Consequence Quotes

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Success is a consequence and must not be a goal. — Gustave Flaubert
Chance plays a powerful role in every life - our brains and personalities are just chemical soup, after all; a few drops here or there… — Mohsin Hamid
When the Israeli leaders launched their expansionist war in June 1967 they never envisaged that 40 years later they would still be haunted by the… — Ismail Haniyeh
Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action. — Augustus Hare
The credit which the apparent conformity with recognized scientific standards can gain for seemingly simple but false theories may, as the present instance shows, have… — Friedrich August von Hayek
The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in… — Henry Hazlitt
People make mistakes - they say things they shouldn't have or didn't necessarily mean. But I strongly believe in consequences. If there are none, someone… — Katherine Heigl
Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another. — Thomas Hobbes
The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the… — Tim Holden
Nothing happens in a vacuum in life: every action has a series of consequences, and sometimes it takes a long time to fully understand the… — Khaled Hosseini
However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
Make up your mind to act decidedly and take the consequences. No good is ever done in this world by hesitation. — Thomas Huxley
Logical consequences are the scarecrows of fools and the beacons of wise men. — Thomas Huxley
There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences. — William Ralph Inge
Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result. — Robert Green Ingersoll
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that's a consequence of simplicity. Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and… — Jonathan Ive
Designing and developing anything of consequence is incredibly challenging. — Jonathan Ive
A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes. — Helmut Jahn
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune. — William James

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