Quotes about Decisions
Our problems boil down to one of moral choices. God wanted a world based on moral values, thus He created mankind with the ability to respond to moral choices. Faced with the moral option of living selfishly or unselfishly, people can and do make wrong decisions. We are free to choose, but we reap the consequences of bad moral decisions.
— Billy Graham
The truth of the matter is there is significant debate among judicial scholars today as to whether or not we've gone off on the wrong path with regard to Supreme Court decisions.
— Joe Biden
A lot of your life is shaped by the opportunities you turn down as much as those you take up.
— Bill Clinton
In particular, Green Premiums are a fantastic lens for making decisions. They help us put our time, attention, and money to their best use. Looking at all the different premiums, we can decide which zero-carbon solutions we should deploy now and where we should pursue breakthroughs because the clean alternatives aren't cheap enough. They help us answer questions like these:
— Bill Gates
The question had become not "What does Jesus say?" but "What does the Church say?" This question is still being asked today. Sad but true: Some Christians want to be slaves. It is easier to let others make decisions or to rely upon the letter of the law.
— Brennan Manning
A door opens to me. I go in and am faced with a hundred closed doors.
— Henri Nouwen
The world says, "When you were young you were dependent and could not go where you wanted, but when you grow old you will be able to make your own decisions, go your own way, and control your own destiny." But Jesus has a different vision of maturity: It is the ability and willingness to be led where you would rather not go.
— Henri Nouwen
Have courage," we often say to one another. Courage is a spiritual virtue. The word courage comes from the Latin word cor, which means "heart. A courageous act is an act coming from the heart. A courageous word is a word arising from the heart. The heart, however, is not just the place where our emotions are located. The heart is the centre of our being, the centre of all thoughts, feelings, passions, and decisions.
— Henri Nouwen
You can do whatever you want to do as long as it is correct according to your conscience and heart.
— Robin Sharma
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
— Stephen Covey
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
— Steve Jobs
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
— Phillips Brooks