Ursula K. Le Guin Quotes

Every person's every action has an effect.

Nothing happens in a vacuum in life: every action has a series of consequences, and sometimes it takes a long time to fully understand the consequences of our actions.

The smallest act has repercussions for the universe.

Everything we do affects other people.

For each of our actions there are only consequences.

The idea that we can actually have an impact on places more or less instantly, too, by responding in some way or not responding, I think, also makes it true.

I wouldn't change a single thing, because one change alters every moment that follows it.

Everything we do impacts someone else's life.

'Saw VI' has a really interesting theme about the ripple effect. Everything you do affects the guy next to you, which affects the guy next to him, which affects her over here. And you might think that what you're doing is not that significant, but just the way you respond to other people makes the world the way it is.

Everything is a reaction.

If you do something, expect consequences.

There is a price to pay for most of our actions. For every action, there is a reaction.

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

Every action and decision we take – or don’t – ripples into the future. For the first time we have the capability, the technology, and the knowledge to direct these ripples.

Don’t underestimate the ripple effect of what you do. These kinds of actionshave toppled empires.

Your actions is like a raindrop; it falls into the pond making ripples and then its over.

A single ray of light from a distant star falling upon the eye of a tyrant in bygone times may have altered the course of his life, may have changed the destiny of nations, may have transformed the surface of the globe, so intricate, so inconceivably complex are the processes in Nature.

The trouble with really seeing and really hearing is that then we really have to do something about what we have seen and heard.

I changed the world; the world changed me. Everything you do comes back to you. When you affect a situation, you are also affected.

The action that I've started, sometime I'll have to face. My influence in motion, rebounding back through space.

While it is true that most people never see or understand the difference they make, or sometimes only imagine their actions having a tiny effect, every single action a person takes has far-reaching consequences.

If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people's wrath is as heavy as lead.

'As you have made your bed, so you must lie on it'; which again is simply a lie. If I have made my bed uncomfortable, please God I will make it again.

We need to keep our ears open to the realities of life. If we don't act on life and take action to make things happen, it will act on us and give us results we might not want.

We live in a small world. Not a leaf falls that doesn't affect a myriad of things. When we reach out to someone in love and the effect is made - everyone, everything which comes in contact with the person we've effected is better for it. Of course, the converse is true, too.