“If we define a miracle as an effect of which the cause is unknown to us, then we make our ignorance the source of miracles! And the universe itself would be a standing miracle. A miracle might be perhaps defined more exactly as an effect which is not the consequence or effect of any known laws of nature.” IfsMightWould BeLawUniverseCausesKnownEffectsIgnoranceSourceConsequenceStandingMiracleDefinedLaws Of Nature Author:Charles Babbage
“You know, almost everyone is an irritant to me. I think people have forgotten what the word 'public' means. 'Public' means you're going to be irritated. It's a natural consequence of leaving one's home. You go outside, and there are people who are irritating. I'll be standing on the sidewalk, and someone berates me for smoking. I look at the person and think, but what about your shoes? How can you wear shoes like that and have the confidence to accost someone like me?” PeopleThinkingKnowsLooksMeanPersonsHomeNaturalConsequenceStandingLeavingShoesForgottenLike MeSmokingIrritatingSidewalkIrritatedNatural ConsequencesIrritants Author:Fran Lebowitz
“A 100 years from now the consequences for standing for Jesus will be greater than the consequences of not standing for Jesus today.” YearsTodayChristianJesusLeadershipChurchGreaterConsequenceStanding Author:Mike Huckabee
“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.” PeopleWorldIdeasSocialPeaceWomenCourageWillingBearsIntegrityConsequenceStandingSeasonsCarefulReputationReformPreservesWomens RightsEarnestCastingCautiousDespisedPersecutedSuffrageEstimationBe CautiousWoman SuffrageCarefulnessWomen's Suffrage Book:Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words Source: Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words