“In such seconds of decision entire futures are made.”

—  Dan Simmons , book Hyperion

Source: Hyperion (1989), Chapter 6 (p. 431)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "In such seconds of decision entire futures are made." by Dan Simmons?
Dan Simmons photo
Dan Simmons 104
American novelist 1948

Related quotes

Jeremy Corbyn photo

“The referendum has taken place, a decision has been made, I think we have got to respect that decision and work out our relationship with Europe in the future.”

Jeremy Corbyn (1949) British Labour Party politician

EU referendum: Corbyn tells activists 'I did all I could' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36628305 BBC News (25 June 2016)
2010s, 2016

Nicolas Chamfort photo

“Society is not, as is commonly supposed, the development of nature, but rather her dismantling and entire recasting. It is a second building made from the ruins of the first.”

Nicolas Chamfort (1741–1794) French writer

La Société n'est pas, comme on le croit d'ordinaire, le développement de la Nature, mais bien sa décomposition et sa refonte entière. C'est un second édifice, bâti avec les décombres du premier.
Maximes et Pensées, #8
Reflections, #8

Joanna Haigh photo

“The climate system takes decades to respond to changes in carbon emissions so decisions made now will affect future generations - for better or worse.”

Joanna Haigh (1954) British physicist

"Imperial climate experts respond to IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report" https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/161770/imperial-climate-experts-respond-ipccs-fifth/, Imperial College London (November 3, 2014)

Bassel Khartabil photo

“Thanks to the way your brain is wired, you're likely to screw over your future in order to stay loyal to decisions you made in the past”

Bassel Khartabil (1981–2015) free culture and democracy activist, Syrian political prisoner

Tweet Jan 21, 2010, 1:17PM https://twitter.com/basselsafadi/status/8041907590 at Twitter.com

Eamon Gilmore photo

“It's a clear decision. It's a decision we respect and it's the end of the Lisbon Treaty. The speculation that there will be a second bite at it -- there won't be.”

Eamon Gilmore (1955) Irish politician

Gilmore in public after the first Lisbon Treaty referendum. Sunday Independent http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/gene-kerrigan/gene-kerrigan-gilmore-hasnt-a-shred-of-credibility-left-2666664.html

Mariano Rajoy photo

“The decisions are made in the moment they are made.”

Mariano Rajoy (1955) Spanish politician

9 May, 2012
As President, 2012
Source: El Diario http://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/economia/decisiones-toman-momento-tomarse_0_2799957.html

Linah Mohohlo photo

“I no longer make recommendations; they are forwarded to me and I have to make the final decisions without hesitation. I cannot afford to procrastinate because decisions made in central banking have to be definitive since they affect the entire nation—the rich, the not-so rich, and the poor.”

Linah Mohohlo (1952–2021) Botswana banker

Source: "In On the Ground Floor" (December 2004)

Salman Rushdie photo

“A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second.”

Salman Rushdie The Ground Beneath Her Feet

Source: The Ground Beneath Her Feet

James C. Collins photo

“Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions.”

James C. Collins (1958) American business consultant and writer

Source: How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In

“The world moves into the future as a result of decisions, not as a result of plans. Plans are significant only insofar as they affect decisions.”

Kenneth E. Boulding (1910–1993) British-American economist

Source: 1970s, Toward a General Social Science, 1974, p. 8

Related topics