Barack Obama Quotes

Yes there are times when you regret your decisions but we all have to make them without the power of hindsight.

Finally, you're right about one point, your entire way of thinking is predicted by what you're immersed in so you know you won't make a bad decision. You can make a bad decision but it's still in the good sphere normally if you work well. You're prepared to face a crew who wants to know everything and poses a hundred questions a minute, because you know you have good reflexes and can respond very quickly.

"What would I do if?.." By thinking tactically, we can more easily arrive at correct tactical solutions, and practice - even theoretical practice - tends to produce confidence in our solutions which, in turn, makes it easier for us, and thus quicker, to reach a decision.

When I was as you are now, towering in the confidence of twenty-one, little did I suspect that I should be at forty-nine, what I now am.

I don't know if I would do this if I had to start over again.

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

I missed a lot of decisions. At the time of making such a decision, there was no doubt in my mind as to its correctness. However, a second or two later I felt that I erred and wished I could change my original ruling.

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

I have had my results for a long time: but I do not yet know how I am to arrive at them.

Any 6 year old’s hindsight is better than a President’s foresight.

All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavor to find out what you don't know by what you do.

Failure to recognize the obvious is not a good characteristic of a leader.

Sometimes you have to make decisions without knowing all that you would like to know That's part of the job.

I'm not a big believer in second-guessing decisions.

You try to make the decisions that you think are best in realtime.

You're able to see situations over and over again and just become comfortable in different decision-making situations. I think that comes with experience.

People who are great at making decisions in the face of uncertainty have great judgment.

Why, then, do you think the white player might have done it?" Reynie considered. He imagined himself moving out his knight only to bring it right back to where it started. Why would he ever do such a thing? At last he said,"Perhaps because he doubted himself.

There wasn't a time where I felt fearful that I couldn't make the best decisions possible.

When you are forced to think, you expand your mental capacity. When you expand your mental capacity, your wealth increases.

What am I supposed to do here? What am I supposed to think?

The real trick in life is to turn hindsight into foresight that reveals insight.

Aristotle once said that wisdom (the ability to make good decisions) is a combination of experience plus reflection. The more time that you take to think about your experiences, the more vital lessons you will gain from them.

The quality of our thinking will determine the quality of our future

I started playing chess when I was about 4 or 5 years old. It is very good for children to learn to play chess, because it helps them to develop their mental abilities. It also helps to consolidate a person's character, because as it happens both in life and in a chess game we have to make decisions constantly. In chess there is no luck and no excuses: everything is in your hands.