“One of the worst consequences politically would be for the majority of Democrats to vote for someone who, in the near future, would overturn well-established precedents on clean air, clean water, privacy, equal opportunity and religious liberty.” WellsWould BeOpportunityWaterReligiousLibertyAirWorstEqualConsequenceVoteMajorityCleanDemocratPrivacyCleanlinessPrecedentEqual OpportunityReligious LibertyClean WaterClean Air Author:Ralph Neas
“Life from nonlife, like wine from water, has long been considered a miracle wrought by gods or God. Now it is seen to be the near-inevitable consequence of our thermal and chemical circumstances.” LongWaterCircumstancesConsequenceMiracleWineInevitableChemicalsThermal Author:Ursula Goodenough
“How often have not the demons called 'Nix,' drawn women and girls into the water, and there had commerce with them, with fearful consequences.” HumorGirlWaterReligiousConsequenceDemonFearfulCommerce Book:The Life of Luther Written by Himself Source: The Life of Luther Written by Himself
“Concern for the fate of the great rivers of the earth must lead us to reflect soberly on the model of development which our society is pursuing. A purely economic and technological understanding of progress, to the extent that it fails to acknowledge its intrinsic limitations and to take into consideration the integral good of humanity, will inevitably provoke negative consequences for individuals, peoples and creation itself.” EarthHumanityIndividualUnderstandingWaterFateProgressFailingEconomicCreationDevelopmentModelsConsequenceConcernNegativeRiversEnvironmentalLimitationAcknowledgeConsiderationOur SocietyProvokingTechnologicalNegative Consequences Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Obviously plastics have served very important purposes and been incredibly convenient but as we begin to witness the long-term consequences of the chemical components leaching into our water and our bodies, we're going to be forced to look for alternatives to how we package goods and food.” LooksLongImportantBodyPurposeTermWaterConsequenceWitnessAlternativesLong TermGoodsChemicalsPlasticComponentsPackagesConvenient Author:Edward Norton
“Sea level rise and destruction of water resources as glaciers melt alone may have horrendous human consequences.” HumansMayWaterLevelsSeaConsequenceResourcesDestructionGlaciersWater ResourcesSea Level Rise Author:Noam Chomsky
“Fortunately, we know more about the problems that we have than in all preceding history. We know now the consequences of the things that we put into the air, into the water - of the way we treat life on Earth.” KnowsWayProblemEarthWaterAirConsequenceTreats Author:Sylvia Earle
“I'm gut all the way, which is why I think I'm so connected to shows like Falling Water and even The Walking Dead, which is all about the mortal consequences of our actions. Generally, we act first and realize the consequences later.” ThinkingActionFallWaterRealizingWalkingConsequenceGutsWalking Dead Author:Gale Anne Hurd
“A mountain is composed of tiny grains of earth. The ocean is made up of tiny drops of water. Even so, life is but an endless series of little details, actions, speeches, and thoughts. And the consequences whether good or bad of even the least of them are far-reaching.” LittlesMadeActionEarthLife IsWaterMountainSpeechOceanConsequenceSeriesDetailsTinyEndlessReachingLittle ThingsGrainDrop Of Water Author:Sivananda
“Climate change is a global problem. The planet is warming because of the growing level of greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. If this trend continues, truly catastrophic consequences are likely to ensue from rising sea levels, to reduced water availability, to more heat waves and fires.” IfsHumansProblemWaterLevelsFireGrowingSeaPlanetsActivityConsequenceClimateClimate ChangeWaveHeatRisingGasTrendsEmissionsHuman ActivityGreenhousesAvailabilityGreenhouse GasesHeat Wave Author:Malcolm Turnbull
“It is related that Sakyamuni [the historical Buddha] once dismissed as of small consequence a feat of levitation on the part of a disciple, and cried out in pity for a yogin by the river who had spent twenty years of his human existence learning to walk on water, when the ferryman might have taken him across for a small coin.” YearsHumansMightWaterWalksExistenceTakenConsequenceRiversTwentiesHistoricalPityRelatedCriedDiscipleCoinsHuman ExistenceFeatsLevitation Author:Peter Matthiessen
“In much of the rest of the world, rich people live in gated communities and drink bottled water. That's increasingly the case in Los Angeles where I come from. So that wealthy people in much of the world are insulated from the consequences of their actions.” PeopleWorldActionWaterCommunityCasesRichDrinkConsequenceLos AngelesWealthyRich PeopleBottled WaterGated Communities Author:Jared Diamond
“Whatever one of us asked the other to do - it was assumed the asker would weigh all the consequences - the other would do. Thus one might wake the other in the night and ask for a cup of water; and the other would peacefully (and sleepily) fetch it. We, in fact, defined courtesy as 'a cup of water in the night'. And we considered it a very great courtesy to ask for the cup as well as to fetch it.” WellsFactsMightNightAsksWaterConsequenceDefinedCupsCourtesyFetch Author:Sheldon Vanauken
“Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we grasp onto the physical forms we see. Since we are provided with both a body and a mind, we cling to the sounds we hear. As a consequence, we make ourselves inseparable from all things, yet we are not like some shadowy figure 'lodging' in a mirror or like the moon in water. Whenever we witness what is on the one side, its opposite side will be in darkness.” MindBodyFormSoundSidesWaterDarknessFiguresMoonConsequenceAll ThingsOppositesMirrorsBuddhistWitnessInseparable Author:Dogen