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title: "7 Decisions Instead Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Decisions Instead quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Decisions Instead sayings and thoughts."
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> [We need to stop spending so much of our time trying to make the right decisions and instead start spending our time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-vaden/we-need-to-stop-spending-so-much-of-our-time-trying-to-make-the-right/)

[Rory Vaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-vaden/)

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> [And yes, there's a simplicity to writing books because you're not a member of a team, so you make all the decisions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-cornwell/and-yes-there-s-a-simplicity-to-writing-books-because-you-re-not-a/)

[Bernard Cornwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-cornwell/)

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> [“You'll wake up one day and find you're almost forty, and you haven't done any of the things you wanted. That you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-morrill/you-ll-wake-up-one-day-and-find-you-re-almost-forty-and-you-haven-t/)

[Stephanie Morrill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-morrill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/stephanie-morrill-96179_decision-making_you-ll-wake-up-one-day-and-find-you-re-a_1248149.jpg)

> [“You make all these decisions in your life, and they all seem like the right decisions at the time. You think you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-brennert/you-make-all-these-decisions-in-your-life-and-they-all-seem-like-the/)

[Alan Brennert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-brennert/)

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> [Donot blame your fortune when your miss your goal, blame the strength of your decisions instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elwin/donot-blame-your-fortune-when-your-miss-your-goal-blame-the-strength/)

[John Elwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elwin/)

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> [The movie business is very much like that: people in authority making purely emotional decisions instead of interesting rational ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-forsyth/the-movie-business-is-very-much-like-that-people-in-authority-making/)

[Bill Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-forsyth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/bill-forsyth-34892_authority_the-movie-business-is-very-much-like-tha_2828452.png)

> [Do not blame your misfortune when your miss your goal, blame the strength of your decisions instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elwin/do-not-blame-your-misfortune-when-your-miss-your-goal-blame-the/)

[John Elwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elwin/)

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