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title: "4 Important Deciding Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-jobs/deciding-what-not-to-do-is-as-important-as-deciding-what-to-do/)

[Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-jobs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/steve-jobs-307_deciding_deciding-what-not-to-do-is-as-important_56802.jpg)

> [“An important part of deciding where we want to go, as a society and culture, is knowing where we have come from,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-sheridan/an-important-part-of-deciding-where-we-want-to-go-as-a-society-and/)

[Sara Sheridan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-sheridan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/sara-sheridan-1032_culture_an-important-part-of-deciding-where-we-w_132510.png)

> [Deciding what to be is more important than deciding what to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/deciding-what-to-be-is-more-important-than-deciding-what-to-do/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/john-c-maxwell-113_deciding_deciding-what-to-be-is-more-important-th_678775.jpg)

> [Research is especially important when we're deciding on a new menu.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayesha-takia/research-is-especially-important-when-we-re-deciding-on-a-new-menu/)

[Ayesha Takia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayesha-takia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/ayesha-takia-6173_deciding_research-is-especially-important-when-we_2621138.jpg)

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