Brandon Sanderson Quotes

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.

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.

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

If you do something, expect consequences.

I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up.

Where do consequences lead? Depends on the escort.

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

I think words have consequences, and I think actions have consequences.

You can say whatever you want, but there's going to be consequences to it.

Every decision you make has a consequence.

If you're going to break the rules, you have to live with the consequences.

There are always consequences to actions that you take. There are consequences to inaction. And thinking through, asking the questions, "Well, then what happens? What comes next?" is critically important.

Pity that consequences are determined not by excuses but by actions!

When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.

We are free to choose our response in any situation, but in doing so we chose the attendant consequence. If we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other.

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

You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.

When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action.

Action or inaction are both forms of leadership and standard setting.

Every plausible policy must be followed by the question 'And then what?'

My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.

Your current conditions are echoes of your past choices.

If not me- who?, If not now- when?

Before I make an action, think about the consequences. ... Any decision I make is a heavy decision.