People say that it’s the big decisions that are important… that these are the type of issues worthy of prolonged consideration. But no one ever explains how it’s the little choices that send your life...

I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can’t now.

The whole world is now one vast uncontrollable experiment – the way it always was, Crake would have said – and the doctrine of unintended consequences is in full spate.

Planetologist call it the conundrum of unforeseen ecological consequence. I call it the whack-a-mole rule of human meddling. She clasped both hands like a child hammering. WHACK! We change something here. Oops, that makes another...

And, sir, when we think of eternity, and of the future consequences of all human conduct, what is there in this life that should make any man contradict the dictates of his conscience, the principles...

Each time we make a choice we are either moving toward freedom and prosperity or bondage and misery.

It was extremely quiet, thin volumes. The markets were sufficiently thin that if you wanted to do anything of consequence, either buying or selling, you probably would have moved the market.

The consequences are implied. If the result is annulled, you don’t get the medals for a result that doesn’t stand. If someone is not eligible, that athlete cannot have a valid result.

To accept whatever comes, regardless of the consequences, is to be unafraid.

It’s plain and simple. Where there has been evidence of music theft, there are consequences for illegal activity.

Some decisions in life naturally lead to an unhappy ending, leaving you sinking by degrees in a lake of quicksand. And, unless someone reaches to pull you out, chances are you will drown in the...

You’re into her. You’re into the girl we came here to kill.

The most important thing in my life is to be the best mother that I can be to my daughter and two sons; full of blessings and love. I can guide them, pray for their...

The range of views now include a unified consensus that the failures are Iraq’s, that the consequences are Iraq’s and that the international community believes that Saddam Hussein is failing to comply with his required...

We only get either A Lesson or A Miracle.

The consequences of this disaster for the national economy will be seen, I think, primarily in the third quarter and the fourth quarter and I think they’ll be temporary,

This is a serious offense; there are serious consequences and it deserves consideration and we wanted to look at every angle before making a decision.

You can’t hurt me the way you think you can. But even if you could? I would rather die with the taste of you on my tongue than live and never touch you again. I’m...

Never stand in the way of letting God use people’s actions, in order to solve a greater issue in the world.

Only when people are aware of the consequences can sentencing be a deterring factor.

What makes this different from past mistakes is that there are some very long-term consequences here: higher energy costs, and the dislocation of thousands of people for months to come, and the rebuilding of a...

When you get a pinch and decide to give up, you will get a cut when you eventually do so. The consequences of giving up are more harmful than the causes. Just don’t give up!

You are reformed, you may be a better man, but you are not a different man. How can you convince yourself of such a thing when you are so conversant with the theology of your...

Teach them as little ones the natural consequences of money. The only way to get it is to earn it.

Franval, who was now absolutely at ease, thought on,y of upsetting others; he behaved in his vindictive, unruly, impetuous way when he was disturbed; he desired his own tranquility again at any price, and in...

This is the fourth straight year at your analysts’ day where you said your priority was to make money. It’s the third straight year where you’ve said your priority is to grow. You haven’t fulfilled...

If every time we choose a turd, society, at a great expense, simply allows us to redeem it for a pepperoni, then not only will we never learn to make smart choices, we will also...

Deep-rooted beliefs are one of the many consequences of intellect, and also of ignorance; and telling one from the other is sometimes impossible.

Whom one is speaking to – or which aspect of their character – fundamentally determines the meaning and consequences of an exhortation. ‘Indulge Your Desires’ comes across very differently on a billboard advertising SUVs than...

Losing 30,000 jobs, closing 14 plants, has enormous consequences not just for the union, but for the future of their members. It is a major blow.

Donit kill her now, just when we’ve gone to all that trouble to rescue her,” said Jeffrey.

The consequences of seeking popularity is not only the chronic feeling of lonliness, but a desire to hide your face from the eyes of the universe.

It is a difficult thing―if not impossible―to forgive oneself for foolish errors, not for trampling a life or goring another with sharp horns, but for being the fool who opened the gate and let the...

You’re after perfection,’Matt said.’Is that so awful?”No, it’s not, but if you aim for perfection, you’ve got to be ready to take the consequences of not getting it and one of those is ending up...