Consequence Quotes · Page 10

Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It's much harder to stay and deal with consequences.

— Maria V. Snyder

The direct consequence is that we have to fight with each other in order to survive.

— Bernard Lietaer

The greatest thing that science teaches you is the law of unintended consequences.

— Ann Druyan

When you act dramatically in that way it often has a consequence that is very negative.

— George Woodcock

You have to be aware what the consequences are of the approach you take.

— Karin Tidbeck

The consequences of man-made climate change are real and very significant.

— Jeff Orlowski

What your foes do derives its significance or consequence from the way you react.

— Joseph Brodsky

I'm just worried about the unintended consequences of the laws.

— Mary Katharine Ham

We now operate in a world in which we can assume neither competence nor good faith from the authorities. The consequences of…

— Chris Hayes

The Laws of Nature are just, but terrible. There is no weak mercy in them. Cause and consequence are inseparable and inevitable.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

We cannot interfere in one area of the ecosystem without paying due attention to both the consequences of such interference in other…

— Pope John Paul II

The actions of those in power can have enormous consequences - a price that they themselves almost never have to pay.

— Barack Obama

Sexual intercourse is a grossly overrated pastime; the position is undignified, the pleasure momentary and the consequences damnable.

— Lord Chesterfield

They say the chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. The chains…

— Warren Buffett

It is not the business of government to make men virtuous or religious, or to preserve the fool from the consequences of…

— Henry George

This was the consequence of seeing too much and understanding the horrible truth: No one is safe. The world is not manageable.

— David Sedaris

Consequences flow from a justice's interpretation in a direct and immediate way. A judicial decision respecting the incompatibility of Jim Crow with…

— William J. Brennan

You must show how gruesome that death is because if you don't, then you turn into some kind of comic book and…

— Joe Eszterhas

I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the…

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

The reason to be an atheist is not that it makes us feel better or gives us a more rewarding life. The…

— Julian Baggini

We know that if al Queda or one of these terrorist organizations were to get a weapon of mass destruction from Iraq,…

— Paul Cellucci

If the system breaks down the consequences will still be very painful. But the bigger the system grows the more disastrous the…

— Theodore Kaczynski

It was really always about bringing back [James] Baldwin's words in all their rawness, in all their impact - in the way…

— Raoul Peck

I have a new theory of history, which is certain things happen because they seem like a good idea at the time.…

— James Howard Kunstler

Natural Selection is not Evolution. Yet, ever since the two words have been in common use, the theory of Natural Selection has…

— Ronald Fisher

It was the fashion of the times to attribute every remarkable event to the particular will of the Deity; the alterations of…

— Edward Gibbon

The various languages placed side by side show that with words it is never a question of truth, never a question of…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

[How to think about a problem:] The first step is to make the problem specific . . . ; The second step…

— Brand Blanshard

So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander…

— Brandon Mull

Climate change hype has grave real world consequences. It gets rich countries to adopt silly policies and to impose devastating eco-imperialism on…

— Leon Louw

“I believe order is better than chaos, creation better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole…

— Kenneth Clark

It is generally supposed that where there is no QUOTATION, there will be found most originality; and as people like to lay…

— Isaac D'Israeli

You can be free from everything but the consequences of what you do.

— Isabelle Holland

“No one bargains with fire and avoids becoming ash.”

— pierre lagrenat

Set aside those things that don't really matter and do something with eternal consequences.

— Richard G. Scott

Lord, lord, lord. Protect me from the consequences of the above prayer.

— Douglas Adams

Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.

— Anonymous

Worldbuilding to me is taking the consequences of an idea.

— Karin Tidbeck

Happiness and personal fulfillment are the natural consequences of doing the right thing.

— Epictetus

There are consequences if you act militarily, and there's big consequences if you don't act.

— Anonymous