Quotes About Repercussions

And then everything was in the hands of gravity, which has never had much love for the terminally stupid.

People who say, 'Let the chips fall where they may, ' usually figure they will not be hit by a chip.

Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

The Americans sowed the seed, and now they have reaped the whirlwind

Our digital experiences are out of body. This biases us toward depersonalised behaviour in an environment where one's identity can be a liability. But the more anonymously we engage with others, the less we experience the human repercussions of what we say and do. By resisting the temptation to engage from the apparent safety of anonymity, we remain accountable and present - and are much more likely to bring our humanity with us into the digital realm

You would have thought that I had left 11 corpses on the steps of a funeral home.

Storms often come with high stakes, so mishandling a crisis situation can have lifelong repercussions.

Every action we have is going to have repercussions in ways we could not anticipate.

In view of the mess left behind by the French and ourselves, we cannot simply leave Libya alone.

Actions have consequences.

Ideas have consequences.

I think words have consequences, and I think actions have consequences.

You don't get dead and there not be consequences.

You can say whatever you want, but there's going to be consequences to it.

I might be the first fighter who has ever been suspended after retirement.

The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster When you take your pill it's like a mine disaster. I think of all the people lost inside you.

But this small episode is as good an illustration as any of the hazards of uttering witticisms. By the very nature of a witticism, one is given very little time to assess its various possible repercussions before one is called to give voice to it, and one gravely risks uttering all manner of unsuitable things if one has not first acquired the necessary skill and experience.

Look here, Stevens, the first of the delegates will be arriving here in less than a fortnight.' 'We are well prepared, sir.' 'What happens within this house after that may have considerable repercussions.' 'Yes, sir.' 'I mean considerable repercussions. On the whole course Europe is taking. In view of the persons who will be present, I do not think I exaggerate.

Information, long of reach, devastating, and as a side benefit, a substance with no serious legal repercussions, was superior to any other form of power.

During one raid alone in 1945, using conventional bombs, it was estimated that eighty-eight thousand Japanese were killed and six square miles of Tokyo were completely destroyed. But

Tous les drames sont possibles lorsqu'un amour-propre est bafoué

To make the private into something public is an action that has terrific repercussions in the pre-invented world.

To make the private into something public is an action that has terrific repercussions in the pre-invented world. The government has the job of maintaining the day to day illusion of the one tribe nation. Each public disclosure of a public reality becomes something of a magnet that can attract others with a similar frame of reference. Thus, each public disclosure of a fragment of private reality serves as a dismantling tool against the illusion of a one tribe nation.

The thing with Jen ended with a pregnancy scare. She had seen my world and didn't want to bring a baby into it. This led to some violent arguments during which I pointed out, loudly and in sprays of spittle, that if she got an abortion the fucking unborn fucking fetus would likely fucking haunt us—I mean literally haunt our home—until the day we died and possibly beyond. It turned out that was the wrong thing to say.