Decisive Quotes

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So decisive", he murmured in that calm tone that had adrenaline flooding her body, the primitive part of her brain conscious she was in the… — Nalini Singh
You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference. — Chris Evert
One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Only love makes fruitful the soul. The sense of form that both had in such high degree prevented much demonstration; but to be with him,… — John Galsworthy
The free, creative, loving people who shine so brightly in my memory of studios and coffee shops have become models for a huge section of… — Kenneth Rexroth
A hypothesis or theory is clear, decisive, and positive, but it is believed by no one but the man who created it. Experimental findings, on… — Harlow Shapley
Art is violent. To be decisive is violent. ... To place a chair at a partial angle on the stage destroys every other possible choice,… — Anne Bogart
In addition to the leadership of the Party, a decisive factor is our population of 600 million. More people mean a greater ferment of ideas,… — Mao Zedong
Indeed it is the protean ability of Western civilization to be self-critical and self-correcting - not only in producing wealth but over the whole range… — Paul Johnson
The U.S. might enjoy overwhelming military advantage, but its relative economic power, which in the long run is almost invariably decisive, is in decline. The… — Martin Jacques
The final disease that nature inflicts on us will determine the atmosphere in which we take our leave of life, but our own choices should… — Sherwin B. Nuland
Turkey and Brazil, though half a world apart geographically, have much in common. Both are large countries that spent long years under military dominance, but… — Stephen Kinzer
There is no doubt ISIS poses a clear, direct threat to the United States, and decisive action is badly needed. — Bradley Byrne
Desert Storm was seen by the military establishment and by some politicians as avenging Vietnam, but it left behind dangerous illusions. The victory was so… — Michael Ignatieff
God our Father and His Son Jesus Christ, with Their perfect foreknowledge, already recommended every one of you to fill your mortal probation during the… — Sheri L. Dew
No one holds a permanent speed advantage in the market due to the limits of human intelligence and vision. Your advantage comes from your ability… — Guo Guangchang
That Germany was so immensely strong and Austria so dependent upon German strength that the word and will of Germany would at the critical moment… — Edward Grey
On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays?… — Victor Francis Hess
Providing patients and consumers with solid information on the cost and quality of their healthcare options can literally make the difference between life or death;… — Timothy Murphy
If diffraction or interference phenomena were to be sought it was therefore necessary, in accordance with the basic principles of wave theory, to select for… — Max von Laue

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