Rand Paul Quotes

Most persons who indulge in second thought don't do much thinking when the subject is presented for first thought.

The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.

I think before I act---and then think again. I am not entirely a coward, but I do not lose myself in action as you do.

Think hard before you begin, then enter the work.

Some Christians need encouragement to think before they act. Others need encouragement to act after they think.

That is the problem we have in Argentina: we do not sit down and think.

It is true that one has to think first and then to act - but it's also true that if one has no possibility of acting, one's thinking kind of becomes empty and stupid.

It is graceful in a man to think and to speak with propriety, to act with deliberation, and in every occurrence of life to find out and persevere in the truth. On the other hand, to be imposed upon, to mistake, to falter, and to be deceived, is as ungraceful as to rave or to be insane.

I don't guess. I think. I ponder. I deduce. Then I decide. But I never guess.

It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.

The point is to explore whatever may be helpful for thinking, understanding, and acting responsibly over long periods of time.

Something that I tell myself every morning when I wake up is like: "Think it over, take the time to think it over." I don't like spontaneity, there you go. I'm wary of it.

One man thinks before he acts. Another man thinks after he acts. Each is of the opinon that the other thinks too much.

Time given to thought is the greatest time saver of all.

No one is more liable to make mistakes than he who acts only on reflexion.

Think deeply about things. Don’t just go along because that’s the way things are or that’s what your friends say. Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think.

Doubt is a very important trait. Out of doubt comes thinking, decisions, choices. We learn stuff. We learn to make mistakes. Or not to.

What I propose, therefore, is very simple: it is nothing more than to think what we are doing

What do you look at while you’re making up your mind? Ours is not a reflective culture, we do no raise our eyes up to the hills. Most of the time we decide the critical things while looking at the linoleum floor of an institutional corridor, or whispering hurriedly in a waiting room with a television blatting nonsense.

One sits down first; one thinks afterwards.

The better you think , the better decisions you make . the better decisions you make , the better actions you take . the better actions you take , the better results you get

I try my best to really think about things before I react and respond.

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.

In any organization there ought to be the possibility of discussion... fence sitting is an art, and it's difficult, and it's important to do, rather than to go headlong in one direction or the other. It's just better to have action, isn't it than to sit on the fence? Not if you're not sure which way to go, it isn't.

Action should be founded on contemplation, and those of us who act don't put enough time, don't give enough emphasis, to contemplation.