Consequence Quotes

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Perfume is a form of writing, an ink, a choice made in the first person, the dot on the i, a weapon, a courteous gesture,… — Serge Lutens
Once you accept the fact that there's nothing to fear, you drill into the primal oil well. I believe when we do things without fear,… — Anthony Hopkins
Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel. — John Quincy Adams
Each time I visit such a classroom, where the teacher is more interested in creating a democratic community than in maintaining her position of authority,… — Alfie Kohn
Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually… — Christopher Reeve
You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality. — Ayn Rand
Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society operates on the… — R. Buckminster Fuller
There is nothing that gives a man consequence, and renders him fit for command, like a support that renders him independent of everybody but the… — George Washington
Every easy choice will have its consequence tomorrow. — Meryl Streep
Most of what happens in the world is just a consequence of natural, universal laws- laws that apply everywhere and to everything, with no special… — PZ Myers
Cancer is the emergent property of the accumulated errors in an ordered system. It's the consequences of random events. — Steven Popkes
Accounting consequences do not influence our operating or capital-allocation decisions. When acquisition costs are similar, we much prefer to purchase $2 of earnings that is… — Warren Buffett
Before we move forward with new efforts to lower the barriers to international free trade, we must review the consequences of the policies of the… — Bob Ney
'Elections have consequences,' President Obama said, setting his new policy agenda just three days after taking office in 2009. Three elections later, the president's party… — Bobby Jindal
If all properly economic problems were solved once for all . . . the social struggle and strife would . . . [not necessarily] be… — Frank Knight
I do not believe that any peacock envies another peacock his tail, because every peacock is persuaded that his own tail is the finest in… — John Ruskin
Love for God is the farthest reach of all stations, the sun of the highest degrees, and there is no station after that of love,… — Al-Ghazali
One way to determine if a view is inadequate is to check its consequences in particular cases, sometimes extreme ones, but if someone always decided… — Robert Nozick
Can it be of less consequence that the meaning of a Constitution should be fixed and known, than a meaning of a law should be… — James Madison
If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences. — Garry Kasparov

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