The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late. — Lee Iacocca
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
Be decisive. A wrong decision is generally less disastrous than indecision. — Bernhard Langer
You don't want to make big decisions in a rush. — Jay Shetty
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
A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.
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
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.
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
Dumb Decisions Quotes
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
Outstanding long-term results are produced primarily by avoiding dumb decisions, rather than by making brilliant ones. — Warren Buffett
Ever dumb thing I ever done in my life there was a decision I made before that got me into it. It was never the dumb thing. It was always some choice I'd made before it. — Cormac McCarthy
One of the most important decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.
Strategic plans cause more dumb decisions than anything else in America. — Charlie Munger
I was under medication when I made the decision to burn the tapes. — Richard M. Nixon
The way that we make dumb decisions and discriminatory decisions is by employing stereotypes about groups of people. We don't see people as fully human when other people speak for them. — Rachel Maddow
The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
How I wish we could all see the cost of our choices as clearly as a price tag on items in a store. If I know how much something is going to cost me, I make much wiser choices. But we have an enemy who schemes against us to keep the cost of dumb decisions concealed until it's too late. — Lysa TerKeurst
What are the odds that people will make smart decisions about money if they don't need to make smart decisions--if they can get rich making dumb decisions? The incentives on Wall Street were all wrong; they're still all wrong. — Michael Lewis
When you get a lot of money thrown at you, you can make some dumb decisions without the right advice. — Peyton Manning
We made this really dumb decision to put on the cover nothing from South Park but just a real life photo of a piece of pooh dressed up like Mr. Hankey, and a lot of people didn't, they didn't even know what it was. — Trey Parker
Wrong 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
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
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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
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.
When you are dead, you don't even know that you are dead. It's only pain for others. Same thing when you are stupid.
If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone. — Naval Ravikant
The best thing you can do is follow your dreams — The Rev
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
Poor Decisions Quotes
When we repeat 1 percent errors, day after day, by replicating poor decisions, duplicating tiny mistakes, and rationalizing little excuses, our small choices compound into toxic results. — James Clear
If you have not consciously made the decision to be rich, excellent, and healthy, then you have unconsciously made the decision to be poor, mediocre, and unhealthy. — Wallace D. Wattles
In a perfect world what poor countries at the lowest rungs of economic development need is not a multi-party democracy, but in fact a decisive benevolent dictator to push through the reforms required to get the economy moving — Dambisa Moyo
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage - pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically - to say NO to other things. And the way to do that is by having a bigger YES burning inside.
A nation that does not read much does not know much. And a nation that does not know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the jury box, and the voting booth. And those decisions ultimately affect the entire nation...the literate and illiterate. — Jim Trelease
Grameen Bank was formed as an institution owned by its borrower members, who are poor women. Through its unique decision-making process, Grameen Bank has given millions of women the means to emerge from the shadows in a male-dominated society and to make something of themselves. — Muhammad Yunus
Don’t confuse poor decision making with destiny. Own your mistakes. It’s ok; we all make them. Learn from them so they can empower you! — Steve Maraboli
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Additional problems are the offspring of poor decisions. When inquiry and advocacy are combined, the goal is no longer 'to win the argument', but to find the best argument. — Peter Senge
Many persons of high intelligence have notoriously poor judgement. — Sydney J. Harris
Learn the lessons of history. Don't let how you feel about your tenure at your organization drive you to make poor investment decisions that could potentially derail a successful retirement. — Marc Singer
Stupid Mistake Quotes
We may have made one of the biggest and most stupid collective mistakes in history by getting so worried about global warming. — Nigel Farage
I remember, when I was a young guy in the SEAL teams, I was very afraid of making mistakes and looking stupid or doing dumb things and getting a bad reputation. — Jocko Willink
I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones. — Unknown
Don't make a permanent decision for a temporary circumstance.
Of course, everybody makes mistakes, and we've all been young and stupid. But people need to have a sense of respect, particularly in this business, because hundreds of people are ready to take your place at any time. Maybe some people should think about that. — Sophia Bush
I'm an incredibly lucky girl. For someone who has made some very foolish mistakes and had some tough lessons to learn very quickly, I am still incredibly lucky. — Monica Lewinsky
I make mistakes. I say stupid things. I do idiotic things. And, quite frankly, I'm proud of them. Why not make mistakes? — Mika
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
That's an animal fable about humility. If you survive your mistake, you must learn from it. Accept that you're fragile, vulnerable, and sometimes stupid. Realize that you're not immortal and you've got to take care of yourself. And then laugh it off and fly away. — Marc Maron
I like people admitting they were complete stupid horses' asses. I know I'll perform better if I rub my nose in my mistakes. This is a wonderful trick to learn. — Charlie Munger
I can't accept "our nervous age," since mankind has been nervous during every age. Whoever fears nervousness should turn into a sturgeon or smelt; if a sturgeon makes a stupid mistake, it can only be one: to end up on a hook, and then in a pan in a pastry shell. — Anton Chekhov
One of the reasons why my album is called 'Forget the World' is because when you listen to the world, you make stupid mistakes. — Afrojack
Good Decision Quotes
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood. — Voltaire
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
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
You only lose what you cling to.
Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions. — Alfie Kohn
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
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge right or make good decision. — Alexander Hamilton
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
Bad Mistake Quotes
It's through mistakes that you actually can grow. You have to get bad in order to get good. — Paula Scher
Sin is not simply making bad choices or mistakes. Sin is having the desire in our hearts to do the will of the enemy of God. — R. C. Sproul
When a child makes a mistake or fails to accomplish a certain goal, we must avoid any word or action which indicates that we consider him a failure. 'Too bad that didn't work.' 'I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.' We need to separate the deed from the doer. — Rudolf Dreikurs
I put God first, and strive to do my best by being a loving human being, recognizing that sometimes I make mistakes and bad choices. — Common
My philosophy is that all stocks are bad. There are no good stocks unless they go up in price. If they go down instead, you have to cut your losses fast Letting losses run is the most serious mistake made by most investors. — William O'Neil
None of us are bad people. We float around and we run across each other and we learn about ourselves, and we make mistakes and we do great things. We hurt others, we hurt ourselves, we make others happy and we please ourselves. We can and should forgive ourselves and each other for that. — Dan Harmon
I take responsibility for what happened at Enron, both good and bad. But I cannot take responsibility for criminal conduct that I was unaware of. — Kenneth Lay
Never promote someone who hasn’t made some bad mistakes, because if you do, you are promoting someone who has never done anything. — Philip Arthur Fisher
The Universe doesn’t make mistakes. Everything is happening just as it should. It’s only our perception of difficulties that causes us the distress and the difficulty we experience. Not only that, but when we label events as ‘bad,' we fail to perceive the benefit that is waiting for us. — Chris Prentiss
All it takes is ONE. One big victory silences all your critics. One big victory validates your hard work. One big victory overshadows the 1,000's of mistakes and bad ideas. One big victory can lead to more victories. Go get your ONE big victory. — Patrick Bet-David
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 cannot make progress without making decisions. — Jim Rohn
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
People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures. — F. Matthias Alexander
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
Bad Choices Quotes
When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you. — Dr. Seuss
With enemies, it's easier to just have them be straight-up bad guys so they can just get beaten up. — Akira Toriyama
If you have bad friends, they lead you to bad. If you have graduated friends, they lead you to good. — Thai Proverbs
Now, Bad Ass, you run your mouth about Summerslam. Well, here's the situation. The Rock says this, if the Rock hits you he'll kill you. If he misses, the wind behind the punch will give you pneumonia and you'll die anyway, so the choice is yours, jabroni. — Dwayne Johnson
A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both. — Jewish Proverbs
One of the greatest feelings in life is the conviction that you have lived the life you wanted to live-with the rough and the smooth, the good and the bad-but yours, shaped by your own choices, and not someone else's. — Michael Ignatieff
We found that our kids enjoy those simple adventures we take as a family. I'm driving, my wife's the copilot and we give one kid a choice of what they want to go do. We eat a lot of bad food and sleep in some interesting hotels. — Mark Consuelos
When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans. — Ron Paul
Engineering problems are under-defined, there are many solutions, good, bad and indifferent. The art is to arrive at a good solution. This is a creative activity, involving imagination, intuition and deliberate choice. — Ove Arup
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 do not believe in taking the right decision, I take a decision and make it right. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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
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
America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. — Mother Teresa
In your decision-making and in making your decisions right, you are always alone. — Mahatria Ra
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
I wish I could turn back time, but I can't. I made a stupid decision because I thought I was invincible, and I'll pay for it the rest of my life. — Simone Elkeles
I made stupid decisions as a kid, or as a young adult, but I'm trying to be now, I'm trying to take this lemon and make lemonade. — Kevin Mitnick
[S]ome people are self-starters, and some people are born lazy. Some people are born victims. Some people are just born to be slaves. Some people are born to put up with somebody else making every decision for them. — Rush Limbaugh
There are many qualities of a great leader. Passion is one, empathy is another, listening is another, decisiveness is another. I think a great leader makes people feel comfortable, so that they feel that they're allowed to be stupid, they're not afraid to give their opinions. — Sherry Lansing
I made the decision to keep putting one foot in front of the other, and looking back that was a really stupid decision — Gordy Ainsleigh
When there aren't any smart decisions, I suppose you just have to pick the stupid decision you like best. — Orson Scott Card
Success had gone to my head and I made stupid decisions. — Juhi Chawla
Once the decision has been made, close your ear even to the best counter argument: sign of a strong character. Thus an occasional will to stupidity. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Do not blame God for your stupid decisions. — Laura Schlessinger
When you're 20, we all make stupid and impulsive decisions. — Brian Bosworth
I'm not letting any stupid decisions get in my way. I want to be a role model, letting girls know that they can follow their dreams. — Miley Cyrus
I know a lot of people didn't understand why I came back, and people are still going to say it was stupid and it was the wrong decision. But I'm happy. — Cobi Jones
Obama's decision to leave, to not sustain the victory that resulted after eight years of fighting, from 2003 to 2011 in Iraq, was another incredibly stupid decision. It was totally based on politics, not based on any notion of national security. It's a nightmare for our national security. And then you have the Libya intervention. — Michael T. Flynn
If I make a stupid decision but don't execute it because I'm, say, lazy, then I'm lucky, not rational. However, at other times a person acts for good reasons just as she does what she thinks she shouldn't do, not knowing that they are good reasons. Just like sometimes we are a lot less rational than we think we are, it is also true that sometimes we are a lot more rational than we think we are. — Nomy Arpaly
It is both delusional and stupid to think that clothes don't really matter and we should all wear whatever we want. Most people don't take clothing seriously enough, but whether we should or not, clothes do talk to us and we make decisions based on people's appearances. — G. Bruce Boyer
People are going to do stupid things, but you don't take away the freedom because somebody makes a stupid decision. — Jesse Ventura
People were paid lots of money to make stupid decisions, people in big banks, and when people are paid to be stupid they'll be stupid. The question was, did they know they were being stupid or were they just stupid? I think you need to take it on a case by case basis. There was some sinister activity, but I think by and by it was people being incentivised to do the wrong thing. — Michael Lewis
Whoever takes the decision of war, he is surely a stupid man! — Mehmet Murat Ildan
The only mental games in ski racing is the mental game against yourself. Is the whole goal of life preserving your life as long as you can? No. The goal is to enjoy your life, challenge yourself, to sometimes make stupid decisions-which are sometimes fun and sometimes idiotic and sometimes just a big fat mistake you regret. — Bode Miller
You make adjustments according to the specifics of the character.It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done. It's not even necessarily vulnerability, always, but it's an earnestness, a genuine desire to actually do the right thing, but then still make really misguided, stupid decisions along the way. — Ed Helms
You are pushed to behave differently here, you don't really have a choice. If you cheat you have no chance of being admired. Even your own supporters will dislike you. So what do you do? Well, the way is not to be stupid, but not to cheat either. If there is a foul, you have to fall. I call it 'helping the referee to make a decision'. That's not cheating. — Jose Mourinho
Stupid religion makes stupid beliefs, stupid leaders make stupid rules, stupid environment makes stupid health, stupid companions makes stupid behaviour, stupid movies makes stupid acts, stupid food makes stupid skin, stupid bed makes stupid sleep, stupid ideas makes stupid decisions, stupid clothes makes stupid appearance. Lets get rid of stupidity from our stupid short lives. — Michael Bassey
Republicans should save the clip of Jonathan Gruber and run it over and over again in the run-up to the 2016 election. This attitude that government is better at making decisions than you are because you are too stupid to know what is good for you is a hallmark of patronizing, arrogant and condescending liberalism. — Cal Thomas
I don't think there is an implicit obligation for the United States to follow like a stupid mule whatever the Israelis do. If they decide to start a war, simply on the assumption that we will be automatically drawn into it, I think it is the obligation of friendship to say "you're not going to be making national decisions for us" — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Firmness in decision is often merely a form of stupidity. It indicates an inability to think the same thing out twice. — H. L. Mencken
I respect you more than anyone. But right now I’m wondering what bothers you more, that I made a stupid decision or that I didn’t make your decision. — Veronica Roth
Anyone who says that women do not have influence in men's decisions makes a vast and stupid mistake. — Lisa See
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