Consequences Quotes

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Intelligence is an extremely subtle concept. It's a kind of understanding that flourishes if it's combined with a good memory, but exists anyway even in… — Isaac Asimov
Golf is said to be an humbling game, but it is surprising how many people are either not aware of their weaknesses of else reckless… — Bobby Jones
We avoid the things that we're afraid of because we think there will be dire consequences if we confront them. But the truly dire consequences… — Shakti Gawain
Today scientists, technologists, businessmen, engineers don't have any personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions. — Bill Joy
People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom an opportunity of… — Bernard de Mandeville
What is Moral Courage? It is the ability to distinguish right from wrong and having so distinguished it, be prepared to say so,irrespective of the… — Sam Manekshaw
I hate war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatreds it arouses... — Harry Emerson Fosdick
Remember, you may choose your sin, but you cannot chose the consequences. — Jenny Sanford
To become a grandparent is to enjoy one of the few pleasures in life for which the consequences have already been paid. — Robert Breault
The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple. A good example of a simple technology with profound historical… — Freeman Dyson
From a spiritual perspective, freedom from attachment to a particular outcome is the ultimate expression of liberation. We can choose the actions we take, but… — David Simon
Choosing to take responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences our choices create looks like hard work, but it really sets us free. — Melody Beattie
Between now and 2015, we must make sure that promises made become promises kept. The consequences of doing otherwise are profound: death, illness and despair,… — Ban Ki-moon
When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a hero?" ...My answer was that a hero is someone who commits… — Christopher Reeve
I suspect it was...the old story of the implacable necessity of a man having honour within his own natural spirit. A man cannot live and… — Laurens van der Post
All systems of morality are based on the idea that an action has consequences that legitimize or cancel it. A mind imbued with the absurd… — Albert Camus
Ideology is not the product of thought; it is the habit or the ritual of showing respect for certain formulas to which, for various reasons… — Lionel Trilling
Now, is it possible not to be hurt at all? Because the consequences of being hurt are the building of a wall around oneself, withdrawing… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
None of us needs instruction in how to recognize what your heart is saying. We do need guidance, however, on how to have the courage… — Caroline Myss
Its not possible to do the wrong thing. You do what you do and you experience the consequences of what you do. If you do… — Gary Zukav

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