Quotes About Cause

I would be delighted not to see another celebrity, regardless of their political beliefs, come to Washington to make yet another appeal for some cause about which they know little.

Corruption is... the result of a decadent political regime. We are absolutely convinced that this evil is the main cause of social and economic inequality, and also that corruption is to blame for the violence in our country.

I think in work like 'Passion According to St Luke,' which I wrote when the Church was being persecuted by the Communist regime, it mattered to me to declare for the cause. I sided with the militant Church and I think my music fulfilled an important socio-political function.

A man has cause for regret only when he sows and no one reaps.

I regret everything. But so what? At least I have cause.

O ponto é o princípio ou a origem da linha, mas não sua causa; o instante é o princípio ou a origem da atividade [mas não a causa do ato]; o ponto de partida é o princípio do movimento, mas não a causa do movimento; as premissas são os princípios do argumento, mas não sua causa.

In this way practice the meditation that observes How all outer and inner phenomena are no more Than images projected by the distorted mind Onto the according bases of imputation Not even an atom inherently exists. Thus become wise in how all things in both Samsara and Nirvana are mere mental labels; But how nonetheless they continue to function By the unfailing laws of cause and effect.

Ideas have consequences.

The seeds of any outcome can always be traced back to some earlier moment, and to all those that preceded it. The further back we trace the path, the hazier the connections will become until the tiniest action might be said to have been the origin of any great event.

No intelligent beings did things without motives.

I was drawn here for another reason, slept for centuries for another cause…to see something new born in you and Tahiri. And to give whatever small help I am able to give to see that birth arrive. ?Ikrit to Anakin Solo

I wonder now how much of her depression was chemical and how much was caused by me.

Thirty years ago, we used to ask: Can a computer simulate all processes of logic? The answer was yes, but the question was surely wrong. We should have asked: Can logic simulate all sequences of cause and effect? And the answer would have been no.

The cloak of the past is cut from patches of feeling, and sewn with rebus threads. Most of the time, the best we can do is wrap it around ourselves for comfort or drag it behind us as we struggle to go on. But everythign has its cause and its meaning. Every life, every love, every action and feeling and thought has its reason and significance: its beginning, and the part it plays in the end. Sometimes, we do see.

The cloak of the past is cut from patches of feeling, and sewn with rebus threads. Most of the time, the best we can do is wrap it around ourselves for comfort or drag it behind us as we struggle to go on. But everything has its cause and its meaning. Every life, every love, every action and feeling and thought has its reason and significance: its beginning, and the part it plays in the end.

Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914.

I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.

I write fiction that reflects Islamic logic: fictional worlds where cause and effect are governed by Muslim rationale. However, my characters do not necessarily behave as 'good' Muslims; they are not ideals or role models.

The fundamental belief of CoreCause is to focus on a preventative rather than recovery stand point. Most of the worlds crises are the effects of a 'core cause' that if addressed would solve the problem entirely.

I've been a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, and I've worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I'm confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide.

Getting rid of Bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and the methods - the violent methods - that were created and encouraged by Bin Laden and others in the world.

I can't waste more time worrying unless something surfaces that should legitimately cause fear.

I dislike religion quite intensely. It's been the cause of all the grief in the world ever since they discovered the first stone to worship.

Don't take for granted that the worthiness of your cause will win you allies; bring it down to a scale that people can relate to.