"The rarest of all the gifts from the Gods, [[Acheson]] realized, was the ability to decide. **To succeed in life**, in foreign policy, in a complicated and messy world, **a leader must learn how to make decisions with courage and clarity**. No equivocation. No vacillation." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[making-decisions]], [[leadership]], [[decisiveness]], [[courage]] **Source** -- [[202409180128 - B - Courage is Calling]]