"I think the greatest lesson I have just recently learned is how powerful the mind is, informing our decision making unknowingly."
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"Academic staff rather enjoy coming to conclusions, but they don't like coming to decisions at all."
"Any of the decisions that I made, if one could actually locate a shape or form, were all within a wall, the landscape of music."
"It's always the little decisions that have the biggest impact."
"Decisions can be a major challenge for all of us."
"Other than my marriage, the decision to get a Ph.D. was probably the best decision of my life."
"Decide not rashly. The decision made Can never be recalled. The gods implore not, Plead not, solicit not; they only offer Choice and occasion, which once being passed Return no more. Dost thou accept the gift?"
"every individual can make a difference ... if we continue to leave decision making to the so-called decision makers, things will never change."
"My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times."
"The present tax codes inhibit the mobility and formation of capital, add complexities and inequities which undermine the morale of the taxpayer, and make tax avoidance rather than market factors a prime consideration in too many economic decisions."
"Don't take forever to make a decision, but don't make it too fast."
"Maybe yes, but probably not. At each stage I made what was then the best choice. Having taken that decision, I changed direction and there was no turning back."
"I have no decision-making role at all in my job description. I would have liked an explanation as to why I was moved from first base coach to the ambassadorship, but none was ever given."
"Fundamentalism is a kind of decision not to change your mind about something...Many of us are fundamentalists...because it worked pretty well for us."
"I believe that we must maintain pride in the knowledge that the actions we take, based on our own decisions and choices as individuals, link directly to the magnificent challenge of transforming human history."
"I will not propose to you that my way is best. The decision is up to you. If you find some point which may be suitable to you, then you can carry out experiments for yourself. If you find that it is of no use, then you can discard it."
"Before God closed in on me, I was offered what now appears a moment of wholly free choice. But I feel my decision was not so important. I was the object rather than the subject in this affair."
"If the critics are right that I've made all my decisions based on polls, then I must not be very good at reading them."
"Every woman should be in control of the decisions that affect her own health."
"I don't want to make decisions about what I'm eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make."