Decisive Quotes

281 quotes by 248 authors

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of… — Dick Thornburgh
The essence of liberalism is negotiation, a cautious half measure, in the hope that the definitive dispute, the decisive bloody battle, can be transformed into… — Carl Schmitt
Different constraints are decisive for different situations, but the most fundamental constraint is limited time. — Gary Becker
My being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching, I could concentrate… — Niklaus Wirth
Many of my executives have worked with me since the beginning. I can be fair and decisive and encouraging as well as demanding. — Martha Stewart
The adoption of agriculture, supposedly our most decisive step toward a better life, was in many ways a catastrophe from which we have never recovered. — Jared Diamond
World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war. — Lane Evans
The inhabitants of Coventry, for example, continued to imagine that their sufferings were due to the innate villainy of Adolf Hitler without a suspicion that… — Martin Caidin
Let us refuse to be silent! Speaking freely is a decisive step forward on the road to freedom. — Leyla Zana
One factor that has remained constant through all the twists and turns of the history of physical science is the decisive importance of the mathematical… — Freeman Dyson
With an absurd oversimplification, the 'invention' of the calculus is sometimes ascribed to two men, Newton and Leibniz. In reality, the calculus is the product… — Richard Courant
It is decisive to completely destroy Warsaw. — Heinz Guderian
Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role. — Heinz Guderian
One finds life through conquering the fear of death within one's mind. Empty the mind of all forms of attachment, make a go-for-broke charge and… — Takenaka Shigekata
These principles with due regard to time and place, must, in accordance with Christian prudence, be applied to all schools, particularly in the most delicate… — Pope Pius XI
The introduction of cooking may well have been the decisive factor in leading man from a primarily animal existence into one that was more fully… — Carleton S. Coon
Beauty is more important in computing than anywhere else in technology because software is so complicated. Beauty is the ultimate defense against complexity. ... The… — David Gelernter
The decisive question for man is: Is he related to something infinite or not? That is the telling question of his life. Only if we… — Carl Jung
The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader. — Robert Kiyosaki
I am sure that nothing has such a decisive influence upon a man's course as his personal appearance, and not so much his appearance as… — Leo Tolstoy

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