Decide Upon Quotes:

It is only through an abandonment of the idea that those entrusted with power have an exclusive right to decide upon war, and the substitution of a public opinion equipped with all the facts and taken into the confidence of the ruling classes, that peace can be assured to the world.

- Frederic C. Howe

topic: War, Taken, Decide Upon, Substitution

Nations decide upon their own destinies, and those choices are not the business of the United States if they do not threaten the United States.

- Pat Buchanan

source: Source: www.npr.org

topic: Destiny, Decide Upon, Choices

And now having a child has been taken out of the sphere of biological determinism and placed instead in the domain of intentional action. Another option to consider and decide upon. And ... not to choose is to choose.

- Rebecca Goldstein

source: Rebecca Goldstein (1993). “The Mind-Body Problem”, Penguin Group USA

topic: Children, Taken, Decide Upon

To decide upon the answer is not scientific. In order to make progress, one must leave the door to the unknown ajar ajar only.

- Richard P. Feynman

topic: Science, Doors, Decide Upon

Every artist knows that there is no such thing as "freedom" in art. The first thing an artist does when he begins a new work is to lay down the barriers and limitations; he decides upon a certain composition, a certain key, a certain relation of creatures or objects to each other. He is never free, and the more splendid his imagination, the more intense his feeling, the farther he goes from general truth and general emotion.

- Willa Cather

source: Willa Cather (1988). “Willa Cather on Writing: Critical Studies on Writing as an Art”, p.123, U of Nebraska Press

topic: Art, Keys, Decide Upon, New Work

Ministers should be Bible students. They should thoroughly furnish themselves with the evidences of our faith and hope, and then, with full control of the voice and their feelings, present these evidences in such a manner that the people can calmly weigh them, and decide upon the evidences presented.

- Ellen G. White

topic: Decide Upon, Voice, People

Men generally decide upon a middle course, which is most hazardous, for they know neither how to be entirely good nor entirely bad.

- Niccolo Machiavelli

topic: Men, Decide Upon, Middle

We have at most ten years—not ten years to decide upon action, but ten years to alter fundamentally the trajectory of global greenhouse emissions.

- James Hansen

topic: Years, Decide Upon, Action, Trajectory

Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

topic: Love, Life, Encouragement, Quaker, Criticise

There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

topic: Believe, Criticism, Difficulty, Quaker, Inspirational Courage

Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.

- Brian Tracy

topic: Sports, Purpose, Organize, Decide Upon, Focus In Life

If you raise your children to feel that they can accomplish any goal or task they decide upon, you will have succeeded as a parent and you will have given your children the greatest of all blessings.

- Brian Tracy

topic: Children, Parenting, Blessing, Great Parents, Decide Upon

I've never been impulsive. It's always been in my nature to consider things carefully and then decide upon the best solution. Except, sometimes the circumstances change. Sometimes things get so complicated and so bad that your nature just doesn't matter anymore.

- Brenna Yovanoff

source: Brenna Yovanoff (2012). “Smoulder”, p.45, Simon and Schuster

topic: Matter, Sometimes, Complicated, Decide Upon

Each time thou wishest to decide upon performing some enterprise, raise the eyes to heaven, pray God to bless thy project; if thou canst make that prayer, accomplish thy work.

- Leopold Schefer

topic: Prayer, Eye, Heaven, Decide Upon

Even in the life of a Christian, faith rises and falls like the tides of an invisible sea. It's there, even when he can't see it or feel it, if he wants it to be there. You realize, I think, that it is more valuable, more mysterious, altogether more immense than anything you can learn or decide upon It will keep you free - not free to do anything you please, but free to be formed by something larger than your own intellect or the intellects around you.

- Flannery O'Connor

topic: Christian, Fall, Thinking, Decide Upon, Rise And Fall

The specific course you decide upon is, within certain parameters, less important than the vigor with which you execute it.

- Jeff Cooper

topic: Important, Vigor, Self Defense, Decide Upon

There is no luck in literary reputation. They who make up the final verdict upon every book are not the partial and noisy readers of the hour when it appears; but a court as of angels, a public not to be bribed, not to be entreated, and not to be overawed, decides upon every man's title to fame.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

source: Ralph Waldo Emerson (2008). “The Spiritual Emerson: Essential Works by Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.50, Penguin

topic: Art, Book, Writing, Decide Upon, Verdict

....the globalization that characterizes today's economics goes beyond or eludes the sovereignty of individual states, and thus the power of their rulers. It is not they, but rather financial groups in control of vast amounts of capital, who decide upon their vertiginous passage through nations, without taking into account the serious crises they might generate.

- Patricio Aylwin

topic: Might, Today, Elude, Decide Upon, Economic Globalization

We have at most ten years - not ten years to decide upon action, but ten years to alter fundamentally the trajectory of global greenhouse emissions... We are near a tipping point, a point of no return, beyond which the built in momentum and feedbacks will carry us to levels of climate change with staggering consequences for humanity and all of the residents of this planet.

- James Hansen

topic: Years, Humanity, Climate, Decide Upon, Emissions

The [President's] Nomination, of Course, brings the Subject fully under the Consideration of the Senate; who have then a Right to decide upon its Propriety or Impropriety.

- George Mason

topic: President, Nominations, Consideration, Decide Upon

I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.

- K. D. Lang

topic: Couple, Believe, Two, Personal History, Decide Upon

Dreams require down payments. Dreams are free, but the journey isn't. There is a price to pay. First, you must pay the price of dealing with criticism from people who matter. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.' Second, you must pay the price of overcoming your fears. Failure, rejection, and looking foolish are common fears - but they are just feelings that can be conquered and removed from your thoughts. Finally, you must be willing to pay the price of hard work in order to realize your dream.

- John C. Maxwell

source: FaceBook post by John C. Maxwell from Jun 09, 2014

topic: Dream, Hard Work, Journey, Never Surrender, Decide Upon

Today when two people decide upon a thoughtless and precipitate abbreviation of the physical space between them, they think, at least at that moment, that they're mutually attracted and drawn together by an overwhelming force.

- Wislawa Szymborska

topic: Sex, Thinking, Two, Overwhelming Force, Abbreviations

If we bring not the good courage of minds covetous of truth, and truth only, prepared to hear all things, and decide upon all things, according to evidence, we should do more wisely to sit down contented in ignorance, than to bestir ourselves only to reap disappointment.

- Frances Wright

topic: Courage, Disappointment, Ignorance, Decide Upon, Good Courage

The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move.

- John Wooden

topic: Moving, Athlete, Keys, Decide Upon

Believing in God is as much like falling in love as it is making a decision. Love is both something that happens to you and something you decide upon.

- Donald Miller

topic: Falling In Love, Believe, Love Is, Decide Upon

You mean I'm going to have to do a spell in front of a bunch of toffs?" Kim said, outraged that no one had mentioned this before she had agreed to this come-out. "Yes, exactly", Lady Wendall said serenely. "You and Richard have plenty of time to design something that will reflect your unique background, as well as demonstrating your abilities as a wizard. I am looking forward to seeing what you decide upon." "I could pick everyone's pockets at once with magic, "Kim said, still disgruntled. "That'd 'reflect my unique background', all right".

- Patricia C. Wrede

topic: Mean, Unique, Design, Decide Upon, Disgruntled