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decision

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1. decision - Noun

2. decision - Verb

Meaning

Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue; determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement; conclusion.

An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the Supreme Court.

The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great decision.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. Sun Tzu

A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided. Anthony Robbins

I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision. Eleanor Roosevelt

The first decision of a woman is the most intelligent and the last decision most dangerous. Chinese Proverb

Get advice, then make your own decision. Corsican Proverb

A decision made at night may be changed in the morning. Samoan Proverb

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