180 Good Decision Quotes

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Famous Good Decision Quotes

The best decision is the right decision. The next best decision is the wrong decision. The worst decision is no decision. — Scott Mcnealy

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. — Plato

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late. — Omar N. Bradley

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level. - Peter Drucker

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level. — Peter Drucker

Be decisive. A wrong decision is generally less disastrous than indecision. — Bernhard Langer

I would say my best decision I ever made was to pursue my dream and give it my all. Thankfully, I have not yet made really bad decisions, I'm the kind of person to play it on the safe side. — Zendaya

The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late. - Lee Iacocca

The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late. — Lee Iacocca

Quick decisions are unsafe decisions. — Sophocles

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free. — Paul Tillich

The one word that makes a good manager -- decisiveness. — Lee Iacocca

A happy, calm, and peaceful person will make better decisions. — Naval Ravikant

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness. — Lee Iacocca

... anything is better than indecision. We must decide. If I am wrong, we shall soon find out and can do the other thing. But not to decide wastes both time and money and may ruin everything. — Ulysses S. Grant

Good big decisions do not take time at all, if they do you are in trouble. — Warren Buffett

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. — Voltaire

Short Good Decision Quotes

  • Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions. — Mark Twain
  • You don't want to make big decisions in a rush. — Jay Shetty
  • The best decisions are often made with data and evidence, not just gut feelings. — Jim Simons
  • Keep your temper. A decision made in anger is never sound. — Ford Frick
  • Bad decisions, good intentions. — Drake
  • Those who play badminton well take decisions quickly. — Dmitry Medvedev
  • Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do. — Steve Jobs
  • Indecision with the passing of time becomes decision. — Bill W.
  • Never make a big decision without sleeping on it. — Martha Stewart
  • A decision made from fear is always the wrong decision. — Tony Robbins

Top 10 Good Decision Quotes

Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions. — Alfie Kohn

The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge right or make good decision. — Alexander Hamilton

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. - George S. Patton

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. — George S. Patton

Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline. — James C. Collins

It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors. — Jimmy Carter

You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion. — Julian Assange

On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you. — Max Lucado

We started out with a 'no.' This is not going to change. We had the burden of proving to them this was a good decision to make. — Brian Armstrong

A man with good judgment does not make the goat his gardener. —

Arianna Huffington is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man - he made a good decision. — Donald Trump

Good Decision Image Quotes

Good decision quote The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anyt
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.

Take Good Decision Quotes

The starting point for building great relationships is making wise decisions about who we allow close to us. We need people who will build us up and take us forward, and good friends will do just that. — Brian Houston

When you're feeling lost, take heart. It's just your brain gathering the information it needs to make good decisions. — Josh Kaufman

There is a good life waiting for you. Its just waiting for you to grab it — Robert Kiyosaki

Good decision quote A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.
A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.

I'm a good listener. I think it's the one characteristic that's most important. I've always been that way. Not that I take all the advice, but you've got to listen to it and have the courage to make your own decision. Then I just go for it. — Tom Cruise

The main point is first get the right people on the bus (and wrong people off the bus) before you figure out where to drive it. The second key point is the degree of sheer rigor in people decisions in order to take a company from Good to Great. — James C. Collins

I am courageous at the decisive moment. But I need a good deal of start-up time, and I try to take as much as possible into consideration beforehand. — Angela Merkel

Good decision quote A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compas
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.

Aristotle once said that wisdom (the ability to make good decisions) is a combination of experience plus reflection. The more time that you take to think about your experiences, the more vital lessons you will gain from them. — Brian Tracy

Take ownership of every decision you make because you will be hold responsible for the film, whether good or bad. — David Fincher

Often when works at a hard question, nothing good is accomplished at the first attack. Then one takes a rest, long or short, and sits down anew to the work. During the first half-hour, as before, nothing is found, and then all of a sudden the decisive idea presents itself to the mind. — Henri Poincare

There never is a good time for tough decisions. There will always be an election or something else. You have to pick courage and do it. Governance is about taking tough, even unpopular, decisions. — Jairam Ramesh

Make A Good Decision Quotes

After you have made a decision that is pleasing to God, the Devil may try to make you have second thoughts. Intensify your prayer time, meditation, and good deeds. For if Satan's temptations merely cause you to increase your efforts to grow in holiness, he'll have an incentive to leave you alone. — Ignatius of Loyola

I can’t hate people for making judgment on me, or making a decision of liking me or not liking me. All I can do is try to better as a person. And I’m good with knowing everything isn’t always going to be perfect. — Chris Brown

One of the key qualities a leader must possess is the ability to detach from the chaos, mayhem, and emotions in a situation and make good, clear decisions based on what is actually happening. — Jocko Willink

Good decision quote One of the most important decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try
One of the most important decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.

A man who honors God privately will show it by making good decisions publicly. — Edwin Louis Cole

Without your voice being heard in Washington, the decisions we make aren't as good. I would urge women to consider public service. And if you want to run, give me a call. I'll help. — Kirsten Gillibrand

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions. — Hakeem Olajuwon

Good decision quote Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.

On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information needed for a good decision no matter how much one spends or how long one waits. And, if one waits too long, he has a different problem and has to start all over. This is the terrible dilemma of the hesitant decision maker. — Robert K. Greenleaf

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. — Lee Iacocca

Courage is a decision you make to act in a way that works through your own fear for the greater good as opposed to pure self-interest. Courage means putting at risk your immediate self-interest for what you believe is right. — Derrick Bell

If I Had To Sum Up In One Word The Qualities That Make Up A Good Manager, I'd Say Decisiveness. — Lee Iacocca

Good Morning Quotes

Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day — Alice Morse Earle

Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day. — Dalai Lama

Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, 'you owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that! It lights up the whole sky. — Unknown Author

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep. - Rumi

The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep. — Rumi

Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate! — Julian Bond

love the life you live. live the life you love. - Bob Marley

love the life you live. live the life you love. — Bob Marley

Good decision quote Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.
Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.

The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish. — Adrian Rogers

In God we trust; all others bring data. - W. Edwards Deming

In God we trust; all others bring data. — W. Edwards Deming

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. - Meister Eckhart

Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. — Meister Eckhart

Wake up every morning with a thankful attitude. Expect something good to happen in your life today. — Joel Osteen

What Is The Right Decision Quotes

What is the secret of success? Right decisions. How do you make right decisions? Experience. How do you gain experience? Wrong decisions. — Abdul Kalam

Not making a decision is the worst thing you can do. So long as you feel you made the right decision based on the information you had at that time, there's no need to fret about it. If it fails, you'll know what to do next time. — Bo Schembechler

If you support Ukraine joining NATO then you support the US fighting a hot war with Russia right now. I don’t care what your reasoning is. If you support that, you are a dangerously insane person who should never be allowed to make these decisions. — Dave Smith

Good decision quote Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give
Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories.

The interesting thing is that there are so few important decisions. You don't have to go in the "right" direction. You don't have to enter the "right" business. What you have to do is have made a decision as to what you're going to do and then you just have to figure out how to succeed at it. — Ken Oshman

In the early stages of a pregnancy, the Government cannot intervene with a woman's right to choose. That is it, plain and simple. Guess what. We are not going to be big brother or sister, as the case may be. We are going to allow a woman, her doctor, and her God to make that decision. — Barbara Boxer

It's so easy to conform and to follow. It's very difficult to be rebellious and live by what you believe is right. And to make decisions and to take the consequences. Very few people do. — Bo Derek

Good decision quote Whatever is good for you soul, do that.
Whatever is good for you soul, do that.

The ultimate decision about what is accepted as right and wrong will be made not by individual human wisdom but by the disappearance of the groups that have adhered to the "wrong" beliefs. — Friedrich August von Hayek

My best life lessons and education didn't come from a classroom - they've come from the wild. How you act in the big moments, the ones that challenge you, scare you, tempt you, and force you to make the right decisions, is what defines you. — Bear Grylls

I don't think you'll ever replace human judgment and human inspiration and creativity because, at the end of the day, you need to be asking questions like, O.K., the system says this. Is this really what we want to do? Is that the right thing? — Laszlo Bock

Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense. — Joyce Meyer

Right Decision Quotes

No nation has the right to make decisions for another nation; no people for another people. — Julius Nyerere

I don't believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right. — Ratan Tata

I don't believe in taking right decisions. - Ratan Tata

I don't believe in taking right decisions. — Ratan Tata

Good decision quote Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not w
Try no to resist the changes that come in your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? How Rumi Can Change Your Life?

I do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah

The worst thing you can do is nothing. - Terry Pratchett

The worst thing you can do is nothing. — Terry Pratchett

While transparency reduces corruption, good governance goes beyond transparency in achieving openness. Openness means involving the stakeholders in decision-making process. Transparency is the right to information while openness is the right to participation. — Narendra Modi

Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions. - Gary Vaynerchuk

Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions. — Gary Vaynerchuk

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. — Theodore Roosevelt

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism. — Benazir Bhutto

The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face. — Napoleon Hill

Wise Decision Quotes

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. - Chinese Proverbs

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. — Chinese Proverbs

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. — Grantland Rice

Follow your pain as if it were a candle in the night, leading you to a place of decision. — Caroline Myss

You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life. - Jim Rohn

You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life. — Jim Rohn

You cannot make progress without making decisions. — Jim Rohn

People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures. — F. Matthias Alexander

Good decision quote Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

Statistics may be defined as "a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty. — W. Allen Wallis

Our future experiences will be colored by the choices we make in the present. — Noah Levine

Satan has no power over us except what we allow. Moment by moment, decision by decision, step by step - will we operate in God's all powerful Truth or allow Satan to entangle us in his lies? — Lysa TerKeurst

Make a decision. It doesn't have to be a wise decision or a perfect one. Just make one. — Seth Godin

Bad Decision Quotes

Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself. — Deepak Chopra

I felt bad, yet I knew I’d made the right choice. I was following my heart. — Rich Roll

Power doesn't corrupt. It's neutral. Someone always wants to corrupt power. It's the way a shotgun is not a deadly weapon until someone chooses to use it irrationally. — Steve Ditko

Good decision quote There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.

You want people with different life experiences as a backstop against bad decisions. — Tucker Carlson

Every bad decision I've made has been based on money. I grew up in the projects and you don't turn down money there. You take it, because you never know when it's all going to end. I made Cop III because they offered me $15 million. That $15 million was worth having Roger Ebert's thumb up my ass. — Eddie Murphy

you never make the same mistake twice. the second time you make it, it is no longer a mistake. it is a choice — Lauren Conrad

Having a financial adviser enables the investor to carry a psychological call option. If the investment decision turns out well, the investor takes the credit, and if it turns out badly, the regret can be lowered by blaming the adviser. — Hersh Shefrin

Bangkok, like Las Vegas, sounds like a place where you make bad decisions. — Todd Phillips

I'm asked, what about criminal prosecution of those on wall street? You know what, it's probably because none of them committed any crimes. They just made some incredibly bad decisions. — Gary Johnson

But with your life you make a few bad decisions, get unlucky a few times, whatever, but you have to keep going, right? — Cecelia Ahern

Wrong Decision Quotes

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. — Thomas Sowell

You can be angry and pissed off at the coach and put your head down and pout. Or you can rise above it, respect the decision, but also know that you're going to go and work that much harder and prove everybody wrong. And that's the road that I chose. — Carli Lloyd

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. - Maimonides

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. — Maimonides

We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we can, if we will, learn from the experience. — Bill W.

If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone. — Naval Ravikant

The best thing you can do is follow your dreams - The Rev

The best thing you can do is follow your dreams — The Rev

All models are wrong, but some are useful. — George E. P. Box

If you have a 2 or 3 year old who is not talking, you must start an early intervention program. The worst thing you can do with an autistic 3 year old is to do nothing. — Temple Grandin

No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? — George Orwell

Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not. — Phil Crosby

Smart Decisions Quotes

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time. — John Cale

You have to make smart decisions, but you never know what will happen in the future. — Paul Walker

I wont ever put myself in a bad position so that people can say bad things about me. I make smart decisions, and my friends and my family, they are all there for the right reason. — Derrick Rose

Smart people instinctively understand the dangers of entrusting our future to self-serving leaders who use our institutions, whether in the corporate or social sectors, to advance their own interests. — James C. Collins

Happy Thursday! Greet your problems and decisions with peace and calm. Use your inner wisdom to evaluate and make smart decisions for yourself! You got this ! — Tracey Edmonds

When there aren't any smart decisions, I suppose you just have to pick the stupid decision you like best. — Orson Scott Card

When you get to that level, it's not a matter of talent anymore - because all the players are so talented - it's about preparation, about playing smart and making good decisions. If I don't believe it, then they don't need me on the court. I've just got to believe that in my heart. — Allen Iverson

But figuring out Saddam Hussein was one our greatest mysteries. He marched to his own drummer and frequently as this unfolded he made decisions which were sometimes inexplicable to us and sometimes didn't look very smart. — Brent Scowcroft

Making one brilliant decision and a whole bunch of mediocre ones isn't as good as making a whole bunch of generally smart decisions throughout the whole process. — John Carmack

For the past few years, I've been more selective than I have any right to be, but I think that's finally starting to work in my favor. I think I get way too much credit for making what people consider to be smart choices, but it's only because I made a decision to stop worrying about making money. — Lizzy Caplan

Making The Right Decision Quotes

We define ourselves far too often by our past failures. That’s not you. You are this person right now. You’re the person who has learned from those failures. Build confidence and momentum with each good decision you make from here on out and choose to be inspired. — Joe Rogan

Our companies communities and countries don’t necessarily suffer from a shortage of novel ideas. They’re constrained by a shortage of people who excel at choosing the right novel ideas. — Adam Grant

A man's judgment is best when he can forget himself and any reputation he may have acquired and can concentrate wholly on making the right decisions. — Raymond A. Spruance

Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit. — William Pollard

My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are cheap; you make them because they're right. — Theodore Hesburgh

A man's judgment is best when he can forget himself and any reputation he may have acquired and can concentrate wholly on making the right decisions. — Raymond Spruance

We have the duty of formulating, of summarizing, and of communicating our conclusions, in intelligible form, in recognition of the right of other free minds to utilize them in making their own decisions. — Ronald Fisher

If we're going to preach about democracy we're going to have to make difficult decisions. We're not going to sell our values out for basing rights, particularly when (Defense) Secretary (Donald) Rumsfeld himself noted that there were options to the base in Uzbekistan — Bill Delahunt

You can do anything you decide to do. — Amelia Earhart

If you always make the right decision, the safe decision, the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else. — Paul Arden

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More Good Decision Quotes

All big things come from small beginnings. The seed of every habit is a single, tiny decision. But as that decision is repeated, a habit sprouts and grows stronger. Roots entrench themselves and branches grow. The task of breaking a bad habit is like uprooting a powerful oak within us. And the task of building a good habit is like cultivating a delicate flower one day at a time. — James Clear

I don't really have any regrets because if I choose not to do something there is usually a very good reason. Once I've made the decision I don't view it as a missed opportunity, just a different path. — Andrew Lincoln

Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most. — Jocko Willink

We must learn and then teach our children that niceness does not equal goodness. Niceness is a decision, a strategy of social interaction; it is not a character trait. People seeking to control others almost always present the image of a nice person in the beginning. — Gavin de Becker

Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers. — Plautus

Good investing is not necessarily about making good decisions. It's about consistently not screwing up. — Morgan Housel

Build confidence and momentum with each good decision you make from here on out and choose to be inspired. — Joe Rogan

Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good. — Bernard Law Montgomery

When you invest your time, you make a goal and a decision of something that you want to accomplish. Whether it's make good grades in school, be a good athlete, be a good person, go down and do some community service and help somebody who's in need, whatever it is you choose to do, you're investing your time in that. — Nick Saban

The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding. We are swimming in the former. We are desperately lacking in the latter. — Malcolm Gladwell

Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason. — Adele

Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. — George S. Patton

Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions. — James C. Collins

There are a lot of very fine upstanding gays who are good citizens and all that. I am not making a decision for individual people. But when it comes to a societal policy, I think there are not enough babies for adoption to go around. I think a preference should be given to families with a mother and father who have a lifetime commitment. — Phyllis Schlafly

When you make a decision and a commitment to do something good for yourself, it is like dropping a pebble in a pond. It has a rippling effect. The firmer the decision, the stronger the frequency and wider the range of things that will be reached. — Iyanla Vanzant

Regret isn't good. Every decision one makes in life is made for a reason or another. Whenever something bad happens, I go, 'This is happening for a reason', or, 'This is going to teach me something'. — Kate Winslet

In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed. — Clare Boothe Luce

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