Decision Making Quotes

"My actions are my only true belongings." "We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events" "Don't cross a river if it is on average four feet deep" "A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in light of the information available until that point" "Let us not deceive ourselves; we must elect world peace or world destruction." "The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done... you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do" "Life is the sum of all your choices." "All I want to know is where I'm going to die so I'll never go there" "One of the most fundamental points is that there's no such thing as a good or bad idea regardless of price " "Risk means more things can happen than will happen " "Most decisions are not binary, and there are usually better answers waiting to be found if you do the analysis and involve the right people" "Your life today is the sum total of your choices. So if you're not happy with it, look back at your choices and start making different ones" "Taking initiative pays off. It is hard to visualize someone as a leader if she is always waiting to be told what to do." "People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant." "Experts often possess more data than judgment." "Prioritize and execute" "The enemy gets a vote" "I'll dabble in anything if the deal looks right." "Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting." "The essence of leadership is being able to see the iceberg before it hits the Titanic."