#consequence

Unless you interfere with your belief system, which is where you make most of your decisions, you will recreate the status quo. ↗

— Brian Klemmer

#choices-and-consequences #change

If you build the guts to do something, anything, then you better save enough to face the consequences. ↗

— Criss Jami

#bravery #commitment #consequences #courage #courageous

Wait.” Stefan’s voice was hard suddenly. Bonnie and Elena turned back and froze, embracing each other, trembling. “What is your—your father—going to do to you when he finds out that you allowed this?” "He will not kill me,” Sage said brusquely, the wild tone back in his voice. “He may even find it as amusant as I do, and we will be sharing a belly laugh tomorrow. ↗

— L.J. Smith

#death #grief #humor #hysteria #risks

This was one of the casualties of war, that trust itself seemed to die a thousand deaths. ↗

— Eric Metaxas

#war #death

[O]ver sufficiently long a term, as everyone knows, there is nothing that does not have as its consequence death. ↗

— Mohsin Hamid

#death #death

Perhaps the rest of the world was gone. It was the most plausible answer. Heaven knows she couldn’t see or think of anyone else. That must be the answer, they were the only two people left, as the Earth spun into a timeless abyss. Claire once read time doesn’t pass at normal speeds within a black hole. If one were to travel into a black hole for only moments and return again, centuries would have passed. That explained the sensation she felt, once again peering into his dark gaze. She wouldn’t look away; she’d trained herself better than that. Then again, she reasoned, it wasn’t an option. She couldn’t divert her gaze if she wanted. The hold upon her stare was stronger than any ropes or chains made by man. Claire knew from experience, submitting to the hold was her best chance at survival. Fighting was a futile waste of energy. ↗

— Aleatha Romig

#memories #power-of-thoughts #romig #truth #experience

God never gives you more than you can handle. It's your choice on how you deal with what he gives you. You can either grow from it, or you can lie down and give up. ↗

— Kendra Sedgwick

#choices-and-consequences #god #inspirational #inspirational

People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is. ↗

— Charles Stanley

#any #consequences #freely #idea #just

Man is able to snatch everything except one thing, the last of human freedoms: the choice of an attitude under any given set of circumstances to determine his own path. ↗

— Viktor E. Frankl

#choices-and-consequences #freedom #meaning-of-life #attitude

What you are, and who you are should provide greater clarity about where you have been and where you are headed. Although one distinguishes spiritual from physical nature, the ultimate unification of the two is the consequence of the struggle for internal, external and eternal – peace. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#consequences #direction #eternal-peace #external-peace #internal-peace