"It is one of the ironies of history……" — John W. Gardner
"It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms."
More Consequence Quotes
- Their mothers had finally caught up to them and been proven right. There were consequences after all but they were… — Margaret Atwood
- Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. — Marcus Aurelius
- But every act in consequence of our faith, strengthens faith. — Anna Letitia Barbauld
- Trying to manage diabetes is hard because if you don't, there are consequences you'll have to deal with later in… — Bryan Adams
- Coping with the demands of everyday life would be exceedingly trying if one could arrive at solutions to problems only… — Albert Bandura
- There was a beautiful time in the beginning when I just did it and didn't analyze the consequences, but I… — Lynda Barry
- Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things, I am tempted to think there are no little… — Bruce Barton
- Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life… — Bernard Baruch
- I think 'Dilbert' will remain popular as long as employees are frustrated and they fear the consequences of complaining too… — Scott Adams
- Every State has the primary duty to protect its own population from grave and sustained violations of human rights, as… — Pope Benedict XVI
- The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out… — Tony Blair