Careful Consideration Quotes

I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion.

Listen to many, speak to a few.

The cautious seldom err.

The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.

With time and thought, one can do a good job.

It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.

Always be prudent but never hesitant.

All things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident.

Man scans with scrupulous care the pedigree of his horses, cattle and dogs before he mates them; but when it comes to his marriage, he rarely, or never, takes such care.

Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous.

No rash decisions. No big commitments. Each day as it comes.

I'm happy I'm doing films at a slow pace rather than doing anything and everything.

Attention to detail can't be (and never is) added later. It's an entire development philosophy, methodology, and culture.

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

Details matter, it's worth waiting to get it right.

Wise men say, only fools rush in. Wise men are so slow.

Prudence is but experience, which equal time, equally bestows on all men, in those things they equally apply themselves unto.

Watch over Honoria, will you? See that she doesn’t marry an idiot.

We need to consider nominations as thoroughly and carefully as the American people deserve. No one is entitled to a free pass to a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

What is to be once resolved on should be first often well considered.

No matter how big you are, details count!

Occasionally and frequently the exercise of the judgment ought to end in absolute reservation. It may be very distasteful, and great fatigue, to suspend a conclusion; but as we are not infallible, so we ought to be cautious; we shall eventually find our advantage, for the man who rests in his position is not so far from right as he who, proceeding in a wrong direction, is ever increasing his distance.

Being prudent does not mean being fearful.

Take time for deliberation. Haste spoils everything.