“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