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“Why, for example, do the great writers use anticipation instead of surprise? Because surprise is merely an instrument of the unusual, whereas anticipation of a consequence enlarges our understanding of what is happening.”

Use Understanding Example Happenings Consequence Instruments Surprise Unusual Anticipation Great Writers

Author:Roger Rosenblatt

“Mr. Obama plans to boost federal spending 25 percent while nearly tripling the national debt over 10 years. Americans know that this kind of spending will have economic consequences, including new taxes being imposed by the new progressives.”

Knows Years Kind Plans Economic Taxes Percent Consequence Including Debt Spending Boost National Debt Federal Spending

Author:Karl Rove

“The primary and most beautiful of Nature's qualities is motion, which agitates her at all times, but this motion is simply a perpetual consequence of crimes, she conserves it by means of crimes only.”

Mean Beautiful Literature Nature Change Quality Crime Consequence All Time Primaries Perpetual Agitate

Author:Marquis de Sade

“In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the consequences of our actions.”

Self Action Causes Violence Teaching Ignorance Consequence Fundamentals Separation Buddhist Our Actions Consequences Of Our Actions

Author:Sharon Salzberg

“The family is the first economy. If the family breaks down, well, government gets bigger because of the consequences of family breakdown. We see in the neighborhoods where there are no marriages and there are no two-parent families.”

Ifs Firsts Wells Two Government Parent Break Economy Consequence Bigger Neighborhood Breaking Down Breakdown

Author:Rick Santorum

“The period that I could consider the most important in my literary work came about beginning with the Revolution, and in a certain way, developed as a consequence of the Revolution. But it was also a result of the counterrevolutionary coup of November 1975.”

Way Important Certain Results Revolution Periods Consequence November Coups Literary Works

Author:Jose Saramago

“I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody's going to take care of you. That you have to do the heavy lifting while you're here. And when you don't, well, you suffer the consequences.”

Thinking Wells Moments Care Suffering Consequence Heavy Take Care Realization Adulthood Defining Lifting Defining Moments Heavy Lifting

Author:Adam Savage

“The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective.”

Years Law Perspective Consequence Pauses Through The Years Unintended Consequences

Author: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 end user who's online, on a broadband connection, to look things up and to figure out what they want to buy.”

Want Looks Has Beens Ends Values Loss Figures Easier Consequence Negative Connections Traditional Advertising Online Users Broadband Negative Consequences Online Advertising

Author:Eric Schmidt

“The dome of the U.S. Capitol has fallen into severe disrepair... As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, which oversees matters of the Capitol's physical plant, I have serious concerns about the consequences of omitting this funding from the stopgap spending measure.”

Matter Serious Consequence Concern Plant Spending Administration Fallen Senate Committees Severe Funding Chairman Capitol Domes Omitting

Author:Charles Schumer

“Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that.”

Inspirational Important Winning Consequence

Author:Ayrton Senna

“You can't sow an apple seed and expect to get an avocado tree. The consequences of your life are sown in what you do and how you behave.”

Tree Consequence Seeds Behave Apples Sowing Sowing Seeds Avocados

Author:Tom Shadyac

“Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.”

May Serious Consequence Rebellious

Book:The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

Source: The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

“The legions of reporters who cover politics don't want to quit the clash and thunder of electoral combat for the dry duty of analyzing the federal budget. As a consequence, we have created the perpetual presidential campaign.”

Want Politics Duty Consequence Quitting Campaigns Budgets Presidential Dry Combat Perpetual Reporters Thunder Clash Analyzing Legion Presidential Campaign Electoral Process

Author:Hugh Sidey

“To be a utilitarian means that you judge actions as right or wrong in accordance with whether they have good consequences. So you try to do what will have the best consequences for all of those affected.”

Trying Mean Action Judging Consequence Affected Utilitarian

Author:Peter Singer

“We need to recognise that what really matters isn't buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we are doing something worthwhile with our lives. Helping to reduce the appalling consequences of world poverty should be part of that reassessment.”

World Needs Should Matter Helping Poverty Knowing Our Lives Consequence Consumers Buying Goods Worthwhile Recognise Family Friends World Poverty

Author:Peter Singer

“A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching.”

Littles Made Action Earth Life Is Water Mountain Speech Ocean Consequence Series Details Tiny Endless Reaching Little Things Grain Drop Of Water

Author:Sivananda

“The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.”

Consequence Probability

Author:B. F. Skinner

“Too many couples break up without understanding the consequences for their families.”

Understanding Break Couple Consequence

Author:Iain Duncan Smith

“It seems that if you put people on paper and move them through time, you cannot help but talk about ethics, because the ethical realm exists nowhere if not here: in the consequences of human actions as they unfold in time, and the multiple interpretive possibility of those actions.”

People Ifs Humans Helping Seems Action Moving Possibility Paper Ethics Consequence Realms Ethical Multiple Human Actions

Author:Zadie Smith

“Most breast cancer-related deaths can be prevented through simple and painless preventive measures. A late diagnosis can result in more serious, long-term consequences.”

Long Term Simple Results Serious Late Consequence Cancer Long Term Related Breasts Diagnosis Breast Cancer Cancer Survivor Painless Breast Cancer Survivor

Author:Olympia Snowe

“AIDS obliges people to think of sex as having, possibly, the direst consequences: suicide. Or murder.”

People Thinking Sex Consequence Murder Suicide Aids World Aids Day Aids Day

Author:Susan Sontag

“The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.”

Country States Used United Results United States Becoming Cost Consequence Negative Substance Illegal Marijuana Other Countries Negative Consequences

Author:George Soros

“I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government.”

World Real Government Individual Decision Forget Consequence Strive Real World

Author:Sonia Sotomayor

“There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds?”

Jobs Consequence Concern Intention Deeds Impressive

Author:Thomas Sowell

“The law does not require a man to cease to be a man, and act without regard to consequences, when he becomes a juror.”

Men Doe Law Consequence Regard Cease Be A Man Jurors

Book:The Collected Works of Lysander Spooner: Legal writings

Source: The Collected Works of Lysander Spooner: Legal writings

“There are lasting consequences for using drugs. I'll still be paying for my prior use.”

Stills Use Drug Consequence Lasting

Author:Layne Staley

“The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him.”

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Author:Charles Stanley

“One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you whatever you ask for if it will lead you where he ultimately wants you.”

Ifs Way Want Giving Believe Lying Asks Powerful Consequence Satan Deceptive

Author:Charles Stanley

“The Bible is clear that those who fail to heed the Lord's discipline - whether nations, cities, or individuals - suffer devastating consequences.”

Suffering Individual Nations Cities Lord Clear Failing Discipline Consequence Heed

Book:Turning the Tide: Real Hope, Real Change

Source: Turning the Tide: Real Hope, Real Change

“People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is.”

People Knows Way Want Ideas Able Life Is Consequence

Author:Charles Stanley

“Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.”

Life Reality Late Consequence Banquets

Author:Robert Louis Stevenson

“I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.”

War Politics Easy Serious Consequence Bloody Seriousness Messy

Author:Oliver Stone

“I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.”

Made Faces Decision Consequence

Author:J. Michael Straczynski

“As a consequence of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the officer corps of the old army became part of this class, as did that part of the younger generation who, in the old Germany, would have become officers or civil servants.”

Term Class Generations Consequence Army Servant Germany Officers Treaties Younger Generation Civil Servants Versailles

Author:Gustav Stresemann

“The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to produce consequences which they then use to justify further terror.”

Use Lying Purpose Produce Consequence Terror Terrorism Violent Justify Divides Acts Of Terror Violent Acts

Author:Tony Blair

“Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.”

God Spiritual Time Choices Spirituality Social Consequence Environmental Notion Climate Change Lifestyle Consumers Ecological Consumer Choice

Author:David Suzuki

“Wherever you are, be there totally. If you find your here and now intolerable and it makes you unhappy, you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it totally. If you want to take responsibility for your life, you must choose one of those three options, and you must choose now. Then accept the consequences.”

Ifs Want Three Responsibility Situation Accepting Consequence Unhappy Remove Taking Responsibility Here And Now Power Of Now Wherever You Are Responsibility For Your Life Power Of Now Book

Book:The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“I am not a politician... I only suffer the consequences.”

Suffering Politician Consequence

Author:Peter Tosh

“Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend continues, truly catastrophic consequences are likely to ensue from rising sea levels, to reduced water availability, to more heat waves and fires.”

“Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That's a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do when you don't know what you're doing.”

Knows Should Kids Stuff Break Consequence Exploration

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.”

Thinking Way Trying Matter Faces Natural Hurt Effort Failing Failure Succeed Limits Consequence No Matter What Enthusiasm Invites Take Time Odds Unfriendly Natural Consequences Trying To Succeed

Book:FEEL FREE

Source: FEEL FREE

“What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.”

Firsts Law Humanity Failure Forgiveness Consequence Errors Tolerance Folly Intolerance Laws Of Nature Pardon Frailty Pardon Me Human Frailties Tolerance And Respect

Book:The Living Thoughts of Voltaire

Source: The Living Thoughts of Voltaire

“I did not want to raise a genetically compromised child. I did not want my children to have to contend with the massive diversion of parental attention, and the consequences of being compelled to care for their brother after I died. I wanted a genetically perfect baby, and because that was something I could control, I chose to end his life.”

Want Children Ends Care Wanted Perfect Attention Brother Baby Consequence Died Raises My Children Massive Compelled Parental Diversion

Author:Ayelet Waldman

“My country is in the grips of a major economic crisis. This is causing dramatic consequences for the very existence of Polish families. A permanent economic crisis in Poland may also have serious repercussions for Europe. Thus, Poland ought to be helped and deserves help.”

May Country Helping Existence Economic Serious Ought Majors Deserve Consequence Europe Crisis Permanent Dramatic Polish Poland Repercussions Economic Crisis

Author:Lech Walesa

“Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks.”

Reality Action Political Realizing Leader Taxes Consequence Negative Raised Credit Ignored Outlook Down The Road Political Leaders Illinois

Author:Scott Walker

“Nuclear weapons and TV have simply intensified the consequences of our tendencies, upped the stakes.”

Tvs Weapons Consequence Nuclear Tendencies Stakes Nuclear Weapons

Author:David Foster Wallace

“There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences.”

Choices Balance Consequence Life Choices Work Life Balance Life Balance Work And Life Balance

Author:Jack Welch

“One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying.”

Life Needs Wisdom Pain Existence Accepting Darkness Knowing Doubt Conditions Dying Acceptance Cost Conflict Consequence Court Live Life Stubborn

Book:The devil's advocate ; The second victory ; Daughter of silence ; The salamander ; The shoes of the fisherman

Source: The devil's advocate ; The second victory ; Daughter of silence ; The salamander ; The shoes of the fisherman

“If Christians will obey the instructions given to them by Christ and his inspired apostles, they will adorn the religion of the Bible, and save themselves much perplexity and severe trials, which they attribute to their afflictions in consequence of believing unpopular truth.”

Ifs Believe Christian Given Christ Consequence Inspired Trials Attributes Instruction Severe Affliction Apostles Perplexity

Author:Ellen G. White