“The law of unintended consequences rules, often with deadly silence.” — Richard B. McKenzie Copy Share Image
“Any endeavor has unintended consequences. Any ill-conceived endeavor has more.” — Stephen Tobolowsky Copy Share Image
The law of unintended consequences is the only real law of history. — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
He is led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. — Steve Jobs 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
I do think that I have a better sense of how military action can result in unintended consequences. — Barack Obama 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
Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences. — Stone Gossard Copy Share Image
“The whole world is now one vast uncontrolled experiment - the way it always was, Crake would have said - and the… — Margaret Atwood 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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“That's the big difference between [the BookWorld] and [the RealWorld]," said Plum. "When things happen after a randomly pointless event, all that… — Jasper Fforde Copy Share Image
“Wealthy societies, for reasons largely well-intentioned but now producing unintended consequences, are making it easier for their teens to avoid the rigors… — Ben Sasse 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
The term blowback, which officials of the Central Intelligent Agency first invented for their own internal use, . . . refers to… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
“The Volstead Act, prohibiting the production, sale, and transport of “intoxicating liquors,” became law on January 17, 1920. Prohibition didn’t prohibit much,… — Sarah Churchwell Copy Share Image
“The Republican Party's gerrymandering efforts were also having unintended consequences. For years the party had poured resources into state legislatures in order… — Mark Lilla 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
“The Republicans did not set out to establish a strong national state or to facilitate the industrial revolution. They believed strongly in… — David R. Goldfield Copy Share Image
“In 1995, the gray wolf was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park after a seventy-year hiatus. Scientists expected an ecological ripple effect, but… — Mark Batterson 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
“What I saw in Washington that October were a lot of Americans who were genuinely dismayed by what their country was doing… — John Irving 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
“Nietzsche's case is an especially interesting one for whoever wishes to undertake a critical examination of the “neotraditionalist” path. Two main reasons… — Luc Ferry 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
“Future historians, I hope, will consider the American fast food industry a relic of the twentieth century — a set of attitudes,… — Eric Schlosser Copy Share Image
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