“My point taken further is that True and False (hence what we call “belief”) play a poor, secondary role in human decisions;… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
High-consequence risks form one particular segment of the generalised 'climate of risk' characteristic of late modernity - one characterised by regular shifts… — Anthony Giddens Copy Share Image
The Courts must declare the sense of the law; and if they should be disposed to exercise will instead of judgement; the… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Dream life, I realized, was only confusing when you were awake. It was from the perspective of waking life that dream life… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
The selective voluntary blindness of human beings allows them to ignore the moral consequences of their choices. It has been one of… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Democracy cannot breathe, indeed will die, if those enjoined to protect it and uphold the laws snuff it out - with no… — Marian Wright Edelman Copy Share Image
“This doctrine of forgiveness of sin is a premium on crime. 'Forgive us our sins' means "Let us continue in our iniquity."… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Virtue is a positive quality developed by taking a firm stand for the right in temptation, or by the suffering endured in… — Max Heindel Copy Share Image
To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run. — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
My being consists of matter and form, that is, of soul and body; annihilation will reach neither of them, for they were… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
The time will come, and probably during 2009, that the only way the U.S. will be able to fund its deficits is… — Doug Casey Copy Share Image
In other words, the propositions of philosophy are not factual, but linguistic in character - that is, they do not describe the… — A.J. Ayer Copy Share Image
You cannot take any people, of any color, and exempt them from the requirements of civilization - including work, behavioral standards, personal… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Study the situation thoroughly, go over in your imagination the various courses of action possible to you and the consequences which can… — Maxwell Maltz Copy Share Image
Obviously cheap sentimentality isn't something any good novelist wants to traffic in, but I think it's a problem if you consider it… — Steve Erickson Copy Share Image
A modern building should derive its architectural significance solely from the vigour and consequence of its own organic proportions. It must be… — Walter Gropius Copy Share Image
There is no act, however trivial, but has its train of consequences. — Samuel Smiles Copy Share Image
We must act now to make sure fresh water is available to everyone, no matter where they live. The consequences of doing… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
In our show, we try to think about consequences, not about tricking the audience or hiding things to fool the audience. — Peter Gould Copy Share Image
Life is a choice. You make the choice, meet the consequence and then pay the compensate. — Alvin Copy Share Image
High-consequence risks have a distinctive quality. The more calamitous the hazards they involve, the less we have any real experience of what… — Anthony Giddens Copy Share Image
The era of the political was one of anomie: crisis, violence, madness and revolution. The era of the trans-political is that of… — Jean Baudrillard Copy Share Image
