Consequential Quotes

Will not be adopted by Congress this year, nor next year, nor any time soon until a substantial majority of Americans are persuaded that such a consequential action is as vitally important and necessary as the proponents feel it is today. - John McCain

Whether you agree with the political aspect of the war is inconsequential in here. Rehab is the only thing that's consequential. We want the guys who walk in these doors or roll in to walk out of this hospital and get back to their lives as fast as possible. - John Fergason

Where is the record that would support this? Where is the hard work that would be done? It's a big increase to go up 4% in the utility. These are increases that are 10% or above. These are not inconsequential. - Ben Wiles

We've shown the allocation of payroll across the team to be been sound. We won 100 and 105 games with it. I think we've spent a lot, and I certainly wouldn't call where we're at now inconsequential. - Bill DeWitt

We've never heard of anything like this. It really undermines the author's credibility and authority even if it's mostly inconsequential details. It's like putting a negative book review on the cover. - Paul Aiken

We're used to looking at the large visible effects that humans have on wildlife such as logging or draining wetlands. Subtle impacts [from recreation] may be just as consequential. - Robert Steidl

We have far and away the highest standard of ethics rules -- and I won't contend they are the smartest rules -- and they say that, no matter who indicts -- if it is some inconsequential little county attorney anyplace in America, which there are thousands of county attorneys -- anyone of them could produce a charge and an indictment against any one of our leaders, and remove them instantly... The Republican leaders will step down. - Steve King

We have already seen evidence that, notwithstanding the addition of substantial resources, we are experiencing great stress in recruiting and not inconsequential retention problems. - John M. McHugh

We have a housing valuation issue. The time is now for raising interest rates and defusing these problems potentially by slowing down the economy a bit and avoiding a big necessary increase later and a consequential recession. - Kurt Karl