Theodore Dalrymple

So what exactly are the rewards of resentment. It is always a relief to know that the reason we have failed in life is not because we lack the talent, energy, or determination to succeed, but because of a factor that is beyond our control and that has loaded the dice decisively against us.

English Writer

Timothy Murphy

Providing patients and consumers with solid information on the cost and quality of their healthcare options can literally make the difference between life or death; and play a decisive role in whether a family or employer can afford healthcare.

American Politician

Sherwin B. Nuland

The final disease that nature inflicts on us will determine the atmosphere in which we take our leave of life, but our own choices should be allowed, insofar as possible, to be the decisive factor in the manner of our going.

American Scientist

Karen Bardsley

You take the opportunities when you get them, and you try to see if there's any cues the opposition gives you, but more important is focusing on your own process, trusting your instincts, and being decisive.

American Athlete

Mao Zedong

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts.

Chinese Leader

Theodore Roosevelt

Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

American President

Gianluca Vialli

I hope that my story can help inspire others who are at a decisive crossroads in their lives.

Italian Manager

P. Chidambaram

I think people respect governments that take decisions and act decisively.

Indian Politician

Bryant H. McGill

The world is starving for original and decisive leadership.

American Author

C. J. Mahaney

American Clergyman

Use 'decisive' to emphasize the action or event that settled a matter conclusively.

Final Outcome

'Decisive' often indicates an end to indecisiveness or uncertainty about a situation.

End of Uncertainty

'Decisive' highlights the significance of something that can greatly alter the course of events.

Major Influence

Use 'decisive' when indicating that a factor or action has a powerful and definitive impact.

Significant Impact

'Decisive' is often used to describe people who show clear and confident decision-making skills, especially in leadership.

Leadership Quality

A person described as 'decisive' is viewed as someone who can make fast decisions without hesitance.

Quick Decision

The use of 'decisive' implies confidence in oneself or someone else's ability to make choices.

Confidence Indicator

 I was leaving a seminar when it started, humming to myself, fumbling with my bag just as I'd done a hundred times before, when suddenly I heard a voice calmly observe, "She is leaving the room." I looked around, and there was no one there, but the clarity and decisiveness of the comment

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 but I can tell you a significant percentage of people in the world will never have to worry about FOBO. Unlike the billions of people who have few options, if any, due to war, poverty or illness, you have plentiful opportunities to live decisively. You may not get everything you want,

How to make faster...

 After all, I know they can be charismatic and decisive over voice chat and I'm sure doing a lot of Zoom calls today in my business. So maybe now I've convinced you that esports and video games deserve a little more respect. But if not, let me try to make one last final appeal.

How video game skills...

 by the end of this decade globally and then come down. It's not inevitable, but we need to act decisively. The third number is That's the number of cities in the world that had a million or more people when my grandmother was born. You can see my grandmother there.

Steve Howard: Let's go...

 decisive and serious. But that's not me. So I'd put on basically office drag to fit the I'd talk in a deeper voice, try to hold in my hand motions. I'm someone who gets really excited about things, so I'd temper that. I had this little voice in my head, telling me,

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 when we behave in ways that violate gender norms. Our gender stereotypes show that women should be kind, nurturing, helpful, supportive, deferential, while traditionally men are expected to be decisive, competent, assertive and strong.

The Likability Dilemma...

 who was decisive and could act quickly. They called it energy and dispatch. One thing they were dead-set there would be no king. They had fought a war against a country with a monarch and were afraid that one man

Inventing the American...

 not fight for themselves and to face my fears the Marine Corps taught me that if I go deliberately decisively and aggressively in the directions that make me afraid I'll

Healing war wounds...

 played a decisive role in the negotiations of the Paris climate agreement. So we have to protect that legacy and be an example. So what comes next? The people.

A small country with big...

 to gloat but it is a time of pride pride in our troops pride in our nation and the people who strengthen resolve made victory quick decisive and just