Orson Scott Card Quotes

The most difficult of decisions are often not the ones in which we cannot determine the correct course; rather the ones in which we are certain of the path but fear the journey.

Life is a matter of really tough choices.

I think most people are not willing to make the tough choices.

I think that quite often you can only find a choice between bad and worse. But I think it's worth making the effort, and I like to expose my characters to that sort of situation.

Sometimes hard decisions have to be made, and sometimes wonderful decisions have to be made. You've got to be willing to make them all.

Again and again, the impossible problem is solved when we see that the problem is only a tough decision waiting to be made.

I like to think that since I was about 19, I have studied human decision-making and problem-solving.

Ultimately all the options are ugly… These decisions are very, very difficult

There are no good options in the midst of a crisis.

My responsibility is to make judgments about hard, complex issues that I believe to be right.

Leadership is about tough choices.

The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide.

The most common source of mistakes in management decisions is the emphasis on finding the right answer rather than the right question.

Ignore them. They don't know what it is to make a difficult decision." "You wouldn't have done it, I bet." "That is only because I have been taught to be cautious when I don't know all the information, and you have been taught that risks can produce great rewards.

Decisions can be a major challenge for all of us.

The 1st question the effective decision-maker asks is: 'Is this a generic situation or an exception?'

The sign of a good decision is the multiplicity of reasons for it.

When we deliberate it is about means and not ends.

When you know something is wrong for you, you have to make difficult decisions and trust your instincts.

People are going to do stupid things, but you don't take away the freedom because somebody makes a stupid decision.

When making a decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous to consider all the pros and cons.

Making decisions is probably the most important thing people ever do. Nothing happens until someone makes a decision.

You always, I think, debate with yourself about whether or not you made the right decision. And you have to then give the person that you’re working for - in my instance, the president - your best judgment based on your understanding of the facts, but also the calculus you use to make a determination about what’s the best way to go forward.

Oftentimes, your choices are down to two less than ideal outcomes, but you have to choose which one is the best one for the country. I personally believe he continues to struggle to articulate that.

Part of what being a great founder is, is being both able to hold the belief, to think about where it is you want to be doing and want to be going, but also be smart enough that you are essentially listening to criticism, negative feedback, competitive entries.