Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jessica Valenti

In 'The Purity Myth,' I not only discuss what the purity myth is and reveal its consequences for women, but also outline a new way for us to think about young women as moral actors, one that doesn't include their bodies.

Leonard Mlodinow

In physics, all can you do is predict the consequences of physical laws.

Robert Ingersoll

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are only consequences.

Jay Inslee

I found your study to be critical ... and there is evidence that logging may have some consequences we may not fully understand.

If people are willing to pay another $20,000 for their $200,000 house, then fine. But if not, we need to talk about the consequences of throwing out 12 million people.

If you're going to sue the organization that you want to be a part of, sometimes that comes with consequences.

Lawrence Bossidy

I don't think it has any long-term consequences. I think it will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

If law enforcement misuses them, there should be consequences for that officer, up to and including dismissal from the force.

Michael Jordan

I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot . . . when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

Boris Yeltsin

in order to minimize the negative consequences for Russia.

But if we fail, the consequences for societies, economies and global public health could be immeasurable.

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.

This imbalance now gets even worse as a consequence of America's total and all out support to India.

They should talk to their kids and realize that teen drinking really is a problem that can lead to serious consequences including death.

The hope is we won't have as high rates of mental-health consequences as we've seen in prior wars.

Steven Weber

The GOP/corporate right-wing, it seems, never really considers the consequences of their actions.

Arthur Schwartz

The immediate consequence ... is that they would have to close. They would have to get rid of the entire staff.

Carlos Sainz

The doctor told me I've damaged a disc and that the slightest impact could have very serious consequences.

Already a number of workers have been injured and even killed. If the strike is not resolved soon it will have very serious negative consequences for the whole country.

Richard Gephardt

And politically he has to stand the consequences with his constituents in California, who he is going to talk to in the next few days. But to rush to judgment now and say we know this or that or the other, we don't know a lot of these facts. A lot of it has been rumor and innuendo.

All that's been reversed now, so there are real consequences to these elections, ... I don't know who the Native Americans will have for a fierce advocate.

All I can say is it's a decision the judge has to make as to whether he understands all the consequences of the plea.

Any person who meets requirements and certifies that they are who they say they are can file. Of course there are all sorts of possible consequences if someone is abusing the system.

Any offence that has been taken we obviously regret and we hope at this stage that will have no significant impact in terms of consequences on trade. But we can't rule out that potential at this point.

Howard Dean

Sadly, the federal government's lack of preparation followed by its inept response had deadly consequences for far too many Americans in Katrina's path,

Schools rely on these results. It has tremendous consequences for hundreds of our schools.

Joseph Estrada

save our nation from the dire consequences of a prolonged crisis.

Prices are being pulled from pillar to post at the moment, which is all a consequence of a tight market and will continue as long as demand is so strong and supply is struggling to keep up.

Personally, I am not satisfied. I think that was a day of democracy, if you will. Personally I really don't think any punishment or consequences should have been there in the first place but like I said, this is just my personal opinion.

Susanne Bier

People don't necessarily do evil deeds because they want to; people happen to do something with horrible consequences even if they meant to be kind.

Ezra Taft Benson

Opposition provides choices, and choices bring consequences - good or bad.

There's a real possibility some of the work on sites we're currently doing will have to slow down or stop. The consequences of it have the potential to be pretty dire. We don't want to see it get to that point.

As you know, if accurate, such an egregious disclosure could have long-term and far-reaching damaging and dangerous consequences,