Decisive Quotes

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These are days when no one should rely unduly on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed. — Walter Benjamin
There is no substitute for a clear vision and a decisive direction. — Dick Morris
Since leaving office in 1977, Dr. Kissinger has continued to play a highly influential role in U.S. politics, in the U.S. media, and in the… — Murray Rothbard
Let the advocate of animal food, force himself to a decisive experiment on its fitness, and as Plutarch recommends, tear a living lamb with his… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you! — Pope Francis
The issue ultimately involved is whether there is a source of truth higher than, and independent of, man; and the answer to the question is… — Richard M. Weaver
It's vital to establish some rituals-automatic but decisive patterns of behavior-at the beginning of the creative process, when you are most at peril of turning… — Twyla Tharp
Commandments and covenants of God are like navigational instructions from celestial heights and will lead us safely to our eternal destination. It is one of… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Faith is not an art. Faith is not an achievement. Faith is not a good work of which some may boast while others can excuse… — Karl Barth
To help U.S. workers, farmers and businesses, and Americas long-term economic security, Congress should take decisive action to bring about fair trade with China, instead… — Joe Baca
The [best] coaches... know that the job is to win... know that they must be decisive, that they must phase people through their organizations, and… — Bill Walsh
The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the… — Chester W. Nimitz
Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him from the sentiments… — Frederick Douglass
Decisive moment: the one when you will be really alone. And it is perhaps this that makes her hesitate: not the void, but the vastness… — Helene Cixous
The moment this House undertakes to legislate upon this subject slavery, it dissolves the Union. Should it be my fortune to have a seat upon… — James Henry Hammond
As long as one does not call his own position into question but regards it as absolute, while interpreting his opponents' ideas as a mere… — Karl Mannheim
There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. ... As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in… — Learned Hand
The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies, including preliminary examinations in botany, zoology, physics, and chemistry, was… — Johannes V. Jensen
As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success, which in the long run comes… — Adolf Galland
The resurrection is not an isolated supernatural oddity proving how powerful, if apparently arbitrary, God can be when he wants to. Nor is it at… — N. T. Wright

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