33 Unintended Quotes for You to Enjoy

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. Margaret J. Wheatley

Reflection Achieve Blindly Consequences Our Way More Failing Without Go Anything Creating Useful Unintended Unintended Consequences

I believe that life is chaotic, a jumble of accidents, ambitions, misconceptions, bold intentions, lazy happenstances, and unintended consequences, yet I also believe that there are connections that illuminate our world, revealing its endless mystery and wonder. David Maraniss

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The more I draw and write, the more I realise that accidents are a necessary part of any creative act, much more so than logic or wisdom. Sometimes a mistake is the only way of arriving at an original concept, and the history of successful inventions is full of mishaps, serendipity and unintended results. Shaun Tan

Wisdom History Creative Mistake Sometimes Accidents Way Draw Logic More Only Inventions Results Write Part Concept Arriving Than Any The History Of Realise Much Successful Act Creative Act Full Unintended Serendipity Original Necessary

'You, too, can be the President,' every American kid is told. But one unintended consequence of this belief, it is that, as a result of our being a meritocracy, if you have not succeeded, you are of lesser merit. It is shameful to be a failure in this country. Caterina Fake

Failure You Result Country Every Too President Our Kid Shameful Merit American Being Succeeded Unintended Lesser Belief Every American Consequence

I have deep sympathy with the hundreds of my constituents who fear that legislation for same-sex marriage will profoundly encroach - although this may be unintended - on their right to live according to their faith. Andrea Leadsom

Faith Marriage Fear Will Live Sympathy Hundreds Constituents Although According Legislation May Same-Sex Same-Sex Marriage Unintended Who Deep Right Profoundly

As a teenager, my dad taught me about the idea of unintended consequences, and I've had the experience, and how to deal with it, pounded into my soul over the years. Brad Feld

Me Soul Experience Consequences Teenager About My Soul Had Idea Over Deal How Years Taught Unintended Unintended Consequences Dad

The use of large-scale military force in volatile regions of underdeveloped countries is difficult to do right, has major unintended consequences and rarely turns out to be quick, effective, controlled and short lived. Dennis C. Blair

Military Difficult Consequences Out Rarely Volatile Countries Major Force Effective Quick Controlled Short Short-Lived Regions Turns Use Unintended Unintended Consequences Military Force Lived Large-Scale Right

Because my business partner, Mitt Romney, was running for president when 'Unintended Consequences' was published, the media held up my book as a defense of the 1 percent. Edward Conard

Business Book Partner Consequences Defense President Running Percent Because Mitt Mitt Romney Up Romney Held Business Partner Unintended Unintended Consequences Media Published

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

Buy Negative Value Consequences Broadband Easier Out Has-Been Online Simply Look Advertising Traditional Been Loss End Up Quicker Want Unintended Figure User Connection Things

The truth is women use contraception not only as a way to prevent unintended pregnancies, but also to improve their health and the health of their families. Increased access to contraception is directly linked to declines in maternal and infant mortality. Felicity Huffman

Truth Health Women Truth Is Increased Way Only Prevent Directly Mortality Also Access Maternal Contraception Infant Infant Mortality Linked Families Improve Pregnancies Use Unintended

There's an unintended consequence when it comes to drone attacks in Yemen. Yeah, you take out the al-Qaida stronghold, but you also wipe out the other half of the block. That makes Yemenis against the United States for the rest of their lives and all their descendants. Gary Johnson

I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in. George Murray

Good Try Stay Obviously Unintended Naturally

New Zealand needs to balance its environmental responsibilities with its economic opportunities, because the risk is that if you don't do that - and you want to lead the world - then you might end up getting unintended consequences. John Key

Environmental Needs You Balance World Opportunities Consequences Responsibilities Risk Economic Economic Opportunities Lead New Because End Up Getting Want New Zealand Might Then Unintended Unintended Consequences Zealand

District attorneys are often some of the finest public servants. However, the system in which they operate to investigate cases of police misconduct leaves a huge window for unintended bias. Letitia James

Contraceptives have a proven track record of enhancing the health of women and children, preventing unintended pregnancy, and reducing the need for abortion. Louise Slaughter

Health Women Abortion Record Preventing Track Track Record Reducing Proven Proven Track Record Women And Children Children Pregnancy Unintended Enhancing Need

If they are opposed to abortion, they should be for preventing unintended pregnancies. Louise Slaughter

Abortion Preventing Opposed Pregnancies Should Unintended

Denial of contraception to women without the financial means to afford it could cause substantial economic burdens, and even greater burdens if the lack of contraception results in an unintended pregnancy. Mike Quigley

Women Financial Cause Denial Economic Results Could Greater Without Contraception Afford Burdens Lack Substantial Pregnancy Means Unintended Even

We believe in funding family planning because it helps to prevent unintended pregnancy. We believe that a woman considering an abortion should not be forced to have an ultrasound against her will. Nancy Keenan

Family Woman Abortion Family Planning Will Believe Considering Prevent Forced Because Against Pregnancy Should Planning Unintended Helps Her Funding

Secret ops by secret forces have a nasty tendency to produce unintended, unforeseen, and completely disastrous consequences. New Yorkers will remember well the end result of clandestine U.S. support for Islamic militants against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan during the 1980s: 9/11. Nick Turse

Result Remember Will Unforeseen Consequences Secret Tendency Support New Disastrous Well Forces Islamic Nasty End End Result Soviet Soviet Union Afghanistan New Yorkers Against Produce Unintended Union

The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective. Richard Schickel

Law Perspective Consequences Through Pushes Years Pause Us Unintended Unintended Consequences

We need different perspectives here in Washington - someone who has private-sector experience, somebody who's actually created jobs, manufactures products, understands the incentives and disincentives, the intended and unintended consequences of legislation. Ron Johnson

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