Consequences Quotes

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Clearly there are always unintended consequences of any legislative or regulatory act that's taken in the heat of battle. — Richard Grasso
I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will… — George Bernard Shaw
Whatever you do, don't whimper, but take the consequences. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The downfall of civilized states tends to come not from the direct assaults of foes, but from internal decay combined with the consequences of exhaustion… — B. H. Liddell Hart
We hear from time to time about horrible human rights atrocities happening around the globe. Our government claims that it stands in favor of human… — Lundy Bancroft
Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts of the world… — Pope John Paul II
To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run. — Dalai Lama
Americans long thought that nature could take care of itself-or that if it did not, the consequences were someone else's problem. As we know now,… — Jimmy Carter
Actions have consequences. — Morton Blackwell
But here is the heart of the moral issue for many of us. Simply put, those around the world who have contributed least to global… — Jim Wallis
I think it's crazy for us to play games with our children's future. We know what's happening to the climate, we have a highly predictable… — William J. Clinton
I voted for Justice Breyer and Justice Ginsburg. Not because I agreed with their ideology, but because I thought they were qualified and that elections… — John McCain
Senator Obama voted against Justice Breyer and Justice Roberts on the grounds that they didn't meet his ideological standards. That's not the way we should… — John McCain
I really just drew off of where we are now, with reality TV. You can't help but see a lot of it. You choose to… — Elizabeth Banks
Real art, like the wife of an affectionate husband, needs no ornaments. But counterfeit art, like a prostitute, must always be decked out. The cause… — Leo Tolstoy
The so called unconscious inferences can be traced back to the all-preserving memory, which presents us with parallel experiences and hence already knows the consequences… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Folly is often more cruel in the consequences than malice can be in the intent. — Aldous Huxley
Too great a preoccupation with motives (especially one's own motive) is liable to lead to too little concern for consequences. — Katharine Whitehorn
The thinker philosophizes as the lover loves. Even were the consequences not only useless but harmful, he must obey his impulse. — William James
In that disputable point of persecuting men for conscience sake, I see such dreadful consequences rising, I would be as fully convinced of the truth… — Joseph Addison

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