Consequence Quotes
1836 quotes by 1333 authors
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Such prosperity as we have known it up to the present is the consequence of rapidly spending the planet's irreplaceable capital.
— Aldous Huxley
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The income men derive from producing things of slight consequence is of great consequence. The production reflects the low marginal utility of the goods to…
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve…
— Chris Hadfield
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Make a mistake in the interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s plays, falsely scan a piece of Spenserian verse, and there is unlikely to be an…
— D. A. Carson
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A goal without real consequences is wishful thinking. Good follow-through doesn't depend on the right intentions. It depends on the right incentives.
— Tim Ferriss
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When bond prices fall, interest rates soar, with painful consequences for all borrowers.
— Niall Ferguson
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This is what we see when we look up at Rainier, the beauty, the horror, the awe the unbelievability of size that confirms our own…
— Bruce Barcott
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A system in which legal police shootings of unarmed civilians are a common occurrence is a system that has some serious flaws. In this case,…
— Matthew Yglesias
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Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying.
— Lady Starlight
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The consequences of decisions don't just affect spreadsheets... They affect, in fundamental ways, the lives of people and they often mean the difference between life…
— Phil Bredesen
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In heaven, there is no judgment, but rather an opportunity to examine our lives-who we touched, the choices we made, and the consequences of those…
— Mitch Albom
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The general disinclination of Spain to accept slaves from Islamicized regions of Africa during the formative years of Hispano-American society had enormous consequences for the…
— Ned Sublette
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If Pocahontas had been given the foresight to see what devastating consequences her actions and belief in the possibility of peace would have brought upon…
— Q'orianka Kilcher
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Success is the consequence of first having dreams and then acting upon them.
— Richard Tyler
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We who have witnessed the obscenity of war and experienced its horror and terrible consequences have an obligation to rise above our pain and suffering…
— Ron Kovic
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A funny thing happened to the First Amendment on its way to the public forum. According to the Supreme Court, money is now speech and…
— Robert Reich
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After realizing that we would eventually be able to build molecular machines that could arrange atoms to form virtually any pattern that we wanted, I…
— K. Eric Drexler
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Brahma was excessively sparing with earth, water, and fire.... The reckless expenditure of air and ether in his composition was amazing. And, in consequence, he…
— Rabindranath Tagore
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True obedience is the refusal to compromise in any regard our relationship with God, regardless of the consequences.
— Aiden Wilson Tozer
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We supplicate all rulers not to remain deaf to the cry of mankind. Let them do everything in their power to save peace. By so…
— Pope John XXIII
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