Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.
A technological advance of a major sort almost always is overestimated in the short run for its consequences - and underestimated in the long run.
The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.
A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes.
Losing a part of a breast or all of one or both has, obviously, serious psychological consequences.
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.
There are no rewards or punishments - only consequences.
Workplace romances - or even the illusion of a workplace romance - can carry many ramifications and consequences.
Most of us tend to be swayed by what we read. Judges are not superhuman. They, too, are mortals. This is why they have to be exceptionally careful in rendering decisions, which cause unintended consequences.
One of the lasting consequences of the unrest of the late 1960s was the removal of adult authority from the lives of undergraduates at many colleges. And, as a consequence, residential communities developed much as students themselves wanted them to.
The A.M.T. is much reviled by tax experts across the political spectrum for its unintended consequences and fiendish complexity.
Philosophically I am, or at least have been, a follower of Sartre. I am very interested in the choices we make, or don't make, in life-defining matters. That moment of 'angst' and its consequences can be such a cruel thing.
A victory for the Taliban in Afghanistan would have catastrophic consequences for the world - particularly for South Asia, for Central Asia, and for the Middle East.
Anyone who considers using a weapon of mass destruction against the United States or its allies must first consider the consequences... We would not specify in advance what our response would be, but it would be both overwhelming and devastating.
Stalking is a serious crime with serious consequences.
Software tends not to kill people, and so we accept incredibly fast innovation loops because the consequences are tolerable and the results are astonishing.
We humans are great at creating tools with unforeseen consequences. For instance, when we invented the wheel, we had no way of knowing we were also laying the foundations for the TV show 'Top Gear.'
To be clear, geoengineering won't solve global warming. It's not a 'techno-fix.' It would be enormously risky and almost certainly lead to troubling unforeseen consequences.
One of the key issues will be personal honour vs. the good of the many, and unforeseen consequences.
We have a lot of talented people in this Congress, and we can avoid a lot of unintended consequences if we just included them.
