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“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

“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

“This is what I mean when I say I would like to swim against the stream of time: I would like to erase the consequences of certain events and restore an initial condition. But every moment of my life brings with it an accumulation of new facts, and each of these new facts bring with it consequences; so the more I seek to return to the zero moment from which I set out, the further I move away from it. . . .”

Mean Moments Facts Moving Certain Conditions Events Return Consequence Streams Swim Zero Initials Accumulation Erase

Book:If On A Winter's Night A Traveller

Source: If On A Winter's Night A Traveller

“Any nation that expects to be ignorant and free," Jefferson said, "expects what never was and never will be." And if the gap between the educated and the uneducated in America continues to grow as it is in our time, as fast as or faster than the gap between the rich and the poor, the gap between the educated and the uneducated is going to be of greater consequence and the more serious threat to our way of life. We must not, by any means, misunderstand that.”

Ifs Way Mean Said America Nations Grows Poor Rich Greater Serious Consequence Threat Ignorant Educated Faster Our Time Gaps Uneducated

Author:David McCullough

“HOROSCOPE: Today is a good time for making new friends. A good deed may have unforeseen consequences. Don’t upset any druids. You will soon be going on a very strange journey. Your lucky food is small cucumbers. People pointing knives at you are probably up to no good. PS, we really mean it about the druids.”

Source: All the Discworld's a Stage

“We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward.”

Mean Doe Sometimes Evil Mistake Consequence Trusted Mistaken Wrong Things Not Trusting

Author:Alison Croggon

“Do you see the consequences of the way we have chosen to think about success? Because we so profoundly personalize success, we miss opportunities to lift others onto the top rung...We are too much in awe of those who succeed and far too dismissive of those who fail. And most of all, we become much too passive. We overlook just how large a role we all play—and by “we” I mean society—in determining who makes it and who doesn’t.”

Thinking Way Mean Play Opportunity Roles Too Much Failing Missing Succeed Consequence Chosen Lifts Awe Passive About Success Outliers Missing Opportunity

Author:Malcolm Gladwell

“There is always a choice." "You mean I could choose certain death?" "A choice nevertheless, or perhaps an alternative. You see I believe in freedom. Not many people do, although they will of course protest otherwise. And no practical definition of freedom would be complete without the freedom to take the consequences. Indeed, it is the freedom upon which all the others are based.”

People Believe Mean Would Be Certain Choices Courses I Believe Consequence Definitions I Believe In Practicals Alternatives Protest Nevertheless Certain Death

Book:Going Postal: (Discworld Novel 33)

Source: Going Postal: (Discworld Novel 33)

“The problem I want to talk to you about tonight is the problem of belief. What does it mean to believe? We use this word all the time, and I think behind it lurk some really extraordinary taboos and confusions. What I want to argue tonight is that how we talk about belief- how we fail to criticize or criticize the beliefs of others, has more importance to us personally, more consequence to us personally and to civilization than perhaps anything else that is in our power to influence.”

Thinking Want Believe Mean Doe Use Problem Belief Behinds Failing Atheism Influence Civilization Consequence Importance Extraordinary Atheist Arguing Confusion Tonight Criticize Taboo

Author:Sam Harris

“Rome tolerated every abominable practice, embraced every foul idea in the name of freedom and the rights of the common man. Citizens no longer carried on deviant behavior in private, but pridefully displayed it in public. It was those with moral values who could no longer freely walk in a public park without having to witness a revolting display. What happened to the public censors who protected the majority of citizenry from moral decadence? Did freedom have to mean abolishing common decency? Did freedom mean anyone could do anything they wanted anytime they wanted, without consequences?”

“This tug-of-war often obscures what's also happening between us. I am your mother, the first mile of your road. Me and all my obvious and hidden limitations. That means that in addition to possibly wrecking you, I have the chance to give to you what was given to me: a decent childhood, more good memories than bad, some values, a sense of tribe, a run at happiness. You can't imagine how seriously I take that - even as I fail you. Mothering you is the first thing of consequence that I have ever done.”

“So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions, a master of rare talent or ability. Granted, there have been heroes who fit those descriptions. But many men of great evil as well. Heed me. A hero sacrifices for the greater good. A hero is true to his or her conscience. In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences. Although any person could fit that description, very few do. Choose this day to be one of them." (Beyonders - A World Without Heroes)”

Source: Brandon Mull's Beyonders Trilogy: A World Without Heroes; Seeds of Rebellion; Chasing the Prophecy

“In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.”

Mean Consequence Right Thing Heroism Doing The Right Thing

Book:A World Without Heroes

Source: A World Without Heroes

“Yet it is true—skin can mean a great deal. Mine means that any man may strike me in a public place and never fear the consequences. It means that my friends do not always like to be seen with me in the street. It means that no matter how many books I read, or languages I master, I will never be anything but a curiosity—like a talking pig or a mathematical horse.”

Men May Mean Book Matter Language Deals Talking Streets Mines Masters My Friends Consequence Skins Horse Curiosity Strikes Mathematical Pigs Never Fear

Book:Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Source: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

“Too often we forget that discipline really means to teach, not to punish. A disciple is a student, not a recipient of behavioural consequences.”

Mean Forget Teach Students Discipline Consequence Disciple Really Mean

Book:The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

Source: The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind

“Evil…doesn’t mean doing things that have bad consequences for people. It means private thoughts and actions that are not to “the Christian majority’s” private liking.”

People Mean Action Christian Evil Atheism Consequence Majority Atheist Thoughts And Actions

Book:The God Delusion

Source: The God Delusion

“With respect to Committees as you would perceive I am very jealous of their formation. I mean working committees. I think business is always better done by few than by many.”

Thinking Mean Long Stills Ends Done Hard Work Ought Members Consequence Perceive Jealous Association Idle Committees Compelled Propose Formation Enquiry Rambling

Author:Michael Faraday

“The optimal choice that you can make in any situation is to grow spiritually. That means intending to create harmony, sharing, cooperation and reverence for life... There is wisdom in each of your choices because each of them creates consequences that you mwill experience and if you choose, learn from.”

Ifs Mean Soul Choices Grows Situation Consequence Harmony Cooperation You Choose Reverence Optimal Reverence For Life

Author:Gary Zukav

“If you have to prove a theorem, do not rush. First of all, understand fully what the theorem says, try to see clearly what it means. Then check the theorem; it could be false. Examine the consequences, verify as many particular instances as are needed to convince yourself of the truth. When you have satisfied yourself that the theorem is true, you can start proving it.”

Ifs Trying Firsts Mean Truth Particular Needed Prove Consequence Math Satisfied Checks Instance Convince Examination Theorems True You Verify

Author:George Polya

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