Consequences Quotes - page 8

Our country was thereby saved from the consequences of its distracting individualistic conception of democracy, and its merely legal conception of nationality. It was because the followers of Jackson and Douglas did fight for it, that the Union was preserved. (Herbert Croly)
Steroids can seem necessary to compete at the highest levels, and the quick rewards can outweigh the long term consequences to the user's health. View quote
Howard Berman
The Amish communities of Pennsylvania, despite the retro image of horse-drawn buggies and straw hats, have long been engaged in a productive debate about the consequences of technology. View quote
Howard Rheingold
Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences - some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality. View quote
John B. Larson
This war is being played in the realm of public opinion and has dire consequences for our soldiers in Iraq, the future of our country, and freedom around the world. View quote
John Doolittle
Well, the truth is always what should be told. And the truth and the knowledge of the truth is what everybody should represent, regardless of the consequences of doing it. View quote
Johnny Isakson
It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. View quote
Josiah Stamp
Any kind of restrictions put on free speech would have worse consequences than bullying. View quote
Lady Starlight
The events of September 11 and what has happened since have made people understand that even a small, distant and far away country like Afghanistan cannot be left to break up into anarchy and chaos without consequences for the whole world. View quote
Lakhdar Brahimi
Mr. Speaker, our Nation must no longer be complacent about underage drinking and its alarming consequences. We must bring this national public health crisis out of the shadow and into the bright light of a national priority. View quote
Lucille Roybal-Allard
There was a beautiful time in the beginning when I just did it and didn't analyze the consequences, but I think that time ends in everyone's work. (Lynda Barry)
At this level, the individual perceives the maintenance of the expectations of his family, group, or nation as valuable in its own right, regardless of immediate and obvious consequences. View quote
Lawrence Kohlberg
Granted, prostate exams aren't the most enjoyable things in the world, but they only last about 10 seconds. It's well worth it. Just think of the possible consequences if you don't get it done. View quote
Len Dawson
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. View quote
Malcolm Turnbull
If pro-abortionists want to commit intellectual suicide and deny scientific facts, that's their problem. But there's no reason a civilized society should fund their anti-scientific outlook - or accept its inhumane consequences. View quote
Nancy Pearcey
The features of globalization have huge consequences on pandemics. It just connects us so much more closely... And as a consequence, every one of these viruses that passes from animals to humans has the capacity to infect all of us. View quote
Nathan Wolfe
Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny. And, although many concerns have been expressed about the potential for unexpected consequences, the unexpected effects that have been observed so far have been benign. View quote
Nina Fedoroff
Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences. View quote
Omar Bongo
The consequences of decisions don't just affect spreadsheets... They affect, in fundamental ways, the lives of people and they often mean the difference between life and death. View quote
Phil Bredesen
We know that if al Queda or one of these terrorist organizations were to get a weapon of mass destruction from Iraq, that they would have no hesitation about using it to catastrophic consequences; the potential is for hundreds of thousands of casualties. View quote
Paul Cellucci
If Pocahontas had been given the foresight to see what devastating consequences her actions and belief in the possibility of peace would have brought upon her people, I wonder if she would have avoided befriending the English or not. (Q'orianka Kilcher)
The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective. View quote
Richard Schickel
If you write something that gets a bad response, or someone commits candor or is off message, there are often consequences almost immediately when it appears in the paper or a magazine, that somebody gets called into the boss's office. And sometimes it can result in a loss of access for the reporter. View quote
Ron Suskind
Faith is not trying to believe something regardless of the evidence. Faith is daring to do something regardless of the consequences. View quote
Sherwood Eddy
Every decision that they take has enormous consequences, and ripple out from the White House. View quote
Sidney Blumenthal