Judicious Decision Making Quotes

Listen to many, speak to a few.

Still, obviously, one can't be sensible all the time.

It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow.

The wise man is seldom prudent.

But what I would say to my successor is that it is important not just to shoot but to aim. And it is important, in this seat, to make sure that you're making your best judgments based on data, intelligence, the information that's coming from your commanders and folks on the ground and you're not being swayed by politics.

Those who are guided by reason are generally successful in their plans; those who are rash and precipitate seldom enjoy the favour of the gods.

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

It's always better to be wise than to be smart.

The sure way of judging whether our first thoughts are judicious, is to sleep on them. If they appear of the same force the next morning as they did over night, and if good nature ratifies what good sense approves, we may be pretty sure we are in the right.

I think we're all sort of imprisoned by - or at least bound to - the choices we make... You want to say no at the right time and you want to say yes more sparingly.

I have been extremely cautious in selecting my films.

I am choosy for the kind of show I will take up.

Charlie and I decided long ago that in an investment lifetime, it's too hard to make hundreds of smart decisions. That judgment became ever more compelling as Berkshire's capital mushroomed and the universe of investments that could significantly affect our results shrank dramatically. Therefore, we adopted a strategy that required our being smart and not too smart at that, only a very few times. Indeed, we now settle for one good idea a year.

Life forces enough final decisions on us. We should have the sense to avoid as many of the unnecessary ones as we can.

As your temptations become greater, so does your ability to make responsible choices.

We should on all Occasions avoid a general Action, or put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a necessity, into which we ought never to be drawn.

There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for.

But in all things whether we shall make only a due use of the liberties we have asked, is left entirely to the judicious reader to decide.