Consequence Quotes

The immortality of the soul is a matter which is of so great consequence to us and which touches us so profoundly that we must have lost all feeling to be indifferent about it.

I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans' natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology.

I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.

The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.

Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name.

The consequence of a world full of nuclear powers to me is so incomprehensible in terms of the dangers that that implies.

Man becomes weak or ill by accident as a consequence of the lack of resources. Even the most severally ill patients must be treated with the aim of restoring their health.

The real abhorrent consequence of the invention of atomic bombs is the fact that we still have them and they're spreading.

For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and importance to be introduced.

The natural consequence of our submission, even in part, to the system that looks to compelling the export of raw products, the exhaustion of the land, the cheapening of labour, and the export of the labourer.

But the advice was not taken - Johnstone did emigrate to Canada, and did mortgage his pension; and I fear - though I failed to trace his after history - that he suffered in consequence.

Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.

There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.

For almost a century, the Universe has been known to be expanding as a consequence of the Big Bang about 14 billion years ago. However, the discovery that this expansion is accelerating is astounding. If the expansion will continue to speed up, the Universe will end in ice.

The symbolic view of things is a consequence of long absorption in images. Is sign language the real language of Paradise?

In response to the recession, the Obama administration chose to emphasize costly, short-term fixes - ineffective stimulus programs, myriad housing programs that went nowhere, and a rush to invest in 'green' companies. As a consequence, uncertainty over policy - particularly over tax and regulatory policy - slowed the recovery.

But every act in consequence of our faith, strengthens faith.

Even the most piddling life is of momentous consequence to its owner.

Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.

One has to accept pain as a condition of existence. One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing. One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to the total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying.

The field of quantum valence fluctuations was another older interest which became much more active during this period, partly as a consequence of my own efforts.

Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.

A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity.

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.

On even the worst days, when nothing was working at the lab, I knew that at home I would find warmth, peace, companionship, and encouragement. As a consequence, the next day would surely be better.

I do not send their Lordships the particulars of our losses and damages by this, as it would take me much time; and I am willing none should be lost in letting them know an event of such consequence.

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another.

There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.