Tim Duncan Quotes

What is really a stretch to me is to make quick decisions.

I pick and choose my battles, but I overthink everything because I have to think about everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

The woman that deliberates is lost.

Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.

If there is time to reflect, slowing down is likely to be a good idea.

[Referring to Jimmy Carter:] Jimmy's basic problem is that he's super cautious. He looks before and after he leaps.

Those who are close to me know that I am a person who likes to analyse everything before making a decision.

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

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.

My personal feeling is that people need to be careful not to start over-analyzing and taking things apart and trying to be critical.

People who deliberate fully before they take a step will spend their lives on one leg

Whatever sentence will bear to be read twice, we may be sure was thought twice.

None are more liable to mistakes than those who act only on second thoughts.

Prompt to move but firm to wait - knowing things rashly sought are rarely found.

Let every man look before he leaps.

Every major move in my life was done instinctively.

Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.

You spend your time thinking about that and you get lost in reflection.

Whatever we think about and question a lot becomes questionable.

Remember my strong advice; just remember to always think twice.

Caution is the daughter of circumspection, but she tends to outgrow her mother.

Reflective thinking is like the crock pot of the mind. It encourages your thoughts to simmer until they're done.

Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it.