Stephen Dobyns Quotes

Since we own our bodies, we also inevitably own the effects of our actions, be they good or bad. If we own the effects of our actions, then clearly we own that which we produce, whether what we produce is a bow, or a book - or a murder.

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.

We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible.

What's important is for us to be aware that our actions have repercussions.

Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves. And it is best to fix our minds on that certainty, instead of considering what may be the elements of excuse for us.

But they who are unconcerned about the consequences of their actions are not therefore unconcerned about their actions.

You are responsible for the predictable consequences of your actions.

I don't believe in blaming inanimate objects for anything.

A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks or does is without consequences.

You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into.

Every person has free choice. Free to obey or disobey the Natural Laws. Your choice determines the consequences. Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.

I think people have to be more aware of what the repercussions are of their actions.

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

Our actions are the ground we walk on.

It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you caused yourself.

I'm really only responsible for my own actions.

Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.

If someone has it inside them to commit an act, then that act would be committed anyway. It's very easy for someone to place the blame on something other than the person who committed the act. It's people looking for scapegoats, you know?

Actions have consequences.

There will be good and bad, right and wrong. Your reaction of choice, good or bad, has consequences that affect you and those around you.

No one gets away with anything, ever, so take responsibility for your own life.

You can be free from everything but the consequences of what you do.

This isn't just 'the way things are.' This is the way you made them. This is the result of your choices, your actions. Yours.

Our actions are in our own hands, but the consequences of them are not. Remember that, my dear, and think twice before you do anything.