“We have to remember that not every action taken to solve a problem will be free of unforeseen consequences. No matter how good our intentions.”

“While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.”

“We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions.”

“I believe that we must align our actions with our highest principles. No matter the outcome, we will not have failed if we act from our best intentions.”“The road to hell is paved with good intentions, Captain,” Chakotay said with equal certainty.“So is the road to peace,” Cambridge observed.”

“The problem is that no matter how good your intentions, eventually you want to kill someone yourself.”

“... a practical problem can only be solved by action itself. When your practical problem is how to earn a living, a book on how to make friends and influence people cannot solve it, though it may suggest things to do. Nothing short of the doing solves the problem. It is solved only by earning a living.”