Causes Quote by Al Gore

Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves.…

— George Eliot

Three reasons problems are inevitable; first, we live in a world of growing complexity and diversity; second, we interact with people; and third, we…

— John C. Maxwell

Consequences matter more than intentions, and not just the immediate consequences, but also the longer run repercussions of decisions, policies, and institutions.

— Thomas Sowell

Most people are perpetually locked in the present. Their decisions are overly influenced by the most immediate event; they easily become emotional and ascribe…

— Robert Greene

“The problem is knowing when what you are about to do will make a difference. I’m not only speaking of the small actions that,…

— Ann Leckie

Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.

— John Archibald Wheeler

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that…

— Anonymous

If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks,…

— Peter Diamandis

We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, we have left undone those…

— Charles Hummel

Take death for example. A great deal of our effort goes into avoiding it. We make extraordinary efforts to delay it, and often consider…

— Ray Kurzweil

Behavioral research increasingly confirms what one might suspect: when confronted with a long-term catastrophic problem which requires short-term unpleasant consequences, many people will try…

— Zeynep Tufekci

“It’s deceiving but true that we rarely see any immediate consequences for neglecting a single installment of time in any arena of life. But…

— Andy Stanley