For I am—or I was—one of those people who pride themselves in on their willpower, on their ability to make a decision and carry it through. This virtue, like most virtues, is ambiguity itself. People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny can only continue to believe this by becoming specialists in self-deception. Their decisions are not really decisions at all—a real decision makes one humble, one knows that it is at the mercy of more things than can be named—but elaborate systems of evasion, of illusion, designed to make themselves and the world appear to be what they and the world are not. This is certainly what my decision, made so long ago in Joey’s bed, came to. I had decided to allow no room in the universe for something which shamed and frightened me. I succeeded very well—by not looking at the universe, by not looking at myself, by remaining, in effect, in constant motion.
James BaldwinTag: life world virtue pride decision personality
We make our decisions, and then our decisions turn around and make us.
F.W. BorehamTag: decision
you might want to decide fast. We live in a dangerous world. If you see a chance to be happy, you have to fight for it, so later you have no regrets.
Ilona AndrewsTag: life fight joy happy decision enjoy-life enjoyment no-regrets
Tennis taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.
Billie Jean KingTag: wisdom responsibility decision tennis consequence
When in doubt, be ridiculous.
Sherwood SmithTag: beauty uncertainty decision fast-thinking
I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
J. Michael StraczynskiTag: decision consequences
With or without God, good decisions can be made; But only with God will great decisions be made.
Damon ThuesonTag: god religion good decision smart
But Katie knew it was a sin, had known from the moment she made the decision to lie with Adam. However, the transgression wasn't making love without the sanction of marriage. It was that for the first time in her life, Katie had put herself first. Put her own wants and needs above everything and everyone else.
Jodi PicoultTag: marriage lie sin everything decision wants needs moment everyone making-love transgression first-time had-known saction without-marriage
Even if we all want you here, you don't belong until you decide you do.
Stephenie MeyerPeople will always have opinions about your decision because they're not courageous enough to take action on their opinion.
Steve MaraboliTag: motivational life inspirational opinions people action decision courageous
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