When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.
You have to look at each tie and look at what your options are.
I'm approaching the idea of taking on a responsibility as great as saying, "I'm good enough to be in your movie." It's a huge statement to make, and every time I do it, I think, "Is this the right choice?"
The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide.
I like to sit on things and digest them and then I'll figure out my next move, but I never said I was right for doing anything.
REASON, v.i. To weight probabilities in the scales of desire.
Don't be in a hurry to change one evil for another.
There aren't a lot of situations where I look back and I say, The decision I actually made or the course we actually pursued was the wrong course.
If you think of people as making decisions actively, every time we think about the cup of coffee, we say, "How much will I enjoy the cup of coffee, what else could I not do in the future because I buy this cup of coffee?
I tell people it's like shopping for a car.People are taking candidates out for a test drive, seeing what they like.
Life is just an endless chain of judgements. . . . The more imperfect our judgement, the less perfect our success.
That's healthy and good for us that there are people who are prepared to question what we are doing.
When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist.
Before every action ask yourself. Will this bring more monkeys on my back. Will the result of my action be a blessing or a heavy burden?
