Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Weigh second- and third-order consequences.”

— Ray Dalio

“you need to weigh first-order consequences against second- and third-order consequences, and base your decisions not just on near-term results but on results over…

— Ray Dalio

“Any endeavor has unintended consequences. Any ill-conceived endeavor has more.”

— Stephen Tobolowsky

“Have you ever heard of the law of unintended consequences?” He shook his head. “It basically says that any intervention in a complex system…

— Michael R. Hicks

“CALCULATED RISKS IN LIFE ARE NECESSARY TO MOVE FORWARD.”

— USMAN HYDER

“A complicated situation appeared merely to be accumulating additional complicated factors.”

— Anthony Powell

“Cause and effect are linked that way in a twisted form. You can pile up all the worlds you like and the twisting will…

— Haruki Murakami

“However, in many instances we might be very wise to ask what the consequence of removing the consequence might actually be.”

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“It's only a slight modification of causality.”

— Kevin Hearne

“Risk is the increased consequence of failure.”

— Michael Bane

“One may not be aware of the impact of one’s choices, but they can have a cumulative effect.”

— Roy Huff

“Outcomes are indisputably necessary, but we must try to make the process the more significant of the two.”

— Paul Harris