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It sometimes seems to me that the whole course of English history was one of accident, confusion, chance and unintended consequences - there's no real… — Peter Ackroyd
The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of… — Felicity Huffman
Clearly there are always unintended consequences of any legislative or regulatory act that's taken in the heat of battle. — Richard Grasso
There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. — Steve Jobs
Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences. — Stone Gossard
It is difficult to think of anything more important than providing the best education possible for our children. They will develop the next technologies, medical… — Sam Harris
I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences… — Steve Jobs
The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective. — Richard Schickel
One of the unintended negative consequences of online advertising has been the loss of value in traditional classifieds. It's simply quicker, simply easier for an… — Eric Schmidt
If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies. — Louise Slaughter
If there is one lesson for U.S. foreign policy from the past 10 years, it is surely that military intervention can seem simple but is… — Fareed Zakaria
It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavors look interesting and lively; that was merely… — Bill Bryson
For they imagined as they wished--that it was a wild shot,/ an unintended killing--fools, not to comprehend/ they were already in the grip of death./… — Homer
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
It's not in the mainstream media yet, but the biggest jump in skin cancer has occurred since the advent of sunscreens. That kind of thing… — George Carlin
Unintended consequences, he thought miserably. He was angry at his anger, the way it surged up and took over. — Jeanne DuPrau
Given the reality of unintended parenthood and parental unhappiness, one would think that women and men who make the decision not to have children -… — Jessica Valenti
Half a century ago, the Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl wrote that happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy - it must come as… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The only thing about sanctions is that, like a lot of drone strikes, there are countless unintended victims. Cutting off aid to Uganda only increases… — Henry Rollins
Good intentions can often lead to unintended consequences. It is hard to imagine a law intended for the workforce known to Henry Ford can serve… — Tim Walberg
Secret ops by secret forces have a nasty tendency to produce unintended, unforeseen, and completely disastrous consequences. New Yorkers will remember well the end result… — Nick Turse
Enforcement priorities and arrest patterns must not lead to disparate treatment under the law, even if such treatment is unintended. And police forces should reflect… — Eric Holder
The thing we have to be careful of is that the Internet is a global communications medium, and if one country tips the balance in… — John W. Thompson
Each money-printing exercise brings about unintended consequences. These unintended consequences are higher inflation rates than had no money been printed. — Marc Faber
I just think everything we do has an unintended consequence. We take out Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and Iraq was the check against Iran. — Gary Johnson

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