Thon Maker Quotes

I always think 12 times before saying anything.

I always try to think before I talk.

I used to make snap judgments, moved quickly. It's more important to be thoughtful, think of the consequences of your decisions.

To think twice is quite enough.

You have to really think about things before you do them.

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

We still need a voice that thinks before it speaks.

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.

Whenever a question is of some importance, it should not be decided on the day when it is submitted to you. Whenever it is not an urgent one, I make it a rule not to let any question be forced upon my immediate decision; … And even when in my mind I am disposed to accede, still I always keep the papers with me some little time before I return them.

Sometimes you have to marinate instead of making a quick decision. I appreciate my instincts, but my instincts can be dead wrong. Circumspection can give you time.

I will confess that in general decisiveness worries me; it is often an excuse for being impatient with the details or insufficiently sensitive to other people's concerns.

Generally, I have lot of patience, and I won't take a decision immediately on anything. I will think twice, thrice; then only I take a decision.

I'm always thinking about how what I'm doing is affecting the people around me. As a New Yorker, you have to be that way.

Look before you leap.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

Decisions are beautiful. They are the evidence of thought and care. Decisions are the polishing cloths of life.

Consider once before you give, twice before you receive, and a thousand times before you ask.

Impulsiveness can be charming but deliberation can have an appeal, as well.

Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it.

I know when people are with me or not. It's an instinct.

I'm an excellent judge of character. I can tell people who want something from me or if they're actually buddies.

If I don't think something's worth saying, I don't think it's quite there, I'd rather just not say it, to be honest. In that case, I'd rather wait 'till the thought is ready, 'till I feel like I'm happy with everything.

I know that I can't take anyone lightly.

I'm quite tactful, actually. I worry about whether people are all right. With my friends, obviously, conversations are quite free and uncensored, but I would never enjoy making someone feel uncomfortable at all.

Wait until you have made a definitive decision, about whatever it is that you are pondering, and then make a public announcement.