator of all judgements and decisions and the planner of the future, must make himself such a quantité negligeable."
"Friends are sometimes a big help when they share your feelings. In the context of decisions, the friends who will serve you best are those who understand your feelings but are not overly impressed by them."
