Emotional Quotes Related to Decision Making

"It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision." - Barbara Jordan

"When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion." - Dale Carnegie (1888 - 1955), American Writer and Lecturer

"Anyone can be angry - that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not easy." - Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Greek Philosopher

"Education is the fire-proofer of emotions." - Dr. Frank Crane (1861–1928) Minister and Author

"The degree of one's emotions varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts." - Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), British Philosopher, Mathematician, and Historian

"Emotions have taught mankind to reason." - Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 - 1747) French Moralist and Writer

"Fear is the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind." - H. P. Lovecraft (1890 - 1937), American Author

"The sign of an intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason." - Marya Mannes (1904 - 1990), American Author and Critic

"The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity." - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797), Irish Statesman, Author, and Philosopher

"Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it." - Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890), Dutch Post-Impressionist Painter

"All learning has an emotional base." - Plato (~427 BC - ~347 BC), Greek philosopher and Mathematician

"Cherish your own emotions and never undervalue them. " - Robert Henri (1865 - 1929), American Painter and Teacher

"Emotion turning back on itself, and not leading on to thought or action, is the element of madness." - John Sterling (1806 - 1844), British Author

"The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions." - Donald Calne (1936 - ), Canadian Neurologist

"Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves." - Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996), American Astronomer

"Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you." - Roger Ebert (1942 - ), American Film Critic

"Change happens in the boiler room of our emotions --- so find out how to light their fires." - Jeff Dewar

"When awareness is brought to an emotion, power is brought to your life." - Tara Meyer Robson

"To increase your effectiveness, make your emotions subordinate to your commitments." - Brian Koslow

"Regret is an odd emotion because it comes only upon reflection. Regret lacks immediacy, and so its power seldom influences events when it could do some good." - William O'Rourke

"Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst." - Walter Weckler

"The 8 Equities: Physical, Spiritual, Psychological, Intellectual, Emotional, Financial, Social and Family." - Michael Vance

"Feelings are not supposed to be logical. Dangerous is the man who has rationalized his emotions." - David Borenstein

"Logic will not change an emotion, but action will." - Author Unknown