Deliberation Quotes

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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone. — Charles de Gaulle
So with truth - there is a certain moment when one can say, this is the truth and here I put a dot, a stop,… — A B Yehoshua
Opportunity is lost by deliberation. — Publilius Syrus
We must give lengthy deliberation to what has to be decided once and for all. — Publilius Syrus
Rage and frenzy will pull down more in half an hour than prudence, deliberation, and foresight can build up in a hundred years. — Edmund Burke
If you have a grateful heart (which is a miracle amongst you statesmen), show it by directing the bearer to the best wine in town,… — John Wilmot
After careful deliberation, I voted today to reauthorize the Patriot Act. — Jim Gerlach
The novice in the military art flew from point to point, retarding his own preparations by the excess of his violent and somewhat distempered zeal;… — James F. Cooper
But let not the foundation of our hope rest upon man's wisdom. It will not be sufficient that sectional prejudices find no place in the… — Franklin Pierce
The possible solutions to a given problem emerge as the leaves of a tree, each node representing a point of deliberation and decision. — Niklaus Wirth
The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and… — Andrew Jackson
Stain not the glory of your worthy ancestors, but like them resolve never to part with your birthright; be wise in your deliberations, and determined… — Joseph Warren
Inertia is so easyâ€”don't fix what's not broken. Leave well enough alone. So we end up accepting what is broken, mistaking complaining for action, procrastinating… — Justina Chen
We must believe that "emotion recollected in tranquillity" is an inexact formula. For it is neither emotion, nor recollection, nor without distortion of meaning, tranquillity.… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Our wisdom and deliberation for the most part follow the lead of chance. — Michel de Montaigne
I have broken all ties that bind me to the (U.S.) Army, not suddenly, impulsively, but conscientiously and after due deliberation. I sacrifice more to… — Unknown Author
We Americans are world leaders and we must lead by example - particularly in times that require careful deliberation before any precipitous action - lest… — Peter Yarrow
I have argued in favor of a reformulation of First Amendment law. The overriding goal of the reformulation is to reinvigorate processes of democratic deliberation,… — Cass Sunstein
I am mistaken if a single epigram included fails to preserve at least some faint thrill of the emotion through which it had to pass… — Arthur Quiller-Couch
Every page was once a blank page, just as every word that appears on it now was not always there, but instead reflects the final… — Francine Prose

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