Causes do matter. And the world is changed by people who care deeply about causes – about things that matter. We don’t have to be particularly smart or talented. We don’t need a lot of...

Before analyzing the consequences of a fact; analyze its causes.

If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend.

It ain’t ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It’s the things people know that ain’t so.

They will verify reports of alleged human rights violations and compile information on the causes and perpetrators.

Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective.

That charm which causes the gods not to disagree, and not to hate one another, that do we prepare in your house, as a means of agreement for your folk.

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.

If internal executives are deliberately misrepresenting internally, and then externally the company’s position, and if it’s material and causes harm to investors, well that satisfies a lot of the criteria for fraud.

If you want to discover the true character of a person, you have only to observe what they are passionate about.

There will always be wars,” Maggie told him.”Yes,” Reeve replied. “But there will also be brothers, sisters, comrades and lovers as well, and they are who we fight for. Our comrades–our brothers–beside us on the...

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes

He’s coast to coast, one of the quickest guards in the league. He causes havoc when he gets in the paint, and he’s a pretty good passer. He’s a one-man fast break, all by himself.

Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge.

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication of causes was from eternity spinning the thread of your being.

If we take the widest and wisest view of a Cause, there is no such thing as a Lost Cause because there is no such thing as a Gained Cause. We fight for lost causes...

The person, who causes the downfall of a noble woman… who causes loss to his friend…who despite of his superiority is ignorant; is called a fallen man.

The habit of giving up when the present task is half finished and try something else is one of the chief causes of failure.

After hearing the evidence, I will record a verdict of natural causes.

This much is true: When you are about to effect the lives of hundreds of people, Satan will do everything he can to prevent it from happening. Often pride and anger are his best assassins.

When you are a soldier you do not always realize there is anything beyond the will of your commander, the will of your king. But when you’re on the field of battle, when the swords...

Take away the cause, and the effect ceases.

God plays pranks and directs,He causes tears and quenches tears,He cures madness and inflicts madness.

ELECTRICITY, n. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else. It is the same thing as lightning, and its famous attempt to strike Dr. Franklin is one of...

The consequences of giving up on your dreams are bitter than the causes of your intentions to give up. Don’t give up!

working to promote a culture of peace and to reject violence and eliminate its causes.

I think we have a really good team. I think it’s a team that causes and creates problems for people who play us.

All causes are essentially mental, and whosoever comes into daily contact with a high order of thinking must take on some of it.

Divorce causes a decrease in wealth that is larger than just splitting a couple’s assets in half.

It’s the cognitive distraction of the conversation that causes problems.

Awards and recognition are not the purpose of life and not the goal of an activist. The heart of an activist usually redonates the money, or uses the accolades as a foot in the door...

Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even be an illness at all. Often, it can be a normal reaction to...

He intends to direct it to charity and other good causes. He will not keep it for himself.

If you are down 10 percent when the demand for diesel is at a peak, that causes a problem. I think that everybody who needs to get it will get it. I don’t know about...

My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain – and because of your lifestyle, have the people around...

True, the low number of seats causes some discomfort.

Outsourcing and globalization of manufacturing allows companies to reduce costs, benefits consumers with lower cost goods and services, causes economic expansion that reduces unemployment, and increases productivity and job creation.

Fate, then, is a name for facts not yet passed under the fire of thought; – for causes which are unpenetrated

Every November of my boyhood, we put on red poppies and attended highly patriotic services in remembrance of those who had ‘given’ their lives. But on what assurance did we know that these gifts had...

It’s a unique situation. Obviously it causes a lot of awkward situations and it’s not ideal. But I do think it helped with the search.

You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind.

The greatest work you will ever do is charity; the most divine work you will ever do will be changing people’s perception of God, while you’re doing charity.

God’s project of creation can be carried out through secondary causes in the natural course of events.

Education in Emergencies signifies that the right to education is being threatened by natural causes such as tsunamis, but also, unfortunately, by man-made causes.

There are causes worth fighting for even if you know that you will lose. Unless you are willing to accept torture as part of a normal American political lexicon, unless you are willing to accept...

Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else.

We should fight terrorism by dealing with its roots and causes, whether committed by individuals, groups or states. Terrorism is a crime that every Muslim should fight.

Recall that the United Nations commissioned Arab scholars and analysts to publish the Arab Human Development Report. What causes the backwardness, the scholars wondered, of 22 Arab states, covering nearly 300 million people? Their conclusion?...

In some causes silence is dangerous.

In Sarajevo in 1992, while being shown around the starved, bombarded city by the incomparable John Burns, I experienced four near misses in all, three of them in the course of one day. I certainly...