Effect Quotes

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A man's accomplishments in life are the cumulative effect of his attention to detail. — John Foster Dulles
In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect. — Friedrich Durrenmatt
But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling something, having once existed, its effect is not to be… — George Eliot
Worldly faces never look so worldly as at a funeral. They have the same effect of grating incongruity as the sound of a coarse voice… — George Eliot
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I would define the poetic effect as the capacity that a text displays for continuing to generate different readings, without ever being completely consumed. — Umberto Eco
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder. — Albert Einstein
Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as if it were direct cruelty would be an ignorant unkindness. — George Eliot
The average husband enjoys the total effect of his home but is usually unable to contribute any of the details of work and organisation that… — Havelock Ellis
Birth-control is effecting, and promising to effect, many functions in our social life. — Havelock Ellis
Cause and effect are two sides of one fact. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you do things with a certain type of result and cause a certain type of reaction or effect, then you increase your market value.… — Julius Erving
To know that everything we say and do to this new little human being may have a profound effect on him or her is a… — Gloria Estefan
I really worked with icons in the music business, which really had a strong effect on me. It wasn't just pick-up gigs. — Kevin Eubanks
Depression scares people off. It makes me laugh that it has that kind of effect. — Siobhan Fahey
The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind. — William Falconer
I think of my body as a side effect of my mind. — Carrie Fisher
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
The faster the word sticks to the thought, the more beautiful is the effect. — Gustave Flaubert
Think about it: Reducing crime and poverty and ensuring that we have an educated, stable work force has a direct effect on you and me… — Jane Fonda

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