Quotes about Decisive

Decisive action has been taken on the home front with passage of the USA Patriot Act, which has strengthened the hand of law enforcement agencies to stop terrorists before they can act. Votes: 3

War remains the decisive human failure. Votes: 2

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. Votes: 2

The world is starving for original and decisive leadership. Votes: 2

Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent. Votes: 2

Whenever in future wars the battle is fought, armored troops will play the decisive role. Votes: 2

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference. Votes: 2

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike. Votes: 2

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts. Votes: 2

There is no doubt ISIS poses a clear, direct threat to the United States, and decisive action is badly needed. Votes: 2

I've always loved to play games, and face it: investing is one big game. You need to be decisive, open-minded, flexible and competitive. Votes: 2

The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. Votes: 2

Iraq is no diversion. It is a place where civilization is taking a decisive stand against chaos and terror, we must not waver. Votes: 2

When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive. Votes: 2

The development of our human resources is an area in which we need to do well as it is decisive in determining the success of our diversification programme. Votes: 2

I think that's the strength of photography - to decide the decisive moment, to click in the moment to come up with a picture that never comes back again. Votes: 2

We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice. Votes: 2

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 self-determination leading to full self-government. Votes: 2

The decisive moment in human evolution is perpetual. That is why the revolutionary spiritual movements that declare all former things worthless are in the right, for nothing has yet happened. Votes: 2

It is literature which for me opened the mysterious and decisive doors of imagination and understanding. To see the way others see. To think the way others think. And above all, to feel. Votes: 2

The essence of morality is a questioning about morality; and the decisive move of human life is to use ceaselessly all light to look for the origin of the opposition between good and evil. Votes: 2

The Christian church in the U.S. is still strong numerically, but it has lost its decisive influence both in American public life and in American culture as a whole, especially in the major elite institutions of society. Votes: 2

Become a worry-slapper. Treat frets like mosquitoes. Do you procrastinate when a bloodsucking bug lights on your skin? 'I'll take care of it in a moment.' Of course you don't! You give the critter the slap it deserves. Be equally decisive with anxiety. Votes: 2

We do not evaluate the result but the starting point of the creative process. Precisely, this shows whether the form was discovered by starting from life, or for its own sake. That is why I consider the creative process so essential. Life for us is the decisive factor. Votes: 2

There is an overabundance of rational reasons to say no to factory-farmed meat: It is the No. 1 cause of global warming, it systematically forces tens of billions of animals to suffer in ways that would be illegal if they were dogs, it is a decisive factor in the development of swine and avian flus, and so on. Votes: 2

Technology is neutral and sterile. Now, technology is the nature of modern man; it is our environment and our horizon. Of course, every work of man is a negation of nature, but at the same time, it is a bridge between nature and us. Technology changes nature in a more radical and decisive manner: it throws it out. Votes: 2

But the cure for most obstacles is, Be decisive. Votes: 1

Patience is decisive indecision. Votes: 0

I'm a rather decisive type. Votes: 0

Direct threats require decisive action. Votes: 0

...the initial position is decisive Zugzwang. Votes: 0

There's something dreadfully decisive about a beheading. Votes: 0

It is decisive to completely destroy Warsaw. Votes: 0

The decisive means for politics is violence. Votes: 0

All the decisive blows are struck left-handed. Votes: 0

There is only one decisive victory: the last. Votes: 0

the decisive movement toward corporate capitalism began in 1895-1896. Votes: 0

You have to be decisive. Indecisiveness is a startup killer. Votes: 0

Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive. Votes: 0

When I'm decisive, I feel I do a good job. Votes: 0

Personel selection is decisive. People are our most valuable capital. Votes: 0

Тhe battlefield in the air will be the decisive one Votes: 0

Be decisive. A wrong decision is generally less disastrous than indecision. Votes: 0

We are the decisive factor in the affairs of the universe. Votes: 0

There's a big difference between a decisive manager and a tyrant. Votes: 0

Hesitation only enlarges, magnifies the fear. Take action promptly. Be decisive. Votes: 0

The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions. Votes: 0

There is in guerilla warfare no such thing as a decisive battle. Votes: 0

There is no substitute for a clear vision and a decisive direction. Votes: 0

When men cut jobs, they're seen as decisive. When women do, they're vindictive. Votes: 0

I always want to be as quick and decisive as I can be. Votes: 0

There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment. Votes: 0

A decisive cleansing of the conscience is a prerequisite for unhindered access to God Votes: 0

It's important to score some goals and make the decisive pass for my club. Votes: 0

Is not the decisive difference between comedy and tragedy that tragedy denies us another chance? Votes: 0

Different constraints are decisive for different situations, but the most fundamental constraint is limited time. Votes: 0

In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death. Votes: 0

In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death. Votes: 0

Distinguish between power and control, delegate, be decisive - and always remember people's first names. Votes: 0

Barack Obama is an incredibly intelligent, thoughtful, decisive person in pursuing the agenda he sets. Votes: 0

The company that consistently makes and implements decisions rapidly gains a tremendous, often decisive, competitive advantage. Votes: 0

Struggle is the father of all things, virtue lies in blood, leadership is primary and decisive Votes: 0

I take one decisive and immediate step, and resign my all to the sufficiency of my Saviour. Votes: 0

I think what the American people want more than anything else is a strong and decisive leader. Votes: 0

The real reform Japan needs is decisive politics when we face issues that need to be decided. Votes: 0

In the endgame, an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance. Votes: 0

One of the illusions of life is that the present hour is not the critical, decisive one. Votes: 0

Let us refuse to be silent! Speaking freely is a decisive step forward on the road to freedom. Votes: 0

When it comes to deciding between your love and your truth, truth has to be the decisive factor. Votes: 0

Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel. Votes: 0

I admire the linear and decisive way a certain kind of man thinks, to my curlicue boundless overthinking. Votes: 0

... a mysterious intersection of chance and attention that goes well beyond the existential surrealism of the 'decisive moment'. Votes: 0

Marriage is a step so grave and decisive that it attracts light-headed, variable men by its very awfulness. Votes: 0

For Jesus, Scripture is powerful, decisive, and authoritative because it is nothing less than the voice of God. Votes: 0

World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war. Votes: 0

It [August 10th 1792] was the bloodiest day of the Revolution so far, but also one of the most decisive. Votes: 0

The Anglo-Saxon genius for parliamentary government asserted itself; there was a great deal of talk and no decisive action. Votes: 0

The unique ability to take decisive action while maintainign focus on the ultimate mission is what defines a true leader. Votes: 0

I'm not very good at dating. I'm very decisive. If I like someone, then they're my boyfriend. It's pretty straightforward. Votes: 0

...Our losses...have reached an intolerable level. The enemy air force played a decisive role in inflicting these high losses. Votes: 0

The issue of managing through a crisis is you have to be decisive even if you don't have perfect information. Votes: 0

The masses are the decisive element, they are the rock on which the final victory of the revolution will be built. Votes: 0

Our idea of nature is increasingly being determined by scientific developments. And they have become decisive for our image of reality. Votes: 0

Dear young people, do not be afraid of making decisive choices in life. Have faith; the Lord will not abandon you! Votes: 0

I fail to see the issue that will shock the people of this great country of ours into some decisive action. Votes: 0

It [the Euro] is a decisive step towards ever closer political and institutional union in Europe. Above all, it is political. Votes: 0

The basis of the Juche Idea is that man is the master of all things and the decisive factor in everything. Votes: 0

The US military has achieved a decisive blow against al-Qaeda with its commando action against Osama Bin Laden and his killing. Votes: 0

In every life there is one particular event that is decisive for the entire person-for his fate, his convictions, his passions. Votes: 0

I want to be one of the best players around in two or three years time, to be a decisive footballer. Votes: 0

Don't be indecisive and unstable in all your ways. Rather, walk in the strength, confidence, and boldness that come from decisive action. Votes: 0

One can say that three pre-eminent qualities are decisive for the politician: passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion. Votes: 0

I think Hillary Clinton's nomination and I think Donald Trump's nomination, I think the media played decisive roles in both of them. Votes: 0

Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive. Votes: 0

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. Votes: 0

The decisive question for man is: Is he related to something infinite or not? That is the telling question of his life. Votes: 0

I think you either have to have a very strong decisive person at the top or else a really brilliant staff command. Votes: 0

Just like a caravan of camels walking in the desert, be durable against the adversities of life and walk with decisive steps. Votes: 0

Our nation is uniquely endowed to play a creative and decisive role in the new order which is taking form around us. Votes: 0

These are days when no one should rely unduly on his competence. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed. Votes: 0

Where absolute superiority is not attainable, you must produce a relative one at the decisive point by making skillful use ofwhat you have. Votes: 0

The best decision-makers are those who are willing to suffer the most over their decisions but still retain their ability to be decisive. Votes: 0

There's nothing worse than a director that keeps changing their mind. Because, unlike the directors I work with, I'm not decisive at all. Votes: 0

We take almost all the decisive steps in our lives as a result of slight inner adjustments of which we are barely conscious. Votes: 0

Truth is the kind of error without which a certain species of life could not live. The value for life is ultimately decisive. Votes: 0

Mostly the problems when I was down were caused by myself. There were times when I was not responsible enough or decisive enough. Votes: 0

It has often been observed that the repercussion of poetic language on prose language can be considered a decisive cut of a whip. Votes: 0

Many of my executives have worked with me since the beginning. I can be fair and decisive and encouraging as well as demanding. Votes: 0

Chess will always be in the doldrums as a spectator sport while a draw is given equal mathematical value as a decisive result. Votes: 0

Only about 10 percent of India's population uses the web, making it unlikely that Internet freedom will be a decisive ballot-box issue anytime soon. Votes: 0

There is no value-judgment more important to a man--no factor more decisive in his psychological development and motivation--than the estimate he passes on himself. Votes: 0

In politics, as in womanizing, failure is decisive. It sheds its retrospective gloom on earlier endeavor which at the time seemed full of promise. Votes: 0

It is against this concept of the sovereign state, a state isolated by protectionism and militarism, that internationalism must now engage in decisive battle. Votes: 0

No society can function as a society, unless it gives the individual member social status and function, and unless the decisive social power is legitimate. Votes: 0

Strength of character and inner fortitude, however, are decisive factors. The confidence of the man in the ranks rests upon a man's strength of character. Votes: 0

History, which is a simple whore, has no decisive moments but is a proliferation of instants, brief interludes that vie with one another in monstrousness. Votes: 0

The rout of fascism, in which the Soviet Union played the decisive role, generated a mighty tide of socio-political changes which swept across the globe. Votes: 0

It's time to take decisive action to stop American and other multinationals from aiding and abetting the wrong side in the global digital arms race. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

The good things in history are usually of very short duration, but afterward have a decisive influence on what happens over long periods of time. Votes: 0

A man who's active and incisive can yet keep nail-care much in mind: why fight what's known to be decisive? custom is despot of mankind. Votes: 0

Justice [Sandra Day] O'Connor has been the critical decisive vote on many issues that go to the heart of who we are as a nation. Votes: 0

Later, I began to succeed in decisive games. Perhaps because I realized a very simple truth: not only was I worried, but also my opponent Votes: 0

And as always seems to happen when I have reached the point where I am ready to take decisive action, everything began to happen at once. Votes: 0

With the true artist, the social formula that he recommends is a matter of secondary importance; the source of his art, its animating spirit, is decisive. Votes: 0

In the decisive moment I won the victory over myself. I chose to live. And believe me, it takes courage to choose life under those circumstances. Votes: 0

The Obama administration took rapid and decisive action to restructure GM and Chrysler. Within a fairly short period of time these companies were working effectively again. Votes: 0

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 human. Votes: 0

It is the decisive people who have become civilised; it is the indecisive, otherwise called the higher sceptics, or the idealistic doubters, who have remained barbarians. Votes: 0

I have always considered Saipan the decisive battle of the Pacific offensive...(it was) the naval and military heart and brain of the Japanese defence strategy. Votes: 0

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 imagination. Votes: 0

I think [John] Adams was correct when he said that his May resolutions were "an Epocha, a decisive Event," and tantamount to a declaration of independence. Votes: 0

A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder. Fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won. Votes: 0

Art is violent. To be decisive is violent. ... To place a chair at a partial angle on the stage destroys every other possible choice, every other option. Votes: 0

Just as there are signs by which you can recognize violence with the naked eye, so is the spinning wheel to me a decisive sign of nonviolence. Votes: 0

I have always held the view that decisive force should be used in addressing a military conflict. The reason is simple: Why wouldn't you, if you could? Votes: 0

In my view what you can't argue for is a system that is neither decisive nor proportional and can be indecisive and disproportionate at the same time. Votes: 0

The decisive step in evolution, the first step toward macroevolution, the step from one species to another, requires another evolutionary method than that of sheer accumulation of micromutations. Votes: 0

History, if viewed as a repository for more than anecdote or chronology, could produce a decisive transformation in the image of science by which we are now possessed. Votes: 0

Amongst the many definitions, there is one that may be generally agreed upon: modernity is the epoch in which simply being modern became a decisive value in itself. Votes: 0

The Finnish way of dealing with Russia, whatever the situation, is that we will be very decisive to show what we don't like, where the red line is. Votes: 0

Though many have tried, no one has ever yet explained away the decisive fact that science, which can do so much, cannot decide what it ought to do. Votes: 0

With options thus foreclosed, in order to protect and defend the nation and clear the obstacles that stood in its path, a decisive appeal to arms was made. Votes: 0

We are all proud of is World War II where we went in, we were decisive, we came to the conclusion that freedom prevailed, and we were heroes. Votes: 0

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 defeat of Japan. Votes: 0

I am courageous at the decisive moment. But I need a good deal of start-up time, and I try to take as much as possible into consideration beforehand. Votes: 0

The male clerk with his quill pen and copper-plate handwriting had gone for good. The female short-hand typist took his place. It was a decisive moment in women's emancipation. Votes: 0

That Germany was so immensely strong and Austria so dependent upon German strength that the word and will of Germany would at the critical moment be decisive with Austria. Votes: 0

I'm a big fan of Henri Cartier-Bresson, the French photographer who had that whole "decisive moment" approach to taking pictures, of having multiple elements line up within the frame. Votes: 0

It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious. Votes: 0

Leaders will have to give clear and decisive leadership towards a world of tolerance and respect for difference, and an uncompromising commitment to peaceful solutions of conflicts and disputes. Votes: 0

Adolescence is the period of the decisive last battle fought before maturity. The ego must achieve independence, the old emotional ties must be cast off, the new ones created. Votes: 0

To cut and slash are two different things. Cutting, whatever form of cutting it is, is decisive, with a resolute spirit. Slashing is nothing more than touching the enemy. Votes: 0

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment. Votes: 0

The only woman to whom it has been given to touch what is decisive in the present world and to have a presentiment of the world of the future. Votes: 0

Most recently, terrorist forces have captured Israeli soldiers and fired rockets into Israeli cities - both unprovoked. These acts of aggression deserve the rapid and decisive response they received. Votes: 0

Atheism, I began to realize, rested on a less-than-satisfactory evidential basis. The arguments that had once seemed bold, decisive, and conclusive increasingly turned out to be circular, tentative, and uncertain. Votes: 0

It is time to reinvigorate the UN General Assembly so that it can exercise a more decisive role in peace-making and peace-keeping, consistent with the will of the international community. Votes: 0

Secondly, the nature of the revolutions which have altered the surface of the earth must have had a more decisive effect on the terrestrial quadrupeds than on the marine animals. Votes: 0

If in Nietzsche's thinking the prior tradition of Western thought is gathered and completed in a decisive respect, then the confrontation with Nietzsche becomes one with all Western thought hitherto. Votes: 0

If bringing down the wall would require you to fly, you must believe you can fly. Otherwise, when the decisive moment comes, you will surely discover you ahve no wings. Votes: 0

The human mind can hardly remain entirely free from bias, and decisive opinions are often formed before a thorough examination of a subject from all its aspects has been made. Votes: 0

In the New Testament, myth stands over against the truth of the history of Jesus Christ ... the decisive die has ... been already cast in the New Testament opposition to myth. Votes: 0

If what was supposed to have been destroyed in Paradise was destructible, then it was not decisive; but if it was indestructible, then we are living in a false belief. Votes: 0

The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often than not, unconsidered. Votes: 0

Russia made a decisive contribution to the victory over Nazism. That's clear to every honest observer. So, therefore, in a certain manner, it is indeed part of the country's national psyche. Votes: 0

In tennis, because of the way it's scored, I don't think that scoring one point out of luck is ever decisive in winning. But, of course, it depends on the moment. Votes: 0

The secret prayer chamber is a bloody battleground. Here violent and decisive battles are fought out. Here the fate of souls for time and eternity is determined, in quietude and solitude. Votes: 0

The most decisive event in your life is when you discover you are not your thoughts or emotions. Instead, you can be present as the awareness behind the thoughts and emotions. Votes: 0

The awareness of the damage done by severe mental illness—to the individual himself and to others—and fears that it may return again play a decisive role in many suicides Votes: 0

The ability to be cool, confident, and decisive in crisis is not an inherited characteristic but is the direct result of how well the individual has prepared himself for the battle. Votes: 0

The range of choice open to the individual is not the decisive factor in determining the degree of human freedom, but what can be chosen and what is chosen by the individual. Votes: 0

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 his belief in its attractiveness or unattractiveness. Votes: 0

What counts isn't being able to do a thing, it's seeing what it is. Seeing is the decisive act, and ultimately it places the maker and the viewer on the same level. Votes: 0

One should not wish anyone disagreeable conditions of life; but for him who is involved in them by chance, they are touchstones of characters and of the most decisive value to man. Votes: 0

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 conquer the opponent with one decisive slash. Votes: 0

In positions of strategic manoeuvring (where time is not of decisive importance) seek the worst-placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most reliable way of improving your position as a whole. Votes: 0

Energy is the basis of everything. Every Jew, no matter how insignificant, is engaged in some decisive and immediate pursuit of a goal... It is the most perpetual people of the earth... Votes: 0

Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II. Votes: 0

Propose theories which can be criticized. Think about possible decisive falsifying experiments-crucial experiments. But do not give up your theories too easily-not, at any rate, before you have critically examined your criticism. Votes: 0

When I was little, people would ask what my favorite color was, and I never knew. I find it's really hard to make decisive 'best' answers on what the 'best' of something is. Votes: 0

And by making that plan you have differentiated yourself from more than ninety percent of the population. You are one of the few, who has a clear direction, a decisive plan of action. Votes: 0

As the leadership team, we're taking bold and decisive action to evolve our organization and culture. This includes difficult steps, but they are necessary to position Microsoft for future growth and industry leadership. Votes: 0

I have started to think that the great, decisive moments that broadly govern our lives are far less conscious at the time than they seem later when we are reminiscing and taking stock. Votes: 0

Violent measures are always dangerous, but, when necessary, may then be looked on as wise. They have, however, the advantage of never being matter of indifference; and, when well concerted, must be decisive. Votes: 0

I have started to think that the great, decisive moments that broadly govern our lives are far less conscious at the time than they seem later when we are reminiscing and taking stock. Votes: 0

Like all social theories, internationalism must seek its basis in the economic and technical fields; here are to be found the most profound and the most decisive factors in the development of society. Votes: 0

The decisive factor for the future of Europe - and before all things, for the 'restoration' of Europe - will be whether political thought and national feelings are influenced by the reality of internationalism. Votes: 0

The most immediate task is to make certain that no state or combination of states gains the capacity to expel the United States from Eurasia or even to diminish significantly its decisive arbitration role. Votes: 0

God our Father and His Son Jesus Christ, with Their perfect foreknowledge, already recommended every one of you to fill your mortal probation during the most decisive period in the history of the world. Votes: 0

The one-sided exploitation of existential guilt is thought reform's trump card, and perhaps its most important source of emotional influence over its participants. Revolving around it are issues most decisive to thought reform's outcome. Votes: 0

The idea of God implies the abdication of human reason and justice; it is the most decisive negation of human liberty and necessarily ends in the enslavement of mankind both in theory and practice. Votes: 0

We are awaiting aggression by Israel and any supporters of Israel. We will make it a decisive battle and get rid of Israel once and for all... This is the dream of every Arab. Votes: 0

Though it were proved that there was never an Aryan race in the past, yet we desire that in the future there may be one. This is the decisive standpoint for men of action. Votes: 0

Always you find that the more decisive event wins so my father's sort of annual decisiveness which came upon him on the Day of Atonement every year, he suddenly remembered that he was Jewish. Votes: 0

Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today. Votes: 0

No one holds a permanent speed advantage in the market due to the limits of human intelligence and vision. Your advantage comes from your ability to feel the change faster and take decisive action faster. Votes: 0

To acquire possession of Latium was of the most decisive importance to Etruria, which was separated by the Latins alone from the Volscian towns that were dependent on it and from its possessions in Campania. Votes: 0

I explained that we would like to adjust our position on the Syrian question to theirs, as, in our view, they are the decisive factor in our relations with our neighbors, and Syria is unimportant. Votes: 0

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 back, chickening out, giving up, or going the wrong way. Votes: 0

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 only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking. Votes: 0

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 of squandering this opportunity on a weak Republican bill. Votes: 0

To help U.S. workers, farmers and businesses, and America's long-term economic security, Congress should take decisive action to bring about fair trade with China, instead of squandering this opportunity on a weak Republican bill. Votes: 0

Successful people are decisive people. When opportunities come their way, they evaluate them carefully, make a decision, and take appropriate action. They know that indecision wastes time that could be spent on more productive tasks. Votes: 0

The decisive moment in the defeat of upper class, capital-S, Society may have come when, in newspapers all over the nation, what used to be call the Society page was replaced by the Style section. Votes: 0