„If you always make the right decision, the safe decision,
the one most people make, you will be the same as everyone else.“

„People are going to dislike you if you make a decision, even if it turns out to be the right one.“

—  James M. McPherson American historian 1936

1990s, An Exchange With a Civil War Historian (June 1995)

„There are in the final analysis, two kinds of decisions. One, decisions you make for yourself and two decisions other people make for you, whether it's one tyrant or 51% of your fellow citizens.“

—  Alan Charles Kors American academic 1943

2010s, Socialism's Legacy (2011), Q&A

„After you think, you act. After you act, you learn. Make decisions, but decisions will have risks of mistakes. But make sure you avoid disastrous mistakes and avoid making the same mistake twice.“

—  Sukanto Tanoto Indonesian businessman 1949

Keynote speech, Wharton Global Modular Course, May 25, 2015. http://www.inside-rge.com/Sukanto-Tanoto-Entrepreneur-Journey-2
2015

„That's why I want you there, he said. You're unpredictable, and that can be the difference between success and failure. Most people make decisions in anger, fear, love, or obligation. You make decisions to irritate people.“

—  Kim Harrison Pseudonym 1966

Quelle: For a Few Demons More

„To make a decision you need to be in a perfect environment: you have to be motivated and surrounded by the right people.“

—  Niki Lauda Austrian former Formula 1 racing driver 1949 - 2019

„We never make a decision. When the time is right, the decision makes itself.“

—  Byron Katie American spiritual writer 1942

Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life (2002)

„Decisions are always made with insufficient information. If you really knew what was going on, the decision would make itself.“

—  Jack McDevitt American novelist, Short story writer 1935

Quelle: Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins, Odyssey (2006), Chapter 39 (p. 370)

„We have found, in our country, that when people have the right to make decisions as close to home as possible, they usually make the right decisions.“

—  Ronald Reagan American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989) 1911 - 2004

Address to the International Committee for the Supreme Soviet of the U.S.S.R. (17 September 1990)
Post-presidency (1989–2004)

„Making decisions when you can vs. when you have to makes for better decisions.“

—  David Allen American productivity consultant and author 1945

8 August 2010 https://twitter.com/gtdguy/status/20590785465
Official Twitter profile (@gtdguy) https://twitter.com/gtdguy

„The most important decision we can make is whether this is a friendly or hostile universe. From that one decision all others spring.“

—  Albert Einstein German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity 1879 - 1955

Multiple variations of this quote can be found, but the earliest one on Google Books which uses the phrase "friendly or hostile" and attributes it to Einstein is The Complete Idiot's Guide to Spiritual Healing by Susan Gregg (2000), p. 5 http://books.google.com/books?id=XLQ8X67PozAC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q&f=false, and this book gives no source for the quote.
A variant is found in Irving Oyle's The New American Medicine Show (1979) on p. 163, where Oyle writes: 'There is a story about Albert Einstein's view of human existence. Asked to pose the most vital question facing humanity, he replied, "Is the universe friendly?"' This variant is repeated in a number of books from the 1980s and 90s, so it probably pre-dates the "friendly or hostile" version. And the idea that the most important question we can ask is "Is the universe friendly?" dates back much earlier than the attribution to Einstein, for example in Emil Carl Wilm's 1912 book The Problem of Religion he includes the following footnote on p. 114 http://books.google.com/books?id=nWYiAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA114#v=onepage&q&f=false: 'A friend proposed to the late F. W. H. Myers the following question: "What is the thing which above all others you would like to know? If you could ask the Sphinx one question, and only one, what would the question be?" After a moment's silence Myers replied: "I think it would be this: Is the universe friendly?"'
Misattributed

„Every decision you make, makes you. Never let other people choose who you’re going to be.“

—  Cassandra Clare American author 1973

Quelle: The Lost Herondale

„Sometimes success isn't about making the right decision, it's more about making some decision.“

—  Robin S. Sharma Canadian self help writer 1965

Quelle: The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life

„Sometimes the best decision is to make no decision, which is also to make a decision.“

—  Mariano Rajoy Spanish politician 1955

13 February, 2013.
As President, 2013
Quelle: Libertad Digital http://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/politica/2013-02-13/rajoy-es-incomprensible-que-va-a-hacer-rubalcaba-hasta-2015-1276482202/

„Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.“

—  Ralph Waldo Emerson American philosopher, essayist, and poet 1803 - 1882

Attributed to Emerson in The Gift of Depression : Twenty-one Inspirational Stories Sharing Experience, Strength, and Hope (2001) by John F. Brown, p. 56, no prior occurrence of this a statement has been located; it seems to be derived from one which occurs in The Alchemist (1988) by Paulo Coelho, p. 22: When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Misattributed

„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“

—  Brian Tracy American motivational speaker and writer 1944

Quelle: Reinvention: How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life

„Make whatever decision you wish but never forget one thing: all of you are much better than you believed. Take advantage of the chance that tragedy has given you; not everyone is capable of doing so“

—  Paulo Coelho, buch The Fifth Mountain

Quelle: The Fifth Mountain

„I was always making decisions and they were easier decisions because I had control of the game, I had control of the ball. As a coach you sort of put the ball in other player's hands and let them make decisions for you. But I still get a kick out of winning basketball games and that's what I'm in this for.“

—  Larry Bird basketball player and coach 1956

Ross Atkin (January 29, 1998) "Yes, Great Players Can Make Good Coaches - Larry Bird enjoys immediate success with the Indiana Pacers", Christian Science Monitor, p. 14.

„It's vitally important that as manager you make decisions.“

—  Phil Brown (footballer) English association football player and manager 1959

20-Jan-2006, DCFC website
Brown, management guru.

„Never make a decision when you need to pee.“

—  Leonard Cohen, buch Beautiful Losers

Quelle: Beautiful Losers