David Beckham Quotes

I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.

David Beckham

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• The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.

  

  Xavier Becerra
  • Good
  • Kids
  • Parents

• The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner.

  

  Tallulah Bankhead
  • Life
  • Live
  • Past

• Europe, the U.S., and their allies can defeat the terrorists of Islamic State, or ISIS. The first step is making the decision to fight back. The next step is understanding that drones and standoff missiles will not be enough. Ground troops will be needed.

  

  Naftali Bennett
  • Understanding
  • Decision
  • Fight

• A decision is what a man makes when he can't find anybody to serve on a committee.

  

  Fletcher Knebel
  • Man
  • Decision
  • Find

• Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.

  

  Barney Frank
  • Power
  • Decision
  • Perspective

• Movements begin when oppressed people make - and keep remaking - a deeply inward decision to stop consenting to external demands that contradict a critical inner truth, the truth that they are worthy of respect.

  

  Parker Palmer
  • People
  • Truth
  • Respect

• I've done a lot of things that I regret.

  

  R. Kelly
  • Done
  • Things
  • Regret

• I've always loved pinup art, and I've always enjoyed drawing women. I think it was a conscious decision that has resulted in me getting almost exclusive work on comics where the main character is female.

  

  Adam Hughes
  • Work
  • Women
  • Art

• Never regret what you don't write.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • You
  • Never
  • Regret

• When team members openly and passionately share their opinions about a decision, they don't wonder whether anyone is holding back. Then, when the leader has to step in and make a decision because there is no easy consensus, team members will accept that decision because they know that their ideas were heard and considered.

  

  Patrick Lencioni
  • Team
  • Decision
  • Wonder

• It's fairness to say those who work hard, get up in the morning, cut their cloth - in other words 'we can only afford to have one or two children because we don't earn enough'. They pay their taxes and they want to know that the same kind of decision-making is taking place for those on benefits.

  

  Iain Duncan Smith
  • Up
  • Work
  • Children

• We need to say that women have sex, have abortions, are at peace with the decision, and move on with their lives. We need to say that is their right, and, moreover, it's good for everyone that they have this right: The whole society benefits when motherhood is voluntary.

  

  Katha Pollitt
  • Good
  • Women
  • Society

• My life was really focused on futbol, but as those things happen in life, my passion for music won over my passion for futbol. But I love what I do. I don't regret it.

  

  Maluma
  • Life
  • Music
  • Love

• The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams.

  

  Ed Markey
  • Opportunity
  • Education
  • Quality

• I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

  

  Zachary Taylor
  • Friends
  • Die
  • Regret

• There will be times when we do not agree on every decision or subject, but we should always believe in one another, support one another, and move forward through life together - connected.

  

  Victoria Osteen
  • Life
  • Believe
  • Together

• A big part of my decision is not made about whether I'm able to coach in the NHL or if I'm ready to step up and take that challenge. Basically, it's about my family, it's about my children, and this is where my decision is going to have to be made.

  

  Patrick Roy
  • Up
  • Children
  • Family

• It's better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

  

  Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • Better
  • Regret
  • Prepare

• When the space shuttle's engines cut off, and you're finally in space, in orbit, weightless... I remember unstrapping from my seat, floating over to the window, and that's when I got my first view of Earth. Just a spectacular view, and a chance to see our planet as a planet.

  

  Sally Ride
  • Remember
  • Earth
  • Space

• Some of you may remember me as the 'Doritos Girl' from that Super Bowl commercial a while back, but I've been lucky enough to have gotten a few more credits under my belt since then!

  

  Ali Landry
  • May
  • Remember
  • Girl

• We have a broad, well-positioned company, so when 'Minions' comes out, it can be in theme parks all over the world. We own Fandango. We can advertise on a network. We can have the characters pop up on the Golf Channel.

  

  Brian L. Roberts
  • Up
  • World
  • Golf

• I don't regret the decision to retire. My body was losing its edge. I was taking longer to recover from injuries. You have to get out at some point.

  

  David Beckham
  • Decision
  • Regret