The thesis that risk assessment itself is inherently risky is nowhere better borne out than in the area of high-consequence risks. — Anthony Giddens Copy Share Image
A fearful instance of the ill consequences attending upon irascibility - alive, with the qualifications of the dead - dead, with the… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
If we are to garner sustained U.S. domestic support for future trade agreements, we have to make sure those Americans who have… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
Cancer is the emergent property of the accumulated errors in an ordered system. It's the consequences of random events. — Steven Popkes 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
The frequency of disastrous consequences in compound fracture, contrasted with the complete immunity from danger to life or limb in simple fracture,… — Joseph Lister Copy Share Image
Your destiny is what you make. It's the choices that you make. And for every choice, there's a consequence. — Triple H Copy Share Image
Capitalism is in crisis both morally, due to widening disparities of income and wealth and disclosures of abusive practices, and ecologically, due… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
If the US economic landing is soft there will be no consequences (for Europe). — Laurent Fabius Copy Share Image
That discipline which corrects the eagerness of worldly passions, which fortifies the heart with virtuous principles, which enlightens the mind with useful… — Robert Blair Copy Share Image
I feel like when you do Twitter, sometimes you just have an idea and you fire it off and don't really think… — Tim Heidecker Copy Share Image
Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
Never think of the consequences of failing for you will always think of a negative result. Think only positive thoughts and your… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
Temptation can be tormenting, but remember: The torment of temptation to sin is nothing to compare with the torment of the consequences… — Edwin Louis Cole Copy Share Image
I live in a constituency that is quite rural, there are some very successful hunts there that are abiding by the law… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anybody who's run a campaign like [Donald Trump] successfully in modern history, not that I can think of.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I believe that the imperative need of the day is not simply revival, but a radical reformation that will go to the… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Some recent occurrences such as the BSE disaster and even perhaps - dare I mention it - the present severe weather conditions… — Prince Charles Copy Share Image
The most noticeable weakness of Congressmen is their timidity. They fear the use to be made of their "record." They are afraid… — Rutherford B. Hayes Copy Share Image
It's a shameful piece of history and I think - I don't mean to be political or sobering or anything - but… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
Because I've always felt, whether the fatwa or whatever, the writer's great weapon is the truth and integrity of his voice. And… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Well into the 19th century there were pronouncements from just about every branch of science and medicine that reading, writing, and thinking… — Dale Spender Copy Share Image
I'm mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me. — Shepard Fairey Copy Share Image
The more ships have grown in size and consequence, the more their place in our imagination has shrunk. — Rose George Copy Share Image
I made strength from everything that had happened to me, so that in the end even the final tragedy could not defeat… — Rudolfo Anaya Copy Share Image
