Character Quotables: Decisiveness
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“You can’t make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.”
“The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.”
“Deliberate with caution, but act with decision and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.”
“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.”
“Great leaders don’t lead others with bitterness or resentfulness of past mistakes, they lead with hope and knowledge of the past to inform greater decision making in the future.”
“The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide.”
“There’s no wrong time to make the right decision.”
“Visionary decision-making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic.”
“Some of our important choices have a time line. If we delay a decision, the opportunity is gone forever. Sometimes our doubts keep us from making a choice that involves change. Thus an opportunity may be missed.”
“Remember, a real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.”
“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”
“Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision, a dull one that hacks and tears and leaves ragged edges behind.”
“Poor decision making I think, is the number one cause for most of our mistakes. So to make fewer mistakes means to make better decisions, and to make better decisions you must train yourself to think more clearly.”
“The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your Instinct.”
“You cannot make progress without making decisions.”
“Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right.”
“A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.”
“Character is one factor that will guide all our actions and decisions. We invested in uncompromising integrity that helped us take difficult stands in some of the most difficult business situations.”
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”
“The cure for most obstacles is – be decisive.”
“When possible make the decisions now, even if action is in the future. A revised decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment.”
“Choices are the hinges of destiny.”
“It is often said that a wrong decision taken at the right time is better than a right decision taken at the wrong time.”
“Every decision brings with it some good, some bad, some lessons, and some luck. The only thing that’s for sure is that indecision steals many years from many people who wind up wishing they’d just had the courage to leap.”
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”
“Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.”
“We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.”
“Deliberate often — decide once.”
“Don’t make the same decision twice. Spend time and thought to make a solid decision the first time so that you don’t revisit the issue unnecessarily.”
“The future is fluid. Each act, each decision, and each development creates new possibilities and eliminates others. The future is ours to direct.”
“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”
“Decision making is power. Most people don’t have the guts to make ‘tough decision’ because they want to make the ‘right decision’ and so they make ‘no decision’. Remember, live is short, so do things that matter the most and have the courage to make ‘tough decision’ and to chase your dreams.”
“A bird hanging between two branches will get bitten on both wings.”
“When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.”
“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”
“It’s better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.”
“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.”
“Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it.”
“Don’t mourn over your bad decisions. Just start overcoming them with good ones.”
“Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course.”
“The quality of your life is built on the quality of your decisions.”
“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.”
“Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant.”
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
“Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions.”
“It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.”
“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
“Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.”
“A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must be undaunted when the going gets tough.”
How can you use Quotes?
Start a discussion: Quotes can start a discussion about a character trait at the beginning of a meeting or the dinner table. You can ask questions about what it means, how they have seen the trait demonstrated in their own lives, or how they can develop it themselves.
Provide a model: Quotes can provide a model of good character. When you read a quote from a famous person or historical figure, you show that people they admire also value the same character traits.
Use quotes as writing/journal prompts: Ask them to write a short essay about a quote to help them think more deeply about its implications for their lives.
Post quotes: You can post quotes where they will be seen/heard often – classroom, breakroom, lobby, dining room, email signatures, video bulletin boards, morning announcements, social media, etc.
Read quotes aloud: You can read quotes aloud to your children during mealtimes, bedtime, or any other time you spend together.
Make it fun: You can make it even more fun by incorporating games, activities, or crafts. Let children decorate signs with the quotes to hang in the classroom or a bedroom door. Record children saying it and post it on social media.