70 inspirational decision-making quotes
Famous and inspirational decision quotes to help you make the right choices.
Life is determined by the decisions we make. With so many options available to us, making decisions can sometimes feel daunting or confusing. If you have found yourself wondering lately, “what is the right decision?”, you might be in need of some inspiration from the experts.
At 1000minds, we help people make better decisions every day with our industry-leading decision-making software. We know from experience that often the best decision is not to decide alone. To encourage and guide your thinking, we compiled a list of the most powerful quotes about decisions from humankind’s brightest minds.
So without further ado - we encourage you to go through our list of the best decision-making quotes and arm yourself with the wisdom of centuries to conquer your challenges!
Inspirational quotes on decisions
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”
“When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.”
“Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right.”
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
“Decision is a sharp knife that cuts clean and straight; indecision, a dull one that hacks and tears and leaves ragged edges behind it.”
“Every decision you make reflects your evaluation of who you are.”
“Decision making is easy when your values are clear.”
“Some of our important choices have a time line. If we delay a decision, the opportunity is gone forever. Sometimes our doubts keep us from making a choice that involves change. Thus an opportunity may be missed.”
“Life is about choices. Some we regret, some we’re proud of. Some will haunt us forever. The message: we are what we chose to be.”
“We may think that our decisions are guided purely by logic and rationality, but our emotions always play a role in our good decision making process.”
“Truly successful decision-making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.”
“You and I need to be the decision makers in our own lives and careers. It is also our responsibility to allow and encourage others to do the same.”
“The quality of your life is built on the quality of your decisions.”
“Visionary decision-making happens at the intersection of intuition and logic.”
“We are our decisions.”
“Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.”
“Decision making is the specific executive task.”
Decision quotes for motivation
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.”
“All of us start from zero. We take the right decision and become a hero.”
“Sometimes in life, you have to make a selfish decision and do what’s best for you.”
“You cannot make progress without making decisions.”
“There’s no wrong time to make the right decision.”
“Every decision brings with it some good, some bad, some lessons, and some luck. The only thing that’s for sure is that indecision steals many years from many people who wind up wishing they’d just had the courage to leap.”
“Life is filled with difficult decisions, and winners are those who make them.”
“Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course.”
“Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions.”
“Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.”
“Not making a decision means forgoing an opportunity.”
“Decision making is power. Most people don’t have the guts to make ‘tough decision’ because they want to make the ‘right decision’ and so they make ‘no decision’. Remember, live is short, so do things that matter the most and have the courage to make ‘tough decision’ and to chase your dreams.”
“You are only one decision from a totally different life.”
What is a good decision?
“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”
“There are times when delaying a decision has benefit. Often, allowing a set period of time to mull something over so your brain can work it through generates a thoughtful and effective decision.”
“The best decisions aren’t made with your mind, but with your Instinct.”
“A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.”
“A decision made from fear is always the wrong decision.”
“A decision clouded with doubt is never a good decision.”
“It is often said that a wrong decision taken at the right time is better than a right decision taken at the wrong time.”
Making the right decision quotes
“You can’t make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.”
“The art of decision making includes the art of questioning.”
“When faced with a decision, choose the path that feeds your soul.”
“Be open about your thoughts, ideas, and desires and you will be right with your decisions.”
“Never make a decision when you are upset, sad, jealous or in love.”
“Think 100 times before you take a decision, but once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man.”
“Whenever you’re making an important decision, first ask if it gets you closer to your goals or farther away. If the answer is closer, pull the trigger. If it’s farther away, make a different choice. Conscious choice making is a critical step in making your dreams a reality.”
“Always make decisions that prioritize your inner peace.”
“The goal shouldn’t be to make the perfect decision every time but to make less bad decisions than everyone else.”
“Don’t mourn over your bad decisions. Just start overcoming them with good ones.”
“Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.”
“If you have a decision to make, list down the pain points of doing it and the pleasures of doing it.”
“Great decision-making comes from the ability to create the time and space to think rationally and intelligently about the issue at hand.”
“The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide.”
“Poor decision making I think, is the number one cause for most of our mistakes. So to make fewer mistakes means to make better decisions, and to make better decisions you must train yourself to think more clearly.”
“It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.”
“Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.”
“Poor decision making will almost always lead to less than desirable outcomes.”
“When possible make the decisions now, even if action is in the future. A revised decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment.”
Future effects of decisions
“Choices are the hinges of destiny.”
“Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it.”
“Life presents many choices, the choices we make determine our future.”
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.”
“The future is fluid. Each act, each decision, and each development creates new possibilities and eliminates others. The future is ours to direct.”
“Our lives will depend upon the decisions which we make, for decisions determine destiny.”
“Your biography is not your destiny, your decisions are.”
“Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision.”
“Success or failure depend on the decisions you make and the path you choose. You are responsible for your future.”
Decision quotes about business
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.”
“Make decisions with the long term in mind. If you were truly the owner of your company and the success or failure of your business hinged on the performance of your team, you would dedicate yourself to constant improvement.”
“Business today is about making decisions amid ambiguity.”
“The worst business decision you can make is no decision. The needs are not going to go away. Waiting is what’s gotten us in the situation we’re in now.”
“Great leaders don’t lead others with bitterness or resentfulness of past mistakes, they lead with hope and knowledge of the past to inform greater decision making in the future.”
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