“There is a gentle absurdity about Washington, D.C., and it is easy to develop affection for the place, if you can forget that the consequences of what goes on there are real, whereas what goes on there may not be.” IfsMayRealEasyForgetGoes OnConsequenceAffectionGentleAbsurdity Book:And so it goes Source: And so it goes
“If you are armed with knowledge, if you are aware that certain dynamics are at play then you have options. You can play defense, you can ignore certain person and take the consequences perhaps with a game plan in mind and it goes on, you've increased your options.” IfsMindPersonsPlayCertainGamesPlansGoes OnConsequenceDefenseDynamicsGame Plan Author:Robert Greene
“You cannot stay the shell in its flight; after it has left the mortar, it goes on to its mark, and there explodes, dealing destruction all around. Just as little can you stay the consequences of a sin after it has been committed. You may repent of it, you may even be forgiven for it, but still it goes on its deadly and desolating way. It has passed entirely beyond your reach; once done, it cannot be undone.” WayMayLittlesHas BeensStillsDoneLeftSinGoes OnConsequenceDestructionMarkCommittedFlightShellsForgivenRepentUndoneMortar Book:Moses the Law-giver Source: Moses the Law-giver
“The erosion of agency has consequences for our politics. As a result of all this, the fundamental ethical challenge of the anthropocene is the recovery of agency, or alternatively to come to terms with its loss and to understand how to go on.” TermChallengesLossResultsGoes OnConsequenceFundamentalsRecoveryAgencyEthicalErosion Author:Dale Jamieson
“For everyone nowadays knows, absolutely is CERTAIN, that nothing bad will ever happen to ME. Others die, I go on. There are no consequences and no responsibilities. Except that there ARE. But let's not talk about them, eh? By the time the consequences catch up to you, it's too late, isn't it, Montag?” KnowsHappensCertainDiesResponsibilityGoes OnLateConsequenceToo LateUp To You Author:Ray Bradbury
“What is it about fire that's so lovely? No matter what age we are, what draws us to it?...The thing man wanted to invent, but never did...If you let it go on, it'd burn our lifetimes out. What is fire? It is a mystery. Scientists give us gobbledygook about friction and molecules. But they don't really know. Its real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences.” IfsKnowsMenGivingRealMatterAgeWantedResponsibilityFireMysteryGoes OnDrawsConsequenceScientistNo Matter WhatLifetimeLovelyLet It GoMoleculesFrictionReal Beauty Author:Ray Bradbury
“The Revelation of Sonmi 451 To be is to be perceived, and so to know thyself is only possible through the eyes of the other. The nature of our immortal lives is in the consequences of our words and deeds, that go on and are pushing themselves throughout all time. - Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” KnowsEyePastLife IsKindnessOur LivesCrimeGoes OnBirthConsequenceBoundsDeedsAll TimeRevelationsPushingImmortalOur FutureWombThyselfTombsKnow ThyselfOur WordsThrough The EyesPast And PresentAtlasImmortal Life Author:David Mitchell
“Men will gather knowledge no matter what the consequences. Science will go on whether we are pessimistic or optimistic, as I am. More interesting discoveries than we can imagine will be made, and I am awaiting them, full of curiosity and enthusiasm.” MenMadeMatterScienceInterestingKnowledgeImagineGoes OnDiscoveryConsequenceAccountsNo Matter WhatCuriosityOptimisticEnthusiasmPessimistic Author:Linus Pauling