Every decision sends something outward into the world. Some choices are small and passing, others land in the heart of life like a stone in water, widening into consequences we cannot fully foresee. As Ben Aaronovitch wrote,
“Every great decision creates ripples, like a huge boulder dropped in a lake. The ripples merge, rebound off the banks in unforeseeable ways. The heavier the decision, the larger the waves, the more uncertain the consequences.” ~ Ben Aaronovitch, Toolbox for Our Daughters
Life is the sum of all your choices. ~ Albert Camus
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. ~ Isaac Asimov
Deliberate with caution, but act with decision, and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness. ~ Charles Caleb Colton
Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it. ~ George Eliot
Avoid making irrevocable decisions while tired or hungry. ~ Robert Heinlein
Choice of attention is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a person is responsible for that choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be. ~ W. H. Auden
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision. ~ Colin Powell
Ever notice that “what the hell” is often the right decision? ~ Marilyn Monroe
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. ~ Walt Disney
I don’t agonize over decisions as much these days. The criteria of what’s important to me is clear. ~ John Cusack
The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides never decides. ~ Henri-Frédéric Amiel
No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back. ~ Turkish Proverb
A weak man has doubts before a decision. A strong man has them afterwards. ~ Carl Kraus
No, I’ll take responsibility for my own life. I am going to make a decision. And to this day, I would raise flags on all public buildings to celebrate the chance I had to make that decision. ~ Gloria Steinem, Abortion & Life
Be decisive. A wrong decision is generally less disastrous than indecision. ~ Bernhard Langer, Golf Wisdom From the Legends