Consequence Quotes

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Asceticism in most cases is either the result of a sordid imagination or of passion diverted from its natural course, and experience has shown that… — Rudolf Rocker
Everyone recognizes a distinction between knowledge and wisdom. . . Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences… — Sidney Hook
The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state: but this consists in laying no previous restraints upon publications,… — William Blackstone
Christianity is realistic because it says that if there is no truth, there is also no hope; and there can be no truth if there… — Francis Schaeffer
All knowledge that is not the real product of observation, or of consequences deduced from observation, is entirely groundless and illusory. — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
The sea has now changed from its natural, to river coloured water, the probable consequence of some streams falling into the bay, or into the… — George Vancouver
The British government believes we must be resolved to disarming Saddam Hussein. It must be done before the terror weapons he possesses can be used… — Geoff Hoon
Anyone who is contemplating going to Afghanistan does need to think very carefully about the consequences, both to them and their families in terms of… — Geoff Hoon
It is not important whether or not the interpretation is correct â€” if men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences. — W. Ian Thomas
The choices we make can have lasting consequences. — Joan Bauer
The lot of man is to suffer and die.What's gone is of no consequence. — Steve Berry
We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts....… — Calvin Coolidge
Its a consequence of the experience of science. As you learn more and more about the universe, you find you can understand more and more… — Steven Weinberg
But that night as I drove back to Montreal, I at least discovered this: that there is no simple explanation for anything important any of… — Hugh MacLennan
It is now up to us to see that we embark on the next stage leading to political unity, which I think is the consequence… — Jacques Santer
Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of… — Tim Wise
The transition of world agriculture from food grain to feed grains represents an...evil whose consequences may be far greater and longer lasting than any past… — Jeremy Rifkin
Unethical conduct is actually the conduct of destruction and fear; lies are told because one is afraid of the consequences should one tell the truth;… — L. Ron Hubbard
Concentration is a part of life. It is not the consequence of a method of education. — Maria Montessori
If we humans are good at anything, itâ€™s thinking weâ€™ve got a terrific idea and going for it without acknowledging the potential consequences or our… — David Suzuki

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