“The concentration camp is the final expression of human separateness and its ultimate consequence. It is organized abandonment.” HumansExpressionConsequenceUltimateFinalsOrganizedConcentrationCampsAbandonmentConcentration CampSeparatenessDehumanization Book:The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller Source: The Collected Essays of Arthur Miller
“In the middle of the cavernous cargo hold was a simple, aluminum coffin with a small American flag draped over it. We were bringing another American soldier, just killed, home to his family and final resting place. The starkness of his coffin in the center of the hold, the silence except for the din of the engines, was a real time cold reminder of the consequences of decisions for which we Senators share responsibility.” RealHomeSimpleDecisionSilenceResponsibilityShareMiddleColdConsequenceFinalsSoldierOver ItEnginesFlagsSenatorsRemindersCoffinsAmerican FlagAmerican SoldierCargoAluminum Author:John F. Kerry
“If you complain of people being shot down in the streets, of the absence of communication or social responsibility, of the rise of everyday violence which people have become accustomed to, and the dehumanization of feelings, then the ultimate development on an organized social level is the concentration camp... The concentration camp is the final expression of human separateness and its ultimate consequence. It is organized abandonment.” PeopleIfsHumansFeelingsSocialLevelsResponsibilityViolenceStreetsExpressionCommunicationDevelopmentShotsConsequenceUltimateEverydayFinalsAbsenceComplainingOrganizedConcentrationCampsSocial ResponsibilityAccustomedAbandonmentConcentration CampSeparatenessDehumanization Author:Arthur Miller
“Most drugs work on only about a third of the population, they do no damage to another third, and the final third can have negative consequences.” PainDrugConsequenceNegativeThirdsFinalsPopulationTherapyDamageInjuryNegative Consequences Author:Craig Venter
“The aphorism "Whatever is, is right," would be as final as it is lazy, did it not include the troublesome consequence that nothing that ever was, was wrong.” Would BeEvilConsequenceFinalsLazyAphorismTroublesome Book:A Tale of Two Cities: A Story of the French Revolution Source: A Tale of Two Cities: A Story of the French Revolution
“There is a huge set of consequences that start stacking up as you approach the end-game. And even in terms of the ending itself, it continues to break down to some very large decisions. So it's not like a ****c game ending where everything is linear and you make a choice between a few things - it really does layer in many, many different choices, up to the final moments, where it's going to be different for everyone who plays it.” DoeDifferentEndsPlayMomentsChoicesGamesTermDecisionBreakHugeApproachConsequenceFinalsLayersBreaking DownLinearDifferent ChoicesStacking Author:Ray Muzyka
“[How to think about a problem:] The first step is to make the problem specific . . . ; The second step is to form theories freely of how to rid yourself of that burden . . . ; The third step is to develop in foresight the consequences of your proposals . . . ; The fourth and final step in thinking is to compare the consequences of your proposals to see which is best in the light of your scheme of life as a whole . . . ; Whether you choose a vacation or a spouse, a party or a candidate, a cause to contribute to or a creed to live by - think!” ThinkingFirstsWholeProblemLightFormCausesPartyStepsTheoryConsequenceThirdsFinalsBurdenCompareCandidatesLive ByVacationYou ChooseFourthFirst StepsCreedsSchemesSpouseProposalForesight Author:Brand Blanshard
“I made strength from everything that had happened to me, so that in the end even the final tragedy could not defeat me. And that is what Ultima tried to teach me, that the tragic consequences of life can be overcome by the magical strength that resides in the human heart. --Antonio” HumansHeartMadeEndsTeachHappenedConsequenceOvercomingTragedyFinalsDefeatTragicHuman HeartAntonioUltima Author:Rudolfo Anaya