Now, I – for several years while I was researching this book, I felt quite obsessed by thoughts about sentencing, punishment, how judges arrive at their decisions. – Helen Garner
A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours. – Helene D. Gayle
Turning a culture around is very difficult to do because it’s based on a series of many, many decisions, and the organization is framed by those decisions. – Howard Schultz
Proponents of efficiency standards argue that they save consumers and businesses money, reduce energy use, and reduce emissions. But families and businesses already understand how energy costs impact their lives and make decisions accordingly. – Gina McCarthy
And a tiny number of people in a few states make these decisions, and we’re left with these options that are increasingly not attractive to the American people. – Hamilton Jordan
I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, ’cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It’s made a difference to me and the decisions that I’ve made over the years about how to approach a project in this music. – Herbie Hancock
The days, months, and years eventually reveal, like a Polaroid, a clear picture of how significant events and decisions ultimately shape our lives. – Hoda Kotb
However, the economics of our business continued to deteriorate. We barely escaped bankruptcy a year ago, and in the aftermath of that escape we had to make some even tougher decisions. – Gerard Arpey
Along with our many human propensities, we evolved a huge cerebral cortex with which we make decisions. – Helen Fisher
Many of the architects of the Vietnam War became near pariahs as they spent the remainder of their lives in the futile quest to explain away their decisions at the time. – Graydon Carter
A two-speed Europe will not be a strong Europe. The idea of making decisions and policies in a narrow circle, disregarding smaller EU members, will make it hard to engage them to commit to a common policy, which will weaken the union. – Georgi Parvanov
Ethical decisions ensure that everyone’s best interests are protected. When in doubt, don’t. – Harvey Mackay
A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit. – Herman Kahn
Margaret Thatcher made tough decisions. She put people out of work and she stood up to labor unions and she did a lot of things that I did not like. – Harvey Weinstein
For its health, cricket needs to look outward to the sharpest minds, to people who sustain and nurture brands and often take hard but necessary decisions. Cricket cannot be bound by cricketing minds alone. – Harsha Bhogle
General McChrystal had to go. Whatever his virtues as a strategist and commander, the ‘Rolling Stone’ interview fatally compromised his ability to represent the United States in dealing with allies and to act within the circle of people who must make decisions in Afghanistan. – Jim Talent
You know, great powers don’t get angry, great powers don’t make decisions hastily in a crisis. – John R. Allen
I want to have all that scientific information that we’re building be used in designing the future so that people who make geographic decisions – and here it’s not just land-use planners, but it’s everyone: foresters, transportation engineers, people who buy a house – can analyze all of these information layers and design a future. – Jack Dangermond
So many of the major decisions that affect the entire future of your enterprise happen during its first year in business. In fact, most don’t make it because they don’t know how to get the resources they need to survive. – Jay Samit
Hurry, conscious younger people! Get to power quickly so political decisions can be based on the greater good for all rather than the greater gain for few. Hurry, before it is too late! – Jane Siberry
I never felt comfortable with making political decisions based on whether, you know, it was the right thing to do in terms of a poll. – Jeb Bush
Prudence is foresight and far-sightedness. It’s the ability to make immediate decisions on the basis of their longer-range effects. – John Ortberg
Developing games for the PC and consoles is all about everything and the kitchen sink. In many ways, you don’t have design decisions to make. You do it all. So I enjoy going back to making decisions about what’s important as I’m working on a game. – John Carmack
The decisions you make affect a lot of people. You have investors, employees, and customers who all rely on you. Being a leader is a 24-hour-a-day job. – Jon Oringer
