Consequence Quotes

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There will be no misgiving, no shrinking back, no calculation of overpowering odds, no terror of possible consequences, if you frankly accept the gift which… — Joseph Barber Lightfoot
By far the most important consequence of the conceptual revolution brought about in physics by relativity and quantum theory lies not in such details as… — Percy Williams Bridgman
Taking the things people do wrong seriously is part of taking them seriously. Itâ€™s part of letting their actions have weight. Itâ€™s part of letting… — Francis Spufford
A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry… — Thomas Traherne
Temptation can be tormenting, but remember: The torment of temptation to sin is nothing to compare with the torment of the consequences of sin. Remorse… — Edwin Louis Cole
More consequences for thought and action follow the affirmation or denial of God than from answering any other basic question. — Mortimer Adler
That democratic socialism, the great utopia of the last few generations, is not only unachievable, but that to strive for it produces something so utterly… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Repentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the danger of sin â€” it bends the will away… — Timothy Keller
The consequences of today are determined by the actions of the past. To change your future, alter your decisions today. — S. N. Goenka
Nothing as drastic an innovation as abstract art could have come in to existence, save as the consequence of a most profound, relentless, unquenchable need.… — Robert Motherwell
America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the… — Larry Elder
My dislike has no consequences. It accrues only in my mindâ€”like preserves on a shelf or guns zeroing in, and never firing. — Renata Adler
I never go easy on kids when I play board games. The sooner they learn what the consequence of entering a competition is, the better.… — Zach Braff
But HBO is less interested in how many people are watching than in how much the people who are watching are liking the show. They… — Aaron Sorkin
The benefits and consequences of globalization have a great deal to do with whether we're intelligent and thoughtful about how we approach globalization, or whether… — Ethan Zuckerman
The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior. — J. Philippe Rushton
The consequence of Mr. Bush's and Blair's historic lie that the reason for invading Iraq was weapons of mass destruction, is that everything is being… — Walid Jumblatt
A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing. — Bruce Lee
When once the woman has tempted us, and we have tasted the forbidden fruit, there is no such thing as checking our appetites, whatever the… — George Washington
Eating meat is a leftover of the greatest brutality [killing]; the transition to vegetarianism is the first and most natural consequence of enlightenment. — Leo Tolstoy

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