Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mary Roach

In terms of sustainability and what we eat and what its footprint is on the environment and the consequences of eating one thing versus another, obviously it makes a lot of sense to be eating insects. They're incredibly plentiful. They've got a very short turnover rate. You could be eating termites.

John O. Brennan

I think we do have to take off the gloves in some areas, but within balance, and at the right time and the right way, and for the right reason and with full understanding of what the consequences of that might be.

I think we are comfortable that the modifications have done a lot of what we had hoped. I would think that one of the unintended consequences ... would encourage teams from other parts of the country to play away from home.

I think that's why I'm an actor: so I can tell those stories without having to really live through those stories with real consequences and real stakes, real responsibility.

Johann Lamont

It is not possible to spend on one thing and then not have consequences on something else.

Sean Casey

He did what he did. There are consequences, he paid his price. Now he's ready to get back.

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 city. None of that will come cheap, and can't be done without a robust federal presence.

Sandra Fluke

It's unfortunate that there's such a disconnect between what's happening on our legislatures and what the public knows about, the consequences what that means for ourselves, our mothers and our wives.

Sandra Fluke

I was proud to share the stories of my friends at Georgetown Law who have suffered dire medical consequences because our student insurance does not cover contraception for the purpose of preventing pregnancy.

Seth Shostak

We're interested in things that have big teeth, and you can see the evolutionary value of that, and you can also see the practical consequences by watching 'Animal Planet.' You notice they make very few programs about gerbils. It's mostly about things that have big teeth.

In ordinary detective novels you never see the consequences of what happens in a story in the next book. That you do in mine.

Our region is exporting gaming dollars to outside gaming influences, and in return the state of Kansas has to face the consequences of receiving none of the revenue.

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.

Rafik Hariri

Mehlis will go all the way and we want to go all the way. These arrests show that no matter how high the perpetrators are, they will face the consequences of what they did.

Thomas Jefferson

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

David Frum

It has opened up a lot of unhappiness that has accumulated over time. I don't know yet how serious the consequences will be.

James Carville

The American people are going to be ready for an era of realism. Theyve seen the consequences of having too many big ideas.

That would have potentially huge consequences for the (European) draw and that's not a position you would want to leave yourself in.

That would be a decision with serious consequences.

Andy Reid

had been warned repeatedly about the consequences of his actions.

David Attenborough

Here we are with even the most obvious things like a fishing policy or a transport policy-we know what the consequences are.

History teaches us that punitive measures hastily crafted in response to short-term rises in prices will have unintended consequences and disincentives to investment,

He's a terrific young bloke, but he might suffer the consequences of his father's white-line fever,

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.

Hugh Grant

But the difference between a good film and real life is that in real life, there's the next day, the next year, the next lifetime to contemplate the ruinous consequences of easy applause.

Alan Greenspan

But as we struggle to make sense of our profound loss and its immediate consequences for the economy, ... we must not lose sight of our longer-run prospects, which have not been significantly diminished by these terrible events.

Cindy Williams

Basically, we've tried to make them look at the consequences of their behavior, whether it was good or bad.

I do not see any consequences for the euro. Denmark is only 2.7 percent of gross domestic product in the euro zone - that is why the markets have taken it calmly.

I do not see any consequences for the euro, ... Denmark is only 2.7 percent of gross domestic product in the euro zone - that is why the markets have taken it calmly.

If we don't deal with it , the consequences are not going to be good for any of us.

If this minor did not want to have this birth, is that a good outcome? What are the consequences to the offspring of the women who have the unintended birth?

Kwame Brown

I don't go with the notion that baseball's just going to walk in three days. I understand the consequences if I vote yes, and I understand the consequences if I vote no.