And what about the thoughtless childbearing choices many married people make?
As a party, it goes against the grain for us to oppose a democratic decision, but it is hard in this case to respect the thoughtless and foolhardy choice made by a group that are not themselves democratically accountable".
It was stupid because my words were easily misconstrued; thoughtless because my choice of words obscured a point I was trying to make, and insensitive because some have interpreted the comment as advocating a violent act.
Unfortunately, we've all inherited the habits built by a long and thoughtless series of unsustainable choices.
Whether or not you agree with this year's selection, don't endorse the thoughtless cliché that labels it a choice between far-flung literary exotica (the Japanese-Canadian; the Bengali-American; the Zimbabwean in California) and Crace's rooted, muddy, dirt-under-the fingernails Englishness.
"I accept responsibility for and regret my thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices that I made on Sept. 19, 2010, and Sept. 21, 2010," Mr. Ravi said.
Mr. Ravi, 20, issued a statement late Tuesday to offer his first clear apology for his crimes, saying, "I accept responsibility for and regret my thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices".
The people who don't get it, either because they're thoughtless, distracted or just plain rude, give me two choices.
The teaching of Christ is all about refusing to accept conventional religious wisdom, which would be easy but thoughtless, and instead steadfastly making one's own moral choices.
Our preoccupation with choice cuts of meat, perfectly formed produce and the thoughtless efficiency of our food system contributes to the staggering statistic that 40% of the food produced in the U.S., from farm fields to processors, distributors, wholesalers, retailers, restaurants, caterers and our own homes, ends up in the trash.
Thoughtless language, thoughtless acts.
