Consequence Quotes
1836 quotes by 1341 authors
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True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive.
— Mignon McLaughlin
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The Crone, the Reaper... She is the Dark Moon, what you don't see coming at you, what you don't get away with, the wind that…
— Starhawk
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Strength isn't about bearing a cross of grief or shame. Strength comes from choosing your own path, and living with the consequences.
— Jennifer Armintrout
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And yet, sometimes facts are no more than pitiful consequences, because guilt does not reside in our acts but in the intentions that give rise…
— Sándor Márai
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HOROSCOPE: Today is a good time for making new friends. A good deed may have unforeseen consequences. Don’t upset any druids. You will soon be…
— Terry Pratchett
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The consequences of every act are included in the act itself.
— George Orwell
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Shouldn't we also ask ourselves what the consequences are of scrambling to provide the "most" of everything to our children in a world of fast…
— John Taylor Gatto
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...to speak of them out loud, to speak of their hunger and pain and loneliness and humour, to make them visible so that can not…
— Eve Ensler
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I am, now as before, of the opinion that I did the best that I could do for my nation. I therefore do not regret…
— Sophie Scholl
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The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is…
— Jeanne DuPrau
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Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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They don't have intelligence. They have what I call 'thintelligence.' They see the immediate situation. They think narrowly and they call it 'being focused.' They…
— Michael Crichton
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It is far better to endure patiently a smart which nobody feels but yourself, than to commit a hasty action whose evil consequences will extend…
— Charlotte Bronte
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We frequently find that the influence of good women is underrated. It is an influence that is often subtle but yet has tremendous consequences. One…
— James E. Faust
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A miracle to confound natural law, a baffling reversal of the inevitable consequences . . . a miracle. . . . An act of high…
— Tim O'Brien
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The consequence of this is that I'm always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty, and I wonder…
— Markus Zusak
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You risked your life, but what else have you ever risked? Have you risked disapproval? Have you ever risked economic security? Have you ever risked…
— Tom Robbins
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What they do not comprehend is man's helplessness. I am weak, small, of no consequence to the universe. It does not notice me; I live…
— Philip K. Dick
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When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence you had damned well better take the action…
— Lois McMaster Bujold
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The great news is that God knows everything about you, both good and bad, and He still loves you and values you unconditionally. God does…
— Joel Osteen
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