Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences. — Stone Gossard Copy Share Image
My experience in government is there is a whole host of unintended consequences you have to think through. I can't un-know that,… — Jo Swinson Copy Share Image
I do think that I have a better sense of how military action can result in unintended consequences. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you know the unintended consequences of your acts, you are in a better position to take a decision. — Tasneem Hameed Copy Share Image
Happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy - it must come as the unintended consequence of working for a goal… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
Unintended Consequences is full of substance, it is one of the must-read books of the year, and once I finish it I… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a… — Margaret J. Wheatley Copy Share Image
Every government intervention [in the marketplace] creates unintended consequences, which lead to calls for further government interventions. — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
The uncontrolled and rapacious exploitation of oil has led to unintended consequences, and if we continue on a similar trajectory with water,… — Rohini Nilekani Copy Share Image
Good intentions can often lead to unintended consequences. It is hard to imagine a law intended for the workforce known to Henry… — Tim Walberg Copy Share Image
“Science has never succeeded by burying the manifestations of unintended consequences. It has succeeded when we recognize them and deal with those… — Judith D. Schwartz Copy Share Image
The reason I am so negative about the Federal Reserve's policies is that they only target core inflation and argue that they… — Marc Faber Copy Share Image
“Have you ever heard of the law of unintended consequences?” He shook his head. “It basically says that any intervention in a… — Michael R. Hicks Copy Share Image
[Hillary] Clinton is too much into regime change and a little bit too aggressive without knowing what the unintended consequences might be.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the… — Ron Johnson Copy Share Image
“In addition to the smells of mince and pumpkin pies, the Sage and onions of turkey stuffing, another aroma floated in the… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
The manufactured consensus of the IPCC has had the unintended consequences of distorting the science, elevating the voices of scientists that dispute… — Judith Curry Copy Share Image
“I have great respect for the corrosive influence of bias, systematic distortions of thought, the power of rationalization, the guises of self-interest,… — Michael Crichton Copy Share Image
Unintended consequences get to the heart of why you never really understand an adaptive problem until you have solved it. Problems morph… — Richard Pascale Copy Share Image
Any prediction worth its weigh would consider the spiritual, material, and unintended consequences of introducing a new technology to the world. It… — Stephanie Mills Copy Share Image
With a lot of either unintended consequences or consequences that were hidden. The National Organization for Women and what I would call… — James Dobson Copy Share Image
There is a real danger of unintended consequences, of encouraging people to give up. Pessimism, if it becomes a habit, can reinforce… — David Grinspoon Copy Share Image
I understand why there is a push for an automated strike zone. However, I do think there would be some unintended consequences… — Max Scherzer Copy Share Image
“We’re not saying not to hold regular team meetings and require attendance. We are saying, understand the unintended consequences of doing so,… — Sean O'Neil Copy Share Image
What I have learned from studying counterfactual history is that the law of unintended consequences always kicks in no matter how secure… — Gavriel David Rosenfeld Copy Share Image
New Zealand needs to balance its environmental responsibilities with its economic opportunities, because the risk is that if you don't do that… — John Key Copy Share Image
“Knowing and being cognizant of the underlying principles and dynamics, seeing the problem in a broad systemic context, thinking quantitatively and analytically,… — Geoffrey West Copy Share Image
I believe that life is chaotic, a jumble of accidents, ambitions, misconceptions, bold intentions, lazy happenstances, and unintended consequences, yet I also… — David Moranis Copy Share Image
The concept of fair value accounting is correct and useful, but the application during periods of crisis is problematic. It's another one… — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
The use of large-scale military force in volatile regions of underdeveloped countries is difficult to do right, has major unintended consequences and… — Dennis C. Blair Copy Share Image
I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
Lawmakers who interfere with commerce and the normal creation of jobs in an economy run the risk of doing harm rather than… — Mark Skousen Copy Share Image
The internet is the most complex system that humans have ever invented. And with every internet enabled operation that we've seen so… — Edward Snowden Copy Share Image
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