Consequences Quote by 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

“Weigh second- and third-order consequences.”

— Ray Dalio

“The simpler, the better. Complications lead to multiplicative chains of unanticipated effects.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

“There are always consequences. Nothing occurs without consequences. You must face consequences.”

— Stephen Hunter

“Every action has possible bad consequences and crucially every inaction has possible bad consequences.”

— Ben Hunt-Davis

A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second; that second for a third; and so on, till the bulk…

— Thomas Jefferson

“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

Consequences matter more than intentions, and not just the immediate consequences, but also the longer run repercussions of decisions, policies, and institutions.

— Thomas Sowell

“Consequences must outweigh probabilities”

— Blaise Pascal

“If we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions.”

— John Green

Each choice has a consequence. Each consequence a destination.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin