consequences

In a universe in which past, present, and future came into existence all at once, complete from beginning to end, with all possible outcomes of every life woven through the tapestry, there is no chance, only choice, no luck, but only consequences.

When I find that stubbornness continually overrides common sense regardless of the logic of my argument, it seems that the only effective solution is to tell them to go ahead and stick their finger in the socket. And what I find is that what my argument failed to solve, electricity does quite nicely.

Pride is nothing more than false courage without long term solutions.

The science done by the young Einstein will continue as long as our civilization, but for civilization to survive, we'll need the wisdom of the old Einstein -- humane, global and farseeing. And whatever happens in this uniquely crucial century will resonate into the remote future and perhaps far beyond the Earth, far beyond the Earth

In the future, it may turn out that fossil fuels are the blood of the Earth and by extracting them may lead to serious consequences to the Earth's survival, and by association, that of the humans.

What you choose today will determine who you are tomorrow.

Every brush stroke on the canvas, every dab of color introduced, the fine textures impressed in the paint__his accumulation of many small acts combines to shape a final work of art. _And so it is with life; each step, each deed, each brief choice builds gradually, day by day, to shape both character and destiny.

We can fill our lives with __tuff,_ but as we do we__e concurrently filling our lives with the obligation to maintain that __tuff.

Maybe we ought to consider that sometimes the most destructive outcomes in our lives are the ones that we__e created.

We are living out the drama of a pathetic story whose pages are smeared with our own handwriting.

Tony poured wine into each glass and handed one to Claire. __o you remember when we had wine at the Red Wing?__laire closed her eyes, recalling the scene from a lifetime ago, and nodded. __ do._____ been watching you for years. I was so nervous that night. I thought I was planning your acquisition._ He looked into his red liquid. Her stance straightened, __f you__e using business metaphors, may I suggest hostile takeover. It__ more appropriate.

There are always consequences to wrong choices.

Don't make such decisions whose bad results make you look like you are your own enemy.

Idolatry happens when you worship or praise anything excessively to the point of causing you to believe it reigns supreme. All things on this earth are temporal, even your very own desires. Be careful that you do not create idols to worship.

Thoughts guide you everyday. They become your choices. If you're not happy with your life, change your thoughts. Think more positive.

Your generation has been the target of incredible disinformation on the subject of premarital sex, which is another enticing addictive behavior to be considered. In this instance, our own government is responsible for much of the confusion. For some thirty years, federal and state programs have promoted a concept its promoters call "safe sex," which refers to the use of condoms in sexual intercourse. Billions of dollars have been spent telling young people that they can have sex__ots of really good sex__ithout suffering from the consequences of it. Condoms, they say, will solve all the problems.

Tough love and brutal truth from strangers are far more valuable than Band-Aids and half-truths from invested friends, who don__ want to see you suffer any more than you have.

The thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you. In books the heroes can make as many mistakes as they like. It doesn't matter what they do, because everything works out in the end. They'll beat the bad guys and put things right and everything ends up cool.In real life, vacuum cleaners kill spiders. If you cross a busy road without looking, you get whacked by a car. If you fall from a tree, you break some bones. Real life's nasty. It's cruel. It doesn't care about heroes and happy endings and the way things should be. In real life, bad things happen. People die. Fights are lost. Evil often wins. I just wanted to make that clear before I begun.