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
“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
“If being premenstrual is “innocence,” does that make those of us with periods guilty? And this really gets to the heart of… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
With calm, knowledgeable precision, Daniel Ziblatt wades into the adjacent swamps of federalism and nineteenth-century European history, emerging with hands full of… — Charles Tilly Copy Share Image
“A society is an organic system that develops spontaneously, governed by myriad interactions and adjustments that no human mind can pretend to… — Steven Pinker 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
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
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
“In the beginning, there’s a blank mind. Then that mind gets an idea in it, and the trouble begins, because the mind… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
“In many respects, Barack Obama’s neo-socialism is neoconservatism’s mirror image. Openly committed to ending the Reagan era, Obama is a firm believer… — Jonah Goldberg 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
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
I do think that I have a better sense of how military action can result in unintended consequences. — Barack Obama 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
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
“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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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 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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