Decision Making Quotes

"If you can’t make up you mind decisively, then you’ll never learn to make money anyway."

"One has to make a decision when a condition is likely to degenerate if nothing is done. p. 475"

"Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace."

"A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. p. 49"

"Even when a friend does something you do not like, he continues to be your friend."

"Optimism is a strategy for making a better future."

"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies."

"The problem with experts is that they do not know what they do not know."

"I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature."

"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."

"Every decision you make should be moving you closer to your 10X goals."

"And when it comes to money, high emotions tend to lower financial intelligence."

"It is better to pick the wrong priority than none at all. p. 119"

"If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it."

"You are now at a crossroads. Forget your past. Who are you now? Who have you decided you really are now? Don't think about who you have been. Who are you now? Who have you decided to become? Make this decision consciously. Make it carefully. Make it powerfully. Then act upon it. Giant Steps : Small Changes to Make a Big Difference : Daily Lessons in Self-mastery (1994), p. 341"

"Trust is a bridge that must be built before the army arrives."

"Success is a function of hard work and luck."

"Many unfortunate human situations unfold [...] where people who face very bad options take desperate gambles, accepting a high probability of making things worse in exchange for a small hope of avoiding a large loss. Risk taking of this kind often turns manageable failures into disasters. Ch. 29, "The fourfold pattern" pp. 318-319."

"Quitting is leading too."

"Knowledge is reached by any other means than a textbook."

"I never would have been able to tithe the first dollar I ever made if I had not tithed the first penny I made."

"My life is my message."

"Your life is a series of decisions. If you don't like your life, change your decisions."

"A management decision is irresponsible if it risks disaster this year for the sake of a grandiose future. p. 43"

"An eye for an eye... we are all blind."

"I am the punishment of God... If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you."

"Markets that don't exist don't care how smart you are."

"There is no evidence that risk takers in the economic domain have an unusual appetite for gambles on high stakes; they are merely less aware of risks than more timid people are. Ch. 24, "The engine of capitalism" p. 263."

"To lead from the front, you must first understand the needs of those behind you."

"Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking."

"I would rather be the master of my own soul than the master of the world."

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

"You don't need more time to make a decision, you need more data or more courage."