William James Quotes About Decisions

Quotes about: Decisions

• There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

  William James

  Inspirational, Philosophical, Sadness

  Principles of Psychology (1890) vol. 1, ch. 4

• Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.

  William James

  Success, Confidence, Believe

• When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.

  William James

  Responsibility, Order, Decision

  William James (2008). “Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals”, p.167, Nuvision Pubns

• As Charles Lamb says, there is nothing so nice as doing good by stealth and being found out by accident, so I now say it is even nicer to make heroic decisions and to be prevented by 'circumstances beyond your control' from ever trying to execute them.

  William James

  Nice, Decision, Trying

• No decision is, in itself, a decision.

  William James

  Decision

• Once a decision is reached, stop worrying and start working.

  William James

  Worry, Decision, Stop Worrying

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