Famous Quotes & Sayings

Martin Rees

We do not fully understand the consequences of rising populations and increasing energy consumption on the interwoven fabric of atmosphere, water, land and life.

We are trying to create more consequences for this very dangerous trend. We hope this serves as a deterrent.

We must try to ensure that we will be ready to respond instantly with all the weapons at our disposal should the early signs of an influenza pandemic appear. If we fail, the consequences for societies, economies and global public health could be immeasurable.

James Harrison

Water looks so innocent much of the time, but with a flood it's not over when it's over. Its consequences go on for months. When people see their homes wrecked, and then the mildew and decay set in and they realize that life as they've known it is turned upside down, this can simply be overwhelming.

Todd Gitlin

We are in the midst of a tremendous global revolution, ... and the consequences are on a scale that are hitherto unprecedented.

Petroleum earnings go up and down with the volatility in the openly and globally traded commodities in which we deal. ... History teaches us that punitive measures hastily crafted in reception to short-term market manipulations, will likely have unintended negative consequences including creating disincentives for investment.

Per Petterson

Philosophically I am, or at least have been, a follower of Sartre. I am very interested in the choices we make, or don't make, in life-defining matters. That moment of 'angst' and its consequences can be such a cruel thing.

Rick Santorum

You have people who don't heed those warnings and then put people at risk as a result of not heeding those warnings. There may be a need to look at tougher penalties on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving.

My thought when I first saw him was, if he did survive, he was likely to have permanent consequences and disabilities from the injury, ... But I think we all knew the likelihood of survival was small.

Thomas Jefferson

My principle is to do whatever is right, and leave the consequences to Him who has the disposal of them

Tom Ridge

We realize that's a vulnerability that could be exploited with potentially catastrophic consequences,

Prince Charles

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Mark Rosenker

The potential consequences of these fires can be catastrophic.

Aimee Bender

For me, even in my first book, the pleasures of writing anything magical is that it has to be physical. It has to be grounded and very much in this world. Then, I get to play with all the consequences of this new thing.

Franco Frattini

serious consequences, including the suspension of the right to vote in the Council.

At this time it's a personnel issue. We'll make a decision whether there will be any consequences when the report is complete.

Bob Peterson

Not only is the risk of the pesticide less, but the consequences of the exposures would be very different.

The nature of the whole insanity defense is that because of the state of mind you're in that you don't know the nature and consequences of what you're doing.

I know what I'll end up doing. Sometimes I think about it, but then I just think about the consequences.

James Foley

I'm not in a position to talk about what the specific negative consequences will be except to underline that they will be negative,

Tariq Aziz

no matter what the sacrifices and consequences are.

Jeb Bush

It's worth considering because there may be some unintended consequences of every municipality creating separate-type rules, ... You could have circumstances that contradict one another.

The trendy management fads concentrate on antecedents, ... but the only thing that makes what you do (before a behavior) effective is its consistent pairing with a consequence. Antecedents get us going. Consequences keep us going.