He is led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The law of unintended consequences is the only real law of history. — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
“Any endeavor has unintended consequences. Any ill-conceived endeavor has more.” — Stephen Tobolowsky Copy Share Image
“The law of unintended consequences rules, often with deadly silence.” — Richard B. McKenzie Copy Share Image
The A.M.T. is much reviled by tax experts across the political spectrum for its unintended consequences and fiendish complexity. — James B. Stewart Copy Share Image
It is not enough to simply dismiss policy, because it's too complicated or we're scared about what the unintended consequences might be. — Michelle Wu Copy Share Image
As a teenager, my dad taught me about the idea of unintended consequences, and I've had the experience, and how to deal… — Brad Feld Copy Share Image
Because my business partner, Mitt Romney, was running for president when 'Unintended Consequences' was published, the media held up my book as… — Edward Conard Copy Share Image
Each money-printing exercise brings about unintended consequences. These unintended consequences are higher inflation rates than had no money been printed. — Marc Faber Copy Share Image
Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
“I know now that I acted out of anger, and I learned my first real adult lesson: Anger is often followed by… — D. Love Copy Share Image
Even limited military actions end up carrying with them great costs and unintended consequences. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“countries are producing medications for their own citizens, not ours. This is one of the unintended consequences of outsourcing a manufacturing process… — Bobby Akart Copy Share Image
Half a century ago, the Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote that happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy - it… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Copy Share Image
We could solve this problem of a divided vote, or an unintended consequence of your vote, to a voting system which uses… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
“The natural world was a tightly integrated web, and every time humans messed with it, there were as many unintended consequences as… — Robert Masello Copy Share Image
“Policies focused on controlling price are likely to damage the quality of our colleges and universities. They are also full of possibilities… — Robert B. Archibald Copy Share Image
That's one of the unintended consequences of the women's liberation movement - that, in fact, the women that would lead this country… — Steve Bannon Copy Share Image
“Even the most well-meaning government policies have unintended consequences that have harmed the economy. If government policies were today held accountable the… — Ziad K. Abdelnour Copy Share Image
As the Representative for Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn, communities that are both extremely sensitive to tolling, I'm greatly disappointed in the… — Nicole Malliotakis Copy Share Image
The term blowback, which officials of the Central Intelligent Agency first invented for their own internal use, . . . refers to… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
It's not in the mainstream media yet, but the biggest jump in skin cancer has occurred since the advent of sunscreens. That… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“You can’t manage what you can’t measure” is a maxim that is taught and believed by many in both the business and… — Ed Catmull Copy Share Image
“There is always a price to pay when energy is processed; there is no free lunch. Because energy underlies the transformation and… — Geoffrey West Copy Share Image
The idea of equality is misunderstood. I wouldn't ever argue that everyone is the same, but that differences should not be hierarchical.… — Lynne Tillman Copy Share Image
We often say that someone has exceptional political or social savvy, but what specific cognitive skills allow these people to handle interpersonal… — Justin Menkes Copy Share Image
“Wealthy societies, for reasons largely well-intentioned but now producing unintended consequences, are making it easier for their teens to avoid the rigors… — Ben Sasse Copy Share Image
“That's the big difference between [the BookWorld] and [the RealWorld]," said Plum. "When things happen after a randomly pointless event, all that… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
“What I saw in Washington that October were a lot of Americans who were genuinely dismayed by what their country was doing… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“Modern economics, by which I mean the style of economics taught and practised in today's leading universities, likes to start the enquiries… — Partha Dasgupta Copy Share Image
The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
If we continue to ignore the unintended consequences of our decisions, we will continue to face adverse consequences. — Tasneem Hameed Copy Share Image
Call me an extremist but killing a few hundred million people seems like the sort of method that might have unintended consequences. — James Nicoll Copy Share Image
The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective. — Richard Schickel Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, you don't want creatures where they shouldn't be because there's always unintended consequences. — Jeremy Wade Copy Share Image
The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And… — Jeanne DuPrau Copy Share Image
We don't want to repeat the unintended consequences that surfaced following the NAFTA agreement. — Ted Yoho Copy Share Image
“To understand that true wisdom is not about being right, it’s about the unintended consequences of our decisions.” — Michael C. Grumley Copy Share Image
“The whole world is now one vast uncontrolled experiment - the way it always was, Crake would have said - and the… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
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