The ethical decision is always the fearsome decision. When something matters enough that we are afraid of the consequences - afraid that… — Henry W. Bloch Copy Share Image
Since the masses of the people are inconstant, full of unruly desires, passionate, and reckless of consequences, they must be filled with… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
A man may plan as much as he wants to, but nothing of consequence is likely to come of it until the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
We believe that war is an inevitable consequence of the current global economic situation. — Kyle Bass Copy Share Image
One inconvenience... may attend bold and arduous attempts: frequent failure may discourage. This evil, however, is not more pernicious than the slow… — Joshua Reynolds Copy Share Image
Any nation that allows the government to dominate its monetary and economic policies will ultimately suffer grave consequences. — James Cook Copy Share Image
But I didn’t realize then that the consequence of sin is that you have to trample on other people. — Sigrid Undset Copy Share Image
It's only knitting and it's one of the few times in your life when there are no bad consequences to a mistake. — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
I think everyone should treat one another in a Christian manner. I will not, however, be responsible for the consequences. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Free thought means fearless thought. It is not deterred by legal penalties, nor by spiritual consequences. Dissent from the Bible does not… — George Holyoake Copy Share Image
We are talking only to ourselves. We are not talking to the rivers, we are not listening to the wind and stars.… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
With your talents and industry, with science, and that steadfast honesty which eternally pursues right, regardless of consequences, you may promise yourself… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
A Thousand Pardons began at the beginning. I wanted it to be one continuous, almost breathless kind of story. In order to… — Jonathan Dee Copy Share Image
Real art, like the wife of an affectionate husband, needs no ornaments. But counterfeit art, like a prostitute, must always be decked… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
By empowering people to initiate a conversation prior to surgery regarding their pain control options, we hope to reduce the incidence of… — Kristi Funk Copy Share Image
I just heard that some lead was coming into Newark into schools, and I asked the question, "Whose schools?" They said, "The… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
The emerging 'environmentalization' of our civilization and the need for vigorous action in the interest of the entire global community will inevitably… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
ingratitude is the necessary consequence of receiving favors of which we are ashamed. — Letitia Elizabeth Landon Copy Share Image
The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact. The old myth of the Dying God, without ceasing to… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
By deafening ourselves to the emotional consequences of violence we have become confused by its relationship to sex. We have come to… — Derrick Jensen Copy Share Image
Perfume is a form of writing, an ink, a choice made in the first person, the dot on the i, a weapon,… — Serge Lutens Copy Share Image
A theorem is a proposition which is a strict logical consequence of certain definitions and other propositions. — Anatol Rapoport Copy Share Image
The evil that machinery is doing is not merely in the consequence of its work but in the fact that it makes… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image