An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.


John H. Patterson

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An executive is a person who always decides sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.
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An executive is a man who decides; sometimes he decides right, but always he decides.
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The man who insists on seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides.
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I don't know who decides that. We don't. The coaches must.
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Human is what he decides to be.
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
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The person who decides is dictating why the costs are what they are.
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We shall see what Syria decides to do.
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Sometimes Mother Nature decides to throw a curve ball,
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He's been doing that kind of thing for us all season. He just decides to take over sometimes.
DEZEBEE MILES
The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR
The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
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Be yourself; who decides what "normal" is anyhoo?
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War never decides who is right, only who is left.
UNKNOWN
Bill Gates is the pope of the personal computer industry. He decides who's going to build.
LARRY ELLISON
Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus!
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We have not heard anything. But whatever he decides to do, we will support the decision.
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Imagination decides everything
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Imagination decides everything.
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The husband who decides to surprise his wife is often very much surprised himself.
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Man will get no progress to testify about if he decides to foolishly abandon the thinking adventure.
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Everybody in their own imagination decides what scary is.
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It is theory that decides what can be observed.
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Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.
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Each council decides when to sell them.
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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierar...
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Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.
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Let not power in you but the one who gives you power decides your course of action.
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It is the theory that decides what can be observed
ALBERT EINSTEIN
It is the theory that decides what can be observed.
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It is the theory that decides what we can observe.
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We're on hold until the mayor decides to change his vote, ... He
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It all depends on what Todd decides to do.
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Man wonders but God decides
When to kill the Prince of Tides.
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A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate Of mighty monarchs.
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The quantity of kindness that a person could unearth from his heart to share with everyone decides e...
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Who decides what is evil and what is good? The ones who are at the top and have all the power.
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The patient decides when it's best to go.
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I do not think psychoanalysis has a scientific basis. If we can't explain why a cockroach decide...
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Challenges in life can either enrich you or poison you. You are the one who decides.
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Your attitude is a multitude of aptitude and rectitude which decides your altitude in plenitude.
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Only smart warrior decides which battle to fight first, and when.
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Joking decides great things, Stronger and better oft than earnest can.
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Lie can only prevail,if the truth decides to remain silent.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN)
It's more practical to wait and see what the government decides.
ED PAGE
SciFi: When there's a serious problem and everyone decides to solve it sensibly.
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A jest often decides matters of importance more effectual and happily than seriousness.
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, FROM ROBERT HEINLEIN'S "TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE"

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I don't damsel well. Distress, I can do. Damseling? Not so much.
JAMES PATTERSON
Max." Fang let go of my hand. "Right now, it's really all about—us."

He swooped down t...
JAMES PATTERSON
Okay, so, flying,” I started, taking a deep breath and focusing on the thing I loved most in the w...
JAMES PATTERSON
They [Erasers] were bad fliers," Angel chimed in, "And in their minds, they weren't all kill the mut...
JAMES PATTERSON
Q: You'er presented with a smooth-faced, eight-foot-high wooden wall. Your objective? Get over it. T...
JAMES PATTERSON
Let's face it: Most of us don't realize it, but we are failing our kids as reading role mode...
JAMES PATTERSON
SITTING TIGHT? Holing up? Waiting for answers?
Those are things I'm not good at.
Plannin...
JAMES PATTERSON
Jeb: But I need to tell you something first.
Max (thinking): That you are the devil incarnat...
JAMES PATTERSON
When did they start coming after you?”
“Was it—was it after the oil- slick Hummer crash?�...
JAMES PATTERSON
Fang was going to kill me. And after I was dead, he would kill me again.
JAMES PATTERSON
Fang and I searched in every way we could think of and found a million institutes of one kind or ano...
JAMES PATTERSON
Fang snorted in disbelief. "On one hand, we have a mythical nice family that wants to adopt me. On t...
JAMES PATTERSON
Jeb: I wish I could explain what I'd give just to see you smile again.
Max (thinking): How a...
JAMES PATTERSON
Is this a movie?' I heard someone ask.
Naw- this is too original for Hollywood. They do sequ...
JAMES PATTERSON
Do we have any chlorine? It seems to be kind of explosive when mixed with other stuff."
"Like w...
JAMES PATTERSON
Frustration was my constant companion. I wanted to scream. "What the he-eck are we supposed to do JAMES PATTERSON Can you giggle while racing for your life and protecting a six-year-old? I can.
JAMES PATTERSON
Excellent. They were flammable.
JAMES PATTERSON
There's nothing more annoying than cold logic and reason when you've got a good fit going.
JAMES PATTERSON
Nudge: You aren't dead.
Iggy (irritably): No. You aren't dead either. How about just 'he...
JAMES PATTERSON
Why was the blind guy playing with matches, you ask? Because he's good at it. Anything to do with fi...
JAMES PATTERSON
I muttered a swear word to myself. After I heard Angel cussing like a sailor when she stubbed her to...
JAMES PATTERSON
Feeding a crowd?' the woman behind the counter asked.
Yes, ma'am ,' Fang said sweetly.
...
JAMES PATTERSON
I didn't know a van could go up on two wheels like that, for so long." -Nudge
JAMES PATTERSON
Gazzy: "What does that mean?" (points to metal plaque warning to stay off the third rail that said S...
JAMES PATTERSON
Max!' Nudge cried, rushing over to hug me. Her thin arms gripped me tight, and I hugged her back, sc...
JAMES PATTERSON
Dr. Martinez: "I take it you don't want me to call your parent?"
Max: "Uh, no." Hello, lab? May...
JAMES PATTERSON
In the dictionary, next to the word stress, there is a picture of a midsize mutant stuck inside a do...
JAMES PATTERSON
Holy [Insert your choice of a swear word here]," said Fang stunned.
JAMES PATTERSON
I took a bite of cookie and chewed. “Hmmm,” I said, trying not to spit crumbs. “Clear vanilla ...
JAMES PATTERSON
Yes!” said Fang, punching the air. “Freaks rule.
JAMES PATTERSON
Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like, like, grits, but with high self-esteem.
JAMES PATTERSON
Many variables interact to affect mane development in wild lions. Several of these variables, includ...
BRUCE PATTERSON
Even here, a male with more testosterone, that's better nourished, and displays all the good genes a...
BRUCE PATTERSON
We evaluated lions on the same spatial scale that females and males evaluate them, which is from 20 ...
BRUCE PATTERSON
At one point, we probably had 70 cell phones ringing at once, ... It sounded like Bally's Park Place...
BRUCE PATTERSON
There seems to be a communication breakdown between the water district and the fire department. We n...
BRUCE PATTERSON
I'm willing to take the first flight back.
BRUCE PATTERSON