Quotes
Take sides! Always take sides! You will sometimes be wrong — but the man who refuses to take sides must always be wrong.
What finally decided him was the thought that, if he neglected this incredible opportunity, he would never forgive himself. All the rest of his life would be spent in vain regrets—and nothing could be worse than that.
option paralysis - the tendency, when given unlimited choices, to make none. (page 139)
Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along. p. 127
In parting, I would remind you that "Life is a checkerboard, and the player opposite you is time. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time. You are playing against a partner who will not tolerate indecision! p. 173
A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.
p. 119
Conjecture without facts was useless; he must deal with events as they occurred.
p. 67
I'm a great believer in asking everyone for an opinion before I make a decision. ... I ask and I ask and I ask, until I begin to get a gut feeling about something. And that's when I make a decision. I have learned much more from conducting my own random surveys than I could ever have learned from the greatest of consulting firms.
It may surprise you to learn that I take a certain pride, no matter how foolishly mistaken that pride may be, in making my own decisions for my own reasons.
p. 285
When conflicted between two choices, take neither.
p. 71
A mistake is not something to be determined after the fact, but in the light of the information until that point.
Besides, I try to judge things for myself; to judge wrong, I think, is more honourable than not to judge at all.
