Quotes About Consequences

I don't want to be like a seagull, flying in, crapping on people, and then flying away, you know?

However, interrupting technology workers is easy, because the consequences are invisible to almost everyone, even though the negative impact to productivity may be far greater than in manufacturing.

Information Security is always flashing their badges at people and making urgent demands, regardless of the consequences to the rest of the organization, which is why we don't invite them to many meetings. The best way to make sure something doesn't get done is to have them in the room.

Done poorly, Conway's Law will prevent teams from working safely and independently; instead, they will be tightly-coupled together, all waiting on each other for work to be done, with even small changes creating potentially global, catastrophic consequences.

interrupting technology workers is easy, because the consequences are invisible to almost everyone, even though the negative impact to productivity may be far greater than in manufacturing.

In technology, our work happens almost entirely within complex systems with a high risk of catastrophic consequences. As

Information Security is always flashing their badges at people and making urgent demands, regardless of the consequences to the rest of the organization, which is why we don't invite them to many meetings.

The biggest financial pitfall in life is divorce. And the biggest reason for divorce is marriage.

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.

Involvements with glamorous female cat burglars never end up well.

Alberich was a figure out of nightmare. He was the one Librarian who'd betrayed the Library and got away with it and was still somewhere out there.

Involvements with glamorous female cat burglars never end up well." "And you've had some?" "One," Irene said, and hoped that she wasn't blushing too badly. "Oh, you're that Irene,

No, refusal is an option. It's just that refusal comes with consequences. If you make a choice, then you're responsible for the consequences of that choice.

It's the logical consequence of removing valuable artefacts from native cultures. This sort of pandering to American greed, at the expense of the dignity and self-determination of the cultures concerned, is certain to cause long-term results—

When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.

We are all born with the ability to make our own choices. But once you make the wrong choice, other people make your decisions for you. 18.

Okay, that's it. I'm sleeping with my clothes on. Who wants to face a convicted felon in your pajamas?

Ed. Note: really, really, REALLY not smart to do this in bar full of giant Liverpool fans

No wars are unintended or 'accidental'. What is often unintended is the length and bloodiness of the war.

In his owene grece I made hym frye.

Mordre wol out, certeyn, it wol nat faille.

Their guilt plus their repentance should have equalled forgiveness. But they don't feel forgiven, so they failed, which makes them feel guilty, which was why they repented in the first place, so they're stuck right where they started: Guilty.

From arrogance grow many branches from which evils come, so many as may cause the loss of soul and body, honor and wealth.

The serpent is helpless unless he finds an apple to work with.