#consequence

Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another. ↗

— Thomas Hobbes

#consequences #dependence #fact #knowledge #science

There is not much that even the most socially responsible scientists can do as individuals, or even as a group, about the social consequences of their activities. ↗

— Eric Hobsbawm

#activities #consequences #even #group #individuals

Because each are going to blame each other. The thing that Canberra has to really get right is the sharing of the resource. But my problem with people in the government who are there for a short time is that there's no consequences for some of these decisions they make. ↗

— Rex Hunt

#blame #canberra #consequences #decisions #each

If you make a decision to fight for future of your own country you have to consider all the consequences. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#consider #country #decision #fight #future

When I was about 17 or 18, I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't going to change. I didn't know what the consequences would be, but I had the definite feeling that it was going to wreck my Disney career. ↗

— Tommy Kirk

#admitted #career #change #consequences #definite

To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again. ↗

— David Viscott

#any #consequence #effort #enthusiasm #face

Elections have consequences. ↗

— Scott Walker

#elections

Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks. ↗

— Scott Walker

#consequences #credit #down #down the road #fiscal

Nuclear weapons and TV have simply intensified the consequences of our tendencies, upped the stakes. ↗

— David Foster Wallace

#intensified #nuclear #nuclear weapons #our #simply

One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying. ↗

— Morris West

#acceptance #always #apt #condition #conflict