Weapons are an important factor in war but not the decisive one it is man and not materials that counts.

My being a teacher had a decisive influence on making language and systems as simple as possible so that in my teaching I could concentrate on the essential issues of programming rather than on details of language and notation.

That Germany was so immensely strong and Austria so dependent upon German strength that the word and will of Germany would at the critical moment be decisive with Austria.

Though many have tried no one has ever yet explained away the decisive fact that science which can do so much cannot decide what it ought to do.

The president we have today is a typical Washington politician that's prone to hyperbole and decisiveness and false outrage. And I think it's very sad - very sad to watch.

Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.

The grounding in natural sciences which I obtained in the course of my medical studies including preliminary examinations in botany zoology physics and chemistry was to become decisive in determining the trend of my literary work.

Character in the long run is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

The world is starving for original and decisive leadership.

I think President Obama could have handled politics and policies differently. But he has been decisive strong and consistent - important qualities in a president. Mitt Romney is indeed an Etch A Sketch the antithesis of leadership.