Negative Consequences Quotes

• I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot... when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Positive, Basketball

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• Everything has positive and negative consequences.

  Farrah Fawcett

  Negative, Consequence

  "A Serious Farrah Fawcett Takes Control In 'extremities'" by Stephen Farber, www.nytimes.com. 1986.

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• Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.

  Stephen Covey

  Principles, Negative, Harmony

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.98, Simon and Schuster

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• In order to develop the willpower it takes to sacrifice, you must first realize that spending all your time and energy pursuing material comforts means you will eventually suffer. It's all about positive and negative consequences. It's very important to be aware that there are long-term consequences [for every action].

  Dalai Lama

  Mean, Sacrifice, Order

  Source: www.worldreligionnews.com

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• Concern for the fate of the great rivers of the earth must lead us to reflect soberly on the model of development which our society is pursuing. A purely economic and technological understanding of progress, to the extent that it fails to acknowledge its intrinsic limitations and to take into consideration the integral good of humanity, will inevitably provoke negative consequences for individuals, peoples and creation itself.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Fate, Rivers, Water

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• Addiction is when you fall in love with a drug instead of a child or a lover and the learning that takes part in that part of the brain is designed by evolution to get us to persist despite negative consequences to do what we need to do - because I don't know anybody who could survive a relationship or parenting if not for the ability to persist despite negative consequences. The problem is when that gets misdirected to a drug and then you can find yourself in some very negative and potentially deadly situations.

  Maia Szalavitz

  Falling In Love, Children, Addiction

  Source: sojo.net

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• Principles always have natural consequences attached to them. There are positive consequences when we live in harmony with the principles. There are negative consequences when we ignore them. But because these principles apply to everyone, whether or not they are aware, this limitation is universal. And the more we know of correct principles, the greater is our personal freedom to act wisely.

  Stephen Covey

  Principles, Negative, Harmony

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.157, Simon and Schuster

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• What would you do if someone said to you: "You're so popular right now that you can be on the cover of every magazine, but if you do that, you might get overexposed and a backlash will develop"? That's life. Everything has positive and negative consequences.

  Farrah Fawcett

  Negative, Magazines, Might

  "A Serious Farrah Fawcett Takes Control In 'extremities'" by Stephen Farber, www.nytimes.com. 1986.

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• Schools attempt to take credit for what occurs naturally, and blame others for the negative consequences of institutionalization.

  Denise Richards

  School, Negative, Credit

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• One of the unintended negative consequences of online advertising has been the loss of value in traditional classifieds. It's simply quicker, simply easier for an end user who's online, on a broadband connection, to look things up and to figure out what they want to buy.

  Eric Schmidt

  Loss, Connections, Negative

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• We face a fundamental question which can be described as both ethical and ecological. How can accelerated development be prevented from turning against man? How can one prevent disasters that destroy the environment and threaten all forms of life, and how can the negative consequences that have already occurred be remedied?

  Pope John Paul II

  Men, Faces, Negative

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• The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences.

  George Soros

  Country, Marijuana, Substance

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• People who acquire things beyond their usefulness not only will derive little or no marginal gains from these acquisitions, but they also will experience negative consequences, as with any form of gluttony.

  Ray Dalio

  Life, People, Growth

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• We must not constantly talk about tackling obesity and warning people about the negative consequences of obesity. Instead we must be positive - positive about the fun and benefits to be had from healthy living, trying to get rid of people's excuses for being obese by tackling the issue in a positive way.

  Andrew Lansley

  Fun, Issues, People

  "No excuses for being fat, Tories insist as they launch new deal on public health" by Deborah Summers, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2008.

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• Most drugs work on only about a third of the population, they do no damage to another third, and the final third can have negative consequences.

  Craig Venter

  Pain, Drug, Negative

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• Anyone who has actually had to take responsibility for consequences by running any kind of enterprise whether economic or academic, or even just managing a sports team is likely at some point to be chastened by either the setbacks brought on by his own mistakes or by seeing his successes followed by negative consequences that he never anticipated.

  Thomas Sowell

  Sports, Running, Mistake

  "Ego and Mouth". www.realclearpolitics.com. November 2, 2008.

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• Self satisfaction alone cannot determine if a desire or action is positive or negative. The demarcation between a positive and a negative desire or action is not whether it gives you a immediate feeling of satisfaction, but whether it ultimately results in positive or negative consequences.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Self, Giving

  Dalai Lama (2009). “The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living”, p.37, Penguin

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• Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. In many parts of the world society is given to instant gratification and consumerism while remaining indifferent to the damage which these attitudes cause. Simplicity, moderation and discipline, as well as a spirit of sacrifice, must become part of everyday life, lest all suffer the negative consequences of the careless habits of a few.

  Pope John Paul II

  Attitude, Sacrifice, Discipline

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• Senate Bill 1062 does not address a specific or present concern related to religious liberty in Arizona. I have not heard one example in Arizona where a business owner’s religious liberty has been violated. The bill was broadly worded - and could result in unintended and negative consequences. After weighing all the arguments I have vetoed Senate Bill 1062 moments ago.

  Jan Brewer

  Religious, Gay, Liberty

  "Jan Brewer: 'So Is Nondiscrimination'" by Hendrik Hertzberg, www.newyorker.com. February 27, 2014.

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• And if you're gonna be a writer, you just truly have to be a writer. You have to throw yourself into it and deal with the negative consequences of that. And there are negative consequences. I mean, there are. But, it's also true that you wouldn't be interviewing me right now if I had worked at the post office. You wouldn't. I would be still writing, but I wouldn't have gotten as far as I've gotten, because I wouldn't have had the time.

  Cheryl Strayed

  Writing, Mean, Office

  "Put It in a Box and Wait: The Millions Interviews Cheryl Strayed". Interview with Robin Grearson, www.themillions.com. October 18, 2012.

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• Adversity is a crossroads that makes a person choose one of two paths: character or compromise. Every time he chooses character, he becomes stronger, even if that choice brings negative consequences.

  John C. Maxwell

  Character, Adversity, Two

  John C. Maxwell (2007). “The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• To be extremely self-centred, only interested in your own satisfaction, always brings negative consequences in the long run.

  Dalai Lama

  Running, Self, Long

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