Decision Making Quotes

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." "People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything" "The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics" "Of two evils, choose neither." "You need to be surrounded by good advisers, but you also need to trust your instinct" "I'm the kind of person that needs to think things through. But when I know what I want to do, I really know" "Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way" "The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do" "Buy the ticket take the ride" "One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results." "Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall." "I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." "Rarely are opportunities presented to you in a perfect way... Opportunities—the good ones—are messy, confusing, and hard to recognize. They're risky. They challenge you" "The difficulty in life is the choice" "I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision" "Effective action is always unjust" "When it comes to shaping our decisions and our actions, feeling counts every bit as much—and often more—than thought." "Emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful, because it reflects how a person applies knowledge to the immediate situation." "Leaders don't have to strangle themselves with rules and regulations. If they are smart, they will set guidelines built on emotional intelligence." "People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing."