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It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.

You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That's what natural history programmes should be for.

Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.

Pakistan has not recognized Israel... any such decision would be taken in supreme national interests after due consultation of the parliament.

It isn't that I was born thinking I had to be president. I'm getting a lot of encouragement to run from people across the country. I don't believe this is a rash decision.

So when I had to make a decision whether I would like to do honors degree course in Islamic studies and Malay studies too, so I thought Islamic studies would be good.

Now, I don't make decisions as fast as I used to.

We must examine then the concerns of the Government of Japan about the language of the treaty itself - of SOFA - and of the interim and further arrangements that have been made since 1995, and see whether or not we need to make any changes. Those are decisions I cannot make.

The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set the rhythm and they make the final decisions.

Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not allow herself to be separated and banned from her two sisters without taking them along with herself in an act of mysterious vengeance.

If reason is a universal faculty, the decision of the common mind is the nearest criterion of truth.

The decision is 'trust fund' versus 'no more Medicaid' - and that shouldn't be a tough decision.

Networks decide who will have a chance to do shows, but it is the viewers who make the final decision of who stays and who goes. I am very fortunate, in that the television viewers of our country have decided that Bob Barker can stay.

Presidents with strong nerves are decisive. They don't balk at unpopular decisions. They are willing to make people angry. Bush had strong nerves. Clinton, who passed up a chance to eliminate Osama bin Laden, did not. Obama is a people pleaser, a trait not normally associated with nerves of steel.

As the leaders and decision-makers of this great state, it is our responsibility to strive for perfection.

The green-light decision process today consists of maybe of 30 or 40 people.

A green-light meeting is when the decision is made finally whether or not to make a given picture.

You're certain to get a decision in a trial.

I'm against big bureaucracy in Washington making health care decisions. I just have an aversion to bureaucrats. But it's not just government bureaucrats. I don't like HMO bureaucrats and insurance company bureaucrats either.