Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Rosenker

The potential consequences of these fires can be catastrophic.

Mark Kennedy

Our communities face many challenges, from keeping our kids safe in public, to the war on terrorism. But few have such immediate consequences as we face from methamphetamine.

We should not be making near-term decisions with long-term consequences without robustly debating these questions and fully considering the substantial and unpredictable risks of these actions.

way less significant than the consequences that I mete out every single day for crimes that are far less significant.

We have no option but to win. The consequences of losing are catastrophic.

Whenever you have a situation like this going on, management has to rise to the occasion. You have to have some consequences for this kind of behavior.

We know what's expected of us, and if we don't meet those requirements we know there will be consequences.

Helen Hayes

Life would give her everything of consequence, life would shape her, not we. All we were good for was to make the introductions.

Make sure you're putting yourself in a situation this weekend where the consequences are not going to come back and haunt you next week.

Sharon Salzberg

If we have a very strong commitment, so that we can trust ourselves and be beacons of trust for others no matter what the circumstance, then we're protected from suffering the consequences of many actions. We can be protected from that pain.

Ashwin Sanghi

The publishing scene in India is evolving rapidly, and the key challenge is to keep reinventing oneself so that one does not become formulaic. Sometimes it is safer to deal with the consequences of failure than the fruits of success. Remaining on one's toes is critical, and often one finds that success makes one complacent.

Twyla Tharp

The artist doesn't really think about consequences - he or she does the work, stands back and looks at and thinks, 'Hmm, that could have worked better like this.' But as a person who needs to sell tickets to do the next work, one needs to analyze how it does or does not hit its mark.

Dennis Potter

Everything we do has consequences.

Franco Frattini

Should the accusations be accurate, I would be forced to draw serious consequences,

Joseph Stalin

Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron

Morris Gleitzman

Most of your life after puberty, you're either seeking to reproduce or living with the consequences of having done so. At 70, you start going back to being 11 again.

We have indicated to them that should there be incidents like there were today, there will be consequences.

Brandon Sanderson

A thing of nature. For every Push, there is a Pull. A consequence.

We're hollowing the economy out. It's having enormous negative consequences for families and individuals.

We share this goal of making sure that individuals receive value for their premiums, on the other hand, we're looking to see the impact of potentially unintended consequences of affordability and access.

We're approaching or hitting the tipping point. The dire consequences of doom and gloom have proven false.

Prince Charles

We shall never forget that if the Few had failed ... the consequences for this nation would have been unforgettable.

Ron Johnson

We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the incentives and disincentives, the intended and unintended consequences of legislation.

Software tends not to kill people, and so we accept incredibly fast innovation loops because the consequences are tolerable and the results are astonishing.

Dennis Ross

There are consequences if you act militarily, and there's big consequences if you don't act.

Clint Eastwood

The fact is, violence is not only not a beautiful thing, but it's also very painful and not without consequences for the perpetrator as well as the victim.

William James

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

Barbara Jordan

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn't hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition.

Guy Gavriel Kay

Significant consequences can begin very inconsequentially. That's one thing that fascinates me. The other thing that fascinates me is how accident can undermine something that's unfolding, something that might have played out differently otherwise.

Marlee Matlin

For people who are afraid to talk about cancer, for people who are afraid to communicate with their loved ones about it, and for the people who want to pretend cancer doesn't exist, either delaying diagnosis or not getting regular checkups, the consequences can be fatal. Doing nothing about cancer will kill you.

Warren Spector

We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.

Beeban Kidron

Everything a teenager does, says or looks at, however transitory, contributes to an aggregated virtual self that might one day have consequences for its real-life counterpart. How many of us would keep all our relationships and reputations intact if every transgression, mistake or youthful folly was held in public view?

When the prices go up, we suffer the consequences of the prices going up. All of our customers do as well.