“The great extension of our experience in recent years has brought light to the insufficiency of our simple mechanical conceptions and, as a consequence, has shaken the foundation on which the customary interpretation of observation was based.” YearsLightSimpleConsequenceFoundationObservationInterpretationConceptionExtensionsInsufficiency Book:Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature: Four Essays Source: Atomic Theory and the Description of Nature: Four Essays
“It was the kind of light blow that is exchanged without notice or consequence hundreds of times in a game.” KindLightGamesConsequenceBlowNhlConcussions Author:Ken Dryden
“A man of sense, though born without wit, often lives to have wit. His memory treasures up ideas and reflections; he compares themwith new occurrences, and strikes out new lights from the collision. The consequence is sometimes bons mots, and sometimes apothegms.” MenIdeasSometimesLightBornMemoriesReflectionConsequenceStrikesWitTreasureCompareCollision Author:Horace Walpole
“When the lights go out at a power plant sometime in the future, we're going to know that that's a consequence of deprioritizing defense for the sake of an advantage in terms of offense.” KnowsLightTermConsequenceAdvantagePlantSakeDefenseOffensePower Plants Author:Edward Snowden
“To hold silence and to be silenced are two very different experiences. And so another theme emerges, that of light and shadow. When we share our voice, who benefits? When we withhold, who benefits? And what are the consequences and costs of both?” TwoDifferentLightVoiceSilenceShareCostBenefitsShadowConsequenceThemeDifferent ExperiencesLight And Shadow Author:Terry Tempest Williams
“Although the decision to get a dog can seem light on the surface, it's actually a long-term commitment much like a human mate. The consequences of a bad decision can be difficult for everyone involved.” HumansLongLightSeemsDifficultTermDecisionDogInvolvedCommitmentConsequenceSurfaceLong TermMatesBad Decision Author:Elizabeth Holmes
“When you use force, people get hurt, and when you kill people, their relatives don't like it. And usually war has some unanticipated consequences so it's something you shouldn't launch into, on the expectation that this is going to rally the nation. This is not like 'Friday Night Lights'.” PeopleWarUseLightNightForceNationsHurtExpectationsConsequenceFridayFriday NightNight LightFriday Night Lights Author:Wesley Clark
“I don't think that anything of any consequence is known a priori: all our knowledge is built up by modifying the lore passed on to us by our ancestors in light of our experiences, and the best a philosopher can do is to learn as much about what has been discovered in various empirical fields, and use it to try to craft an improved synthesis.” ThinkingTryingHas BeensUseLightCan DoKnownFieldsConsequenceBuiltPhilosopherVariousCraftsAncestorSynthesisModifying Author:Philip Kitcher
“[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
“Before examining this more carefully and investigating its consequences, I want to dwell for a moment in the contemplation of God, to ponder His attributes in me, to see, admire, and adore the beauty of His boundless light, insofar as my clouded insight allows. Believing that the supreme happiness of the other life consists wholly of the contemplation of divine greatness, I now find that through less perfect contemplation of the same sort I can gain the greatest joy available in this life.” WantBelieveI CanMomentsLightJoyPerfectGreatnessDivineConsequenceGainsAvailableInsightSupremeAdmireThis LifeContemplationAttributesAdoreBoundlessPonderingExaminingInvestigatingClouded Author:Rene Descartes
“They say the chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. The chains you put around yourself now have enormous consequences as you go through life.” LightFeltBusinessBrokenHabitConsequenceHeavyEnormousChainsInspirational Business Author:Warren Buffett