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Ronald Reagan Politician, Actor
Decision

"Every dollar the federal government does not take from us, every decision it does not make for us, will make our economy stronger, our lives more abundant, our future more free."

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Russell Okung Professional Football Player
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"I'm not defined by whatever team I play for or whatever status I have. And I ask myself like who do I belong to, what's my ultimate source and strength and peace and in wisdom? I hold onto that. And I make all my decisions based off of that. My counsel - always go to God and Jesus first before I make any decision. And it definitely navigates me well."

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Ruth Hubbard Biologist, Author
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"Scientists construct facts by constantly making decisions about what they will consider significant, what experiments they should pursue, and how they will describe their observations."

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Richard Bach Author
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""What is my highest sense of right?" we can ask at any decision point in our lives and not worry about if this is going to lose us a lot of money or is this going to make us a lot of money or whatever."

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Sara Nelson Author
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"Allowing yourself to stop reading a book - at page 25, 50, or even, less frequently, a few chapters from the end - is a rite of passage in a reader's life, the literary equivalent of a bar mitzvah or a communion, the moment at which you look at yourself and announce: Today I am an adult. I can make my own decisions."

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Rachel Holmes Author
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"When you're writing, you're making decisions about compression and the shape of a life, which are very similar to how we experience our inner consciousness."

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Oliver $ Musician
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"Heroes inspire us for many reasons: they make tough decisions, they keep going and they get done what matters. But there’s another reason we love our heroes. Inside us all, we know we have the power to become one ourselves."

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J. C. Watts Politician
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"The more I ponder some of the boneheaded decisions GOP candidates have made of late, I can't bring myself to believe that they are serious about capturing more than about 8 percent of the black vote."

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
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"A chilly breeze that seemed to emanate from the heart of the forest lifted the hair at Harry's brow. He knew that they would not tell him to go, that it would have to be his decision. "You'll stay with me?" "Until the very end," said James."

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Olivia Wilde Actress, Producer, Director
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"From a very early age, I made my decisions based on careers that I admire. The one thing that all the actresses I love have in common is that they have diversity in their careers."

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"Living For Love single and remixes available in UK soon! Sorry you have to wait! Its not my decision or my choice! Thanks for your patience! #‎ rebelheart #‎ livingforlove"

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Mahatma Gandhi Political Leader
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"Thanks to the Court's decision, only clean Indians (meaning upper caste Hindu Indians) or colored people other than Kaffirs, can now travel in the trains."

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Lara Stone Model
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"When planning your wedding you make so many decisions: 'Do I want this fork or that fork?' But in the end people aren't going to remember what napkin holder you choose."

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Karen Russell Author
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"So much of the way books get classified has to do with marketing decisions. I think it's more useful to think of literary books and sci-fi/fantasy books as existing on a continuum."

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