Consequence Quotes

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And in this battle, Brother William (Guillaume), Master of the Templars, lost an eye; and he had lost the other on the previous Shrove Tuesday;… — Jean de Joinville
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens… — James Madison
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of… — Thomas Jefferson
It is not the business of government to make men virtuous or religious, or to preserve the fool from the consequences of his own folly.… — Henry George
We have a ways to go here, but elections have consequences ... I think that our Republican colleagues, the Republican National Party, understands this is… — Bob Menendez
You do not become a master musician by playing just as you please, by imagining that learning the scales is sheer legalism and bondage! No,… — Sinclair B. Ferguson
Western society has accepted as unquestionable a technological imperative that is quite as arbitrary as the most primitive taboo: not merely the duty to foster… — Lewis Mumford
To avoid the necessity of a permanent debt and its inevitable consequences, I have advocated and endeavored to carry into effect the policy of confining… — Martin Van Buren
The relative size of your force as against that of your adversary is by itself of no consequence. What controls is the relative size of… — Sun Tzu
Compared to gardeners, I think it is generally agreed that others understand very little about anything of consequence. — Henry Mitchell
Intelligence is an extremely subtle concept. It's a kind of understanding that flourishes if it's combined with a good memory, but exists anyway even in… — Isaac Asimov
Golf is said to be an humbling game, but it is surprising how many people are either not aware of their weaknesses of else reckless… — Bobby Jones
We avoid the things that we're afraid of because we think there will be dire consequences if we confront them. But the truly dire consequences… — Shakti Gawain
The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of a poem, the formulas of… — William James
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don't have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions. — Bill Joy
People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of… — Bernard de Mandeville
What is Moral Courage? It is the ability to distinguish right from wrong and having so distinguished it, be prepared to say so,irrespective of the… — Sam Manekshaw
I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses... — Harry Emerson Fosdick
Use whatever excuse you can to vibrate in harmony with those things you've been saying you want. And when you do, those things that are… — Esther Hicks
It is disgusting to note the increase in the quantity of coffee used by my subjects and the amount of money that goes out of… — Frederick The Great

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