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  • The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness itself makes things go and creates confidence.

    Mistake   Long   Decision  
  • There are many qualities of a great leader. Passion is one, empathy is another, listening is another, decisiveness is another. I think a great leader makes people feel comfortable, so that they feel that they're allowed to be stupid, they're not afraid to give their opinions.

    Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
  • The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very sad - very sad to watch.

    "Marco Rubio makes the case for Mitt Romney, steers clear of vice presidential talk". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. May 06, 2012.
  • A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

  • On the rare occasions when our dreams succeed and achieve perfection - most dreams are bungled - the are symbolic chains of scene and images in place of a narrative poetic language; they circumscribe our experiences or expectations or situations with such poetic boldness and decisiveness that in the morning we are always amazed when we remember our dreams.

  • If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.

  • Gradually the conviction gained recognition that all knowledge about things is exclusively a working-over of the raw material furnished by the senses. ... Galileo and Hume first upheld this principle with full clarity and decisiveness.

    Albert Einstein (2010). “Ideas And Opinions”, p.21, Broadway Books
  • Deliberate with caution, but act with decision and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.

    Funny   Sarcastic   Yield  
    Charles Caleb COLTON (1849). “L.P.”, p.157
  • If I Had To Sum Up In One Word The Qualities That Make Up A Good Manager, I'd Say Decisiveness.

  • Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

    Twitter post from Jul 20, 2015
  • Listen, be respectful of others' opinions, be willing to change your mind - and then ultimately you have to make the decision. Decisiveness is very important.

    Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
  • The world belongs to the people who say, 'I can'.

    People   World   I Can  
    FaceBook post by Russell Simmons from Feb 29, 2016
  • In negotiating with rejected lovers or husbands, women must stop thinking they can make everyone happy. In many cases of harassment and stalking, it is clear that the woman never learned how to terminate the fantasy which requires resolution and decisiveness on their part. Wavering, dithering, or passive hysterical fear will only intensify or prolong pursuit.

    Camille Paglia (2011). “Vamps & Tramps: New Essays”, p.47, Vintage
  • To write is to make oneself the echo of what cannot cease speaking - and since it cannot, in order to become its echo I have, in a way, to silence it. I bring to this incessant speech the decisiveness, the authority of my own silence.

    Writing   Echoes   Order  
    Maurice Blanchot (2015). “The Space of Literature”, p.29, U of Nebraska Press
  • Make the decision and say, "I'm not letting that worry in. I'm done being upset when my plans don't work out. I'm not letting that stress in." Negative thoughts will still come to your mind, but you don't have to let them into your spirit.

  • Clarity and decisiveness come from the willingness to slow down, to listen to and look at what’s happening.

    Pema Chodron (2001). “Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living”, p.184, Shambhala Publications
  • When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

    FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Nov 03, 2014
  • The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face.

    Literature   Way   Next  
    Dr. Robert C. Worstell, Dorothea Brande, Claude M. Bristol, Earl Nightingale, Napoleon Hill (2017). “Mindset StackingTM Inspirational Journal VolumeSS01”, p.140, Lulu.com
  • If a business has to be told that it needs more focus, accountability and decisiveness, there is a bigger problem at hand.

    "What I Got Wrong In The Peanut Butter Manifesto" by Brad Garlinghouse, www.businessinsider.com. January 4, 2013.
  • Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

    Twitter post from Jul 20, 2015
  • The social repression and ideological repression of women began with depriving them of education, political decisiveness, mobility and essentially creating sexual slavery.

  • We associate leadership with decisiveness. That perception of leadership pushes people to make decisions fairly quickly, lest they be seen as dithering and indecisive.

    "Strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut?". McKinsey Quarterly interview, www.mckinsey.com. March 2010.
  • It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

    Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses”, p.2, Courier Corporation
  • [The small camera] taught me energy and decisiveness and immediacy ... The large camera taught me reverence, patience, and meditation.

  • Time Management Tips: The perpetual processing of the same temptation is both dangerous and time-wasting. Cycling and recycling the same temptation (instead of rejecting such blandishment out of hand) is not only to risk one's soul, again and again, but is to bring on fatigue, so that the Adversary may be able to do indirectly what we will not let him do directly. A lack of decisiveness in dealing with temptation ties up our thought processes and prevents us from doing good with the time allotted to us.

    Cycling   Hands   Ties  
  • To write is to make oneself the echo of what cannot cease speaking.

  • The only way I'm keeping my hands off her is if I'm dead. Find another way to fix us.

    Hands   Way   Ifs  
    Sylvia Day (2013). “The Crossfire Series Books 1-3 by Sylvia Day”, p.310, Penguin
  • Follow your pain as if it were a candle in the night, leading you to a place of decision.

    Pain   Night   Decision  
  • You should never go to a meeting or make a telephone call without a clear idea of what you are trying to achieve.

  • There are six elements of gravitas critical to leadership: grace under fire, decisiveness, emotional intelligence and the ability to read a room, integrity and authenticity (people don't like fakes), a vision that inspires others, and a stellar reputation.

    Source: www.marieclaire.com
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