Consequences Quotes

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A preemptive action today, however well-justified, may come back with unwelcome consequences in the future. And because â€¦ I've done this. I've ordered these kinds… — William J. Clinton
You have a lot to learn before becoming a champion. Once you are champion, you must accept the consequences. — Sergio Martinez
In other words, the propositions of philosophy are not factual, but linguistic in character - that is, they do not describe the behaviour of physical,… — A.J. Ayer
To praise princes for virtues they do not possess is to insult them without fear of consequences. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
It is ironic that in the same year we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, some would have us ban certain forms… — Michael J. Fox
Religion is like our appendix, a vestigial remnant from a primitive past. Perhaps in a few millennia the god of Abraham will invoke the same… — Jeff Schweitzer
Integrity means always doing what is right and good, regardless of the immediate consequences. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more. — Richard G. Scott
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction also represents a serious danger. If these weapons were to fall into the hands of terrorists, and they… — Vladimir Putin
There are many good reasons to fear a nuclear Iran, but also many good reasons to fear the consequences of launching a preventive military strike… — Doug Bandow
Imagine the consequences if Saddam fails to comply and we fail to act. Saddam will be emboldened, believing the international community has lost its will.… — Sandy Berger
One day they might. I accept that in the short term the consequences are terrible. No one minimises those and I'm not seeking to do… — Geoff Hoon
When it is over, if it is over, this war will have horrible consequences. Instead of having one Bin Laden, we will have 100 Bin… — Hosni Mubarak
In academic life, false ideas are merely false and useless ones can be fun to play with. In political life, false ideas can ruin the… — Michael Ignatieff
They're in the red zone. They're in the last 20 yards, and you can't let them cross that goal line. You can't let them score… — Benjamin Netanyahu
Real repentance means that a man has come, not only to be sorry for the consequences of his sin, but to hate sin itself. — William Barclay
The position I took at the time was that we hadn't really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms. — Jeremy Rifkin
No human government has a right to enquire into private opinions, to presume that it knows them, or to act on that presumption. Men are… — Charles James Fox
Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility. — William Godwin
Of all the intellectual hurdles which the human mind has confronted and has overcome in the last fifteen hundred years the one which seems to… — Herbert Butterfield

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