Samantha Barks Quotes

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

I've always made my decisions based on two factors: intellectual analysis and my gut. And when they meet, that's a go from me. That's when I see the goal.

I am the worst strategist ever.

I'm not the world's best philosopher. But I am one of the world's best strategists. I will put my strategic abilities against anybody on Earth.

What is needed by him who would succeed in the highest degree possible is careful planning. He is to accumulate reserved power, that he may be equal to all emergencies.

The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face.

I encourage active skepticism - when people are being skeptical because they're trying to identify the best course of action. They're trying to identify the next step for themselves or other people.

Every action we take, everything we do, is either a victory or defeat in the struggle to become what we want to be.

You have to be just as mistrustful of straightforward rationality in business as you do of a uniquely gut approach.

I'm very knowledgeable of the challenges before me.

The most valuable thing you can have as a leader is clear data.

From Game A to Game B, your whole focus is on improving your team and what is the next challenge. What does the next team present? What are the solutions to the puzzle?

The best decisions are taken quickly and well. You can prepare yourself, have all aspects of the game thought through, but the one who shines on the pitch is the one with intuition.

In games, you have plans, you have strategies, and you follow them.

Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions.

You've got to be smart about tackling.

Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.

My experience in decision-making has shown that patterns are tough to break. In the military, we study an opponent, looking for gaps, flaws, or weaknesses that can be exploited. Successful leaders at all levels in all disciplines conduct this kind of analysis.

Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable.

I have to do a better job of picking the spots where I want to attack and picking the right moment when I need to attack.

Sometimes I do have something in my head. But, for me, I think it usually ends up being about considering all of the elements, and trying to understand the distance from where we are to where we want to go.

A dozen times a day we come to a fork in the road and must decide which way we will go. It is important to get our ultimate objectives clearly in mind so that we do not become distracted at each fork in the road by the irrelevant questions: Which is the easier or more pleasant way? Or, Which way are others going?

I find it valuable to watch what I do. I like to know when I'm making a choice if it actually works or not.

The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks.

Nobody's life is ever all balanced. It's a conscious decision to choose your priorities every day.