Spencer W. Kimball Quotes

Make certain decisions only once.

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths.

Once we've made a decision, we are efficient only if we go through with it decisively, undistracted by doubts about its correctness.

Every decision I make is a choice between a grievance and a miracle.

But for me I think it's just about taking that time of reflection and contemplation. That's probably my process in every decision that I make: to make sure that I spend time just with myself, and really times of silence and mediation to go through that process; and music is a big part of that as well.

It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.

You make what seems a simple choice: choose a man or a job or a neighborhood- and what you have chosen is not a man or a job or a neighborhood, but a life.

I have made decisions that turned out to be wrong, and went back and did it another way, and still took less time than many who procrastinated over the original decision. Your brain is capable of handling 140, 000 million bits of information in one second, and if you take hours or days or weeks to reach a vital decision, you are short-circuiting your most valuable property.

When your breathing is easy and deep, your body works efficiently, and your mind settles. That doesn't mean that your balance (in tree pose or anywhere else) will be perfect and your life will be seamless, but you'll be better equipped to deal with the wobbles and earthquakes that get thrown into the mix.

Don't wavier. Make a decision. Do it now.

The time has come to get clear about who you are and what you choose. There must come moments in every person's life when a decision is necessary. A big decision. A major choice. Such a time is now. What you get to choose today is who you are and who you choose to be, and what you wish to experience in your life. Remember, not to decide is to decide.

I meditate but not regularly. I wish I did more meditation. It's always my New Year's resolution to do more.

People like definite decisions, / Tidy answers, all the little ravelings / Snipped off, the lint removed, they / Hop happily among their roughs / Calling what they can't clutch insanity / Or saintliness.

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

Contentment with life is not a feeling, but it is a decision we must make.

Yoga aims to bring about a situation where the mind is quieter and more effective. It's not only about relaxation, it's also about improving our energy. It's about making us more decisive and at the same time better able to judge a situation clearly.

Once a decision was made, I didn't worry about it afterward.

Draw your line in the sand. Make your decision now and start taking action to really live your dream. By not taking bold steps to live your dream, not only are you missing out on fully living, but the world is missing out on the greatness you have to offer. Be bold!

Make a decision and then make the decision right. Line up your Energy with it. In most cases it doesn't really matter what you decide. Just decide. There are endless options that would serve you enormously well, and all or any one of them is better than no decision.

People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.

Solitude is one of our great superpowers... Solitude is the key to being able to make effective decisions and then having the courage of convictions to stand behind those decisions.

Do things as soon as you can. If a decision needs to be made, make it. It gives you more time to change your mind.

There may be no trumpet sound or loud applause when we make a right decision, just a calm sense of resolution and peace.

Indecision is a major time waster; 80% of decisions should be made the first time they come up

Meditation creates more time than it takes.