Decision Quote by James Taranto Download Open image “Making wise decisions requires more than incentives. It requires wisdom.” — James Taranto ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Decision Decision making Incentives Wisdom Wise Wise decision
If we can find short-term incentives that are consistent with our long-term objectives, it is much easier to make the right decisions in the… — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
When you rely on incentives, you undermine virtues. Then when you discover that you actually need people who want to do the right thing,… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
Consistently wise decisions can only be made by those whose wisdom is constantly challenged. — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
There is, therefore, wisdom in reserving one's decisions as long as possible and until all the facts and forces that will be potent at… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Too little attention is paid to the dark side of incentives. They are anything but a magic bullet. Psychologists have known this for years,… — Barry Schwartz Copy Share Image
Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that… — L. Lionel Kendrick Copy Share Image
Some libs took offense at my David Broder quip earlier. In my own defense, I was taught in college it's OK to disrespect dead… — James Taranto Copy Share Image
“The Guardian's headline is 'How Going Green May Make You Mean.' We're inclined to think the chain of causation runs the other way—that people… — James Taranto Copy Share Image
“Because of racism, he can't govern effectively' is not a great argument for re-election.” — James Taranto Copy Share Image
“ Do You Come Here Often?' and 'Be Part of the Action' Have Become Clichéd "Coast Guard Sees Increasing Need for Icebreakers"—headline, Associated Press,… — James Taranto Copy Share Image
The American people are fed up...with political posturing.' True, but also an example of political posturing. — James Taranto Copy Share Image
If the rest of the world likes Americans only when we're dying, the rest of the world can go to hell. — James Taranto Copy Share Image
“Scary discovery of the day: Most people who RT @yokoono's tweets do so without irony.” — James Taranto Copy Share Image
Maybe, so Donald Trump didn't start the fire at this particular Chicago protest, but fanning the flames is a problem. — James Taranto Copy Share Image
An industry devoted to serving the public's right to know gives twisted and evil men the means of becoming known. This problem is not… — James Taranto Copy Share Image
The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth disputed whether John Kerry deserved some of his five medals. A large part of Kerry's defense was an… — James Taranto Copy Share Image
'Fact checking' is opinion journalism pretending to be some sort of heightened objectivity. — James Taranto Copy Share Image
Yasser Arafat remains in stable condition after dying in a Paris hospital. — James Taranto Copy Share Image
Making the right decision is hard,telling someone your decision is even harder. — Abhishek Tiwari Copy Share Image
It is said that history turns on small hinges. A human career, too, results from an accumulating series of decisions about large and small… — Norman Vincent Peale Copy Share Image
Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Bush reiterated his stand to conservatives opposing his decision on stem cell research. He said today he believes life begins at conception and ends… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Love is the foundation from which your decisions about your life should be made. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you think of people as making decisions actively, every time we think about the cup of coffee, we say, "How much will I… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
It was a conscious decision on my part to take up fewer films. And if you're not seen that often on screen, nobody calls… — Johnny Lever Copy Share Image
I never think of things rationally or intellectually. I swear, every single decision I make is just instinct and my instincts tend to be… — Neill Blomkamp Copy Share Image
How strange that something so simple could have been instrumental in my decision to ruin one of my most relationships and friendships, and damage… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
I am encouraged President Obama now says he will fulfill his constitutional obligation to seek authorization for any potential military action in Syria. This… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
