Deliberation Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

“Both personal experience and professional studies of social processes, after all, had led me to think that people rarely accomplish exactly what they consciously…

— Charles Tilly

Every action needs to be prompted by a motive. To know and to will are two operations of the human mind. Discerning, judging, deliberating…

— Leonardo da Vinci

Our thoughts and our conduct are our own.

— James Anthony Froude

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in…

— Tony Robbins

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.

— Leo Buscaglia

One must measure and conduct one's life on its own terms.

— Henry Grunwald

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

— Walter Scott

We empower ourselves every time we accept responsibility for choosing the thoughts and feelings we act on.

— Karan Casey

“We should, at all times, insist that we belong to ourselves and have the agency to make decisions about our own lives. Our voices,…

— Malebo Sephodi

“Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to…

— Viktor E. Frankl

Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too…

— Anonymous

Our intention is to affirm this life, not to bring order out of chaos, nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply to wake…

— John Cage