Quotes about Principles

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. Votes: 4

Principles are eternal... Votes: 3

Principles without programs are platitudes. Votes: 3

Principles are sometimes an unaffordable luxury. Votes: 3

Principles are the territory. Values are maps. Votes: 3

Principles and their consequences are always constant. Votes: 3

Principles . . . become modified in practice, by facts. Votes: 3

Principles have a way of yielding to power. Votes: 3

Principles are what people have instead of God. Votes: 3

Principles are a dangerous form of social dynamite. Votes: 3

Principles have achieved more victories than horsemen or chariots. Votes: 3

Values determine behavior; Principles determine the consequences of behavior. Votes: 3

Principles of motion take precedence over sequence of motion. Votes: 3

Principles don't mean anything until they cost you something. Votes: 3

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. Votes: 3

Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity. Votes: 3

Principles are things which one calls upon to avoid something unpleasant. Votes: 3

I am a Quantum Engineer, but on Sundays I Have Principles. Votes: 3

Principles are like prayers; noble, of course, but awkward at a party. Votes: 3

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. Votes: 3

Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do. Votes: 3

Principles are the basis for developing a vision and value system for all. Votes: 3

You cannot have a theory without principles. Principles is another name for prejudices. Votes: 3

Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value. Votes: 3

Principles must conquer in the long run, for that is the manhood of man. Votes: 3

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference. Votes: 3

We ought not to schismatize on either men or measures. Principles alone can justify that. Votes: 3

Principles do not mainly influence even the principled; we talk on principle, but we act on interest. Votes: 3

Principles have a way of enduring, as do the few irreducible individuals who maintain allegiance to them. Votes: 3

Principles are meant to serve people, not people serving to uphold the principle, while harming the people. Votes: 3

Yes, I'm a Pastor of a church called Understand Principles for Better Living Church, in Los Angeles, CA. Votes: 3

Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season. Votes: 3

Principles are only tools in the hands of God; they will soon be thrown away when they are no longer useful. Votes: 3

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible. Votes: 2

My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. Votes: 2

At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. Votes: 2

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot. Votes: 2

The primal principle of democracy is the worth and dignity of the individual. Votes: 2

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. Votes: 2

It is always easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. Votes: 2

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Votes: 2

The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition. Votes: 2

Active citizenship begins with an envisioning of the desired outcome and a conscious application of spiritual principles. Votes: 2

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. Votes: 2

Under capitalism, we can't have democracy by definition. Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are in principle under autocratic control. Votes: 2

Think simple' as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles. Votes: 2

Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Votes: 2

Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism, are all too frequently those who . . . ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism-the right to criticize, the right to hold unpopular beliefs, the right to protest, the right of independent thought. Votes: 2

The nation was founded and "dedicated," to use Lincoln's language in the "Gettysburg Address," to equality as a "self-evident truth." But this very principle of equality, as Lincoln also noted, was a "proposition." To make it a reality remained "the unfinished work" of Americans. Votes: 2

The Republicans have put together serious detailed counter-proposals when we have objected to this administration's agenda. And so, I want to tell the President and remind him again, we're not voting no for political expediency. We've got our principles, and we're going to stand up and defend those. Votes: 2

We live in an age in which the fundamental principles to which we subscribe - liberty, equality and justice for all - are encountering extraordinary challenges, ... But it is also an age in which we can join hands with others who hold to those principles and face similar challenges. Votes: 2

There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. ... We need to defend our principles and values, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of international law. If we don't our world will further descend into a state of chaos. Votes: 2

Out of our first century of national life we evolved the ethical principle that it was not right or just that an honest and industrious man should live and die in misery. He was entitled to some degree of sympathy and security. Our conscience declared against the honest workman's becoming a pauper, but our eyes told us that he very often did. Votes: 2

Obey the principles without being bound by them. Votes: 1

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never! Votes: 1

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox. Votes: 1

My principles are more important than the money or my title. Votes: 1

Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil. Votes: 1

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles. Votes: 1

Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots. Votes: 1

A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living. Votes: 1

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times. Votes: 1

With my Roman Catholic upbringing, I have a set of principles that serve me well in good times and bad. Votes: 1

The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility. Votes: 1

My people are going to learn the principles of democracy, the dictates of truth and the teachings of science. Superstition must go. Votes: 1

You would better educate ten women into the practice of liberal principles than to organize a thousand on a platform of intolerance and bigotry. Votes: 1

Thus self-love as one part of human nature, and the several particular principles as the other part, are, themselves, their objects and ends, stated and shown. Votes: 1

It is the sincere desire of the writer that our citizens should early understand that the genuine source of correct republican principles is the bible, particularly the New Testament or the Christian religion. Votes: 1

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate. Votes: 1

All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life itself is truth, and this will never change. Everything in heaven and earth breathes. Breath is the thread that ties creation together. Votes: 1

I make a distinction between manners and etiquette - manners as the principles, which are eternal and universal, etiquette as the particular rules which are arbitrary and different in different times, different situations, different cultures. Votes: 1

You would have thought that our first priority would be to ask what the ecologists are finding out, because we have to live within the conditions and principles they define. Instead, we've elevated the economy above ecology. Votes: 1

We are reflections of one another, therefore I know that you are part of me and I am part of you because we are all projections of the universal principles of creation/destruction polarities of the same infinite consciousness that we call God. Votes: 1

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Votes: 1

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. Votes: 1

A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Votes: 1

This election presents a stark choice - we can continue down the road of the Obama Democrats, more and more spending, debt and government control of the economy, or we can return to the founding principles of our nation - free markets, fiscal responsibility and individual liberty. Votes: 1

Teach principles not formulas. Votes: 0

Don't compromise your principles. Votes: 0

Let principles make decisions. Votes: 0

Circumstances should never alter principles! Votes: 0

The world rests on principles. Votes: 0

Men and times change-but principles-never. Votes: 0

In principle, I am against principles. Votes: 0

Policies are ephemeral; principles are eternal. Votes: 0

Presence always wins out over principles. Votes: 0

We love your adherence to democratic principles. Votes: 0

All universal moral principles are idle fancies. Votes: 0

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are. Votes: 0

Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles. Votes: 0

There's great peace in surrendering to principles Votes: 0

You cannot compromise principles to achieve unity Votes: 0

Great principles, great ideals know no nationality. Votes: 0

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. Votes: 0

Occasionally, a man must rise above principles. Votes: 0

While values drive behaviors, principles govern consequences. Votes: 0

Strong words are required for weak principles. Votes: 0

I don't compromise my principles for politics. Votes: 0

I don't have principles. I have nerves. Votes: 0

No science ever defends its first principles. Votes: 0

I don't like principles. I prefer prejudices. Votes: 0

Always get back to your core principles. Votes: 0

Be flexible, but stick to your principles. Votes: 0

Damn your principles! Stick to your party. Votes: 0

There can be no compromise on moral principles. Votes: 0

You gotta judge a man by his principles. Votes: 0

Alter strategies and tactics, but never your principles. Votes: 0

Most principles are limp until they are tested. Votes: 0

The intelligent have plans; the wise have principles. Votes: 0

History is the preceptor of prudence, not principles. Votes: 0

In politics there are no principles, just opportunities Votes: 0

Adherence to men, is often disloyalty to principles. Votes: 0

If principles can become dated, they're not principles. Votes: 0

I've governed from a consistent set of principles Votes: 0

I think Bible principles are principles for life. Votes: 0

Lack is more in means, than in principles. Votes: 0

I think that Bible principles will help anybody. Votes: 0

Any [political] party without principles is rudderless and passive. Votes: 0

General principles should not be based on exceptional cases. Votes: 0

Propensities and principles must be reconciled by some means. Votes: 0

Many frequently change their principles, but seldom their practices. Votes: 0

From a policy standpoint, the Judeo-Christian principles are important. Votes: 0

I teach them correct principles and they govern themselves. Votes: 0

For not all things are practicable on identical principles Votes: 0

Rely on facts, figures, principles of equality and fairness. Votes: 0

Love and the search for truth are unifying principles. Votes: 0

Power lacks moral or principles. It only has interests. Votes: 0

The underlying principles of manners- respect, fairness, and congeniality. Votes: 0

Man tends to treat all his opinions as principles. Votes: 0

Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles. Votes: 0

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt. Votes: 0

It is personalities not principles that move the age. Votes: 0

I believe in the principles of the Republican Party. Votes: 0

Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition. Votes: 0

The principles always work if you work the principles. Votes: 0

Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all. Votes: 0

Chiropractic is founded upon different principles than those of medicine. Votes: 0

Moral issues are always terribly complex for someone without principles. Votes: 0

The principles applied in economic processes are general social principles. Votes: 0

I believe that free-market principles will solve our healthcare problems. Votes: 0

We believe in the fundamental principles of the European economy. Votes: 0

Aikido chagnes constantly. What do not change are the principles. Votes: 0

[The United States is] founded on the principles of Christianity Votes: 0

The data stream has been corrupted, return to first principles. Votes: 0

Americanism consists in utterly believing in the principles of America. Votes: 0

The world cares little for principles. They care for persons. Votes: 0

Fixed principles of truth are the only safeguard for youth. Votes: 0

History is the discovering of the principles of human nature. Votes: 0

Lean on principles, one day they'll end up giving way. Votes: 0

I have always supported measures and principles and not men. Votes: 0

Wait. You've got principles? We'll have to update your file. Votes: 0

If our principles are right, why should we be cowards? Votes: 0

Politics is a war of causes; a joust of principles. Votes: 0

Quality relationships are built on principles, especially the principle of trust. Votes: 0

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. Votes: 0

I don't believe you outsource your convictions and principles to people. Votes: 0

I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men. Votes: 0

The Democrats should not waiver on our core beliefs and principles. Votes: 0

Presidents come and go. History comes and goes, but principles endure. Votes: 0

The most persistent principles in the universe are accident and error. Votes: 0

Never forget that you are practicing a craft with certain principles. Votes: 0

One of the cardinal principles of Buddhism, the principle of neglect. Votes: 0

Parents need to teach their children principles of respect and acceptance. Votes: 0

I judge people by their own principles..not by my own Votes: 0

A leader is a man who can adapt principles to circumstances. Votes: 0

Relationships are based on four principles: respect, understanding, acceptance and appreciation. Votes: 0

We're long on high principles and short on simple human understanding. Votes: 0

Whenever two good people argue over principles, they are both right. Votes: 0

The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance. Votes: 0

All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Votes: 0

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages. Votes: 0

I am for a huge, huge tent that espouses conservative principles. Votes: 0

We love your adherence to democratic principles and to democratic processes. Votes: 0

The principles governing the behavior of systems are not widely understood. Votes: 0

True love is impossible for those to whom principles mean little. Votes: 0

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles. Votes: 0

You have to maintain your principles but have a broader appeal. Votes: 0

The money in the schools overpowers the principles of the purpose. Votes: 0

A principle is a principle, and God created all the principles. Votes: 0

Where others have hearts, he carries a tumor of rotten principles. Votes: 0

When two good men contend about principles, both are always right. Votes: 0

I try to live by the principles the Bible speaks on. Votes: 0

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles. Votes: 0

I think that violence and nonviolence are not moral principles, they're tactics. Votes: 0

I worked on true Baconian principles, and without any theory collected facts. Votes: 0

In the polling booth narrow self interest wins out over lofty principles. Votes: 0

Exhorting his students: Be faithful to the moral principles of your religion. Votes: 0

The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free society. Votes: 0

I am comfortable that the principles that I articulated were never compromised. Votes: 0

Hardly anyone understands the principles behind magic,"scoffed Betony. "It's too difficult. Votes: 0

To really understand something you've got to reduce it to its principles. Votes: 0

We need to challenge the dominant culture: by ethics, principles and values. Votes: 0

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. Votes: 0

Surely the principles of Christianity lead to action as well as meditation. Votes: 0

My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles. Votes: 0

The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles. Votes: 0

The very design of neoliberal principles is a direct attack on democracy. Votes: 0

...the true greatness of a nation is founded on principles of humanity. Votes: 0

I believe all complicated phenomena can be explained by simpler scientific principles. Votes: 0

You need good principles and good language if you are to succeed. Votes: 0

I love this country, I love the principles on which it's founded. Votes: 0

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke. Votes: 0

Law is not law, if it violates the principles of eternal justice. Votes: 0

We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles. Votes: 0

But a wild democracy . . . too often disdains the essential principles of justice. Votes: 0

You can use principles of the free market to drive social change. Votes: 0

Back of every noble life there are principles that have fashioned it. Votes: 0

Sometimes you have to forget your principles and do what’s right. Votes: 0

Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles. Votes: 0

We first observe facts, then generalise, and then draw conclusions or principles. Votes: 0

Here is a good principle: If need be, give up your principles! Votes: 0

There are no styles of karate-do, just varying interpretations of its principles. Votes: 0

When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles Votes: 0

Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. Votes: 0

The United States is a Christian nation founded upon Christian principles and beliefs. Votes: 0

The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing. Votes: 0

Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom? Votes: 0

There is an infinity of political errors which, being once adopted, become principles. Votes: 0

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring. Votes: 0

The best commentary on the principles of government which has ever been written. Votes: 0

Three principles of prayer: 1. Keep it honest. 2. Keep it simple. 3. Keep it up. Votes: 0

The saving principles and doctrines of the Church are established, fixed, and unchangeable. Votes: 0

Our particular principles of religion are a subject of accountability to God alone. Votes: 0

Well-taught doctrines and principles have a more powerful influence on behavior than rules. Votes: 0

For me the core principles of privacy online are transparency, choice and control. Votes: 0

In natural science the principles of truth ought to be confirmed by observation. Votes: 0

The reason why principles are so important is because principles make life predictable. Votes: 0

I have too many responsibilities and principles. There's no time for 'guilty' pleasures. Votes: 0

I believe in the principles that built America, I believe in the Constitution. Votes: 0

He who does not master the nude cannot understand the principles of architecture. Votes: 0

President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together. Votes: 0

The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions. Votes: 0

If they be principles evident of themselves, they need nothing to evidence them. Votes: 0

The principles of ethics come from our own nature as social, reasoning beings. Votes: 0

Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men Votes: 0

The fellow has absolutely no principles."Money and gall" is all he has. Votes: 0

One of the deepest principles of life and leadership: it's not about you. Votes: 0

Gay and lesbian relationships operate on essentially the same principles as heterosexual relationships Votes: 0

Action based only on principles isnt always good even if it feels good. Votes: 0

Business principles are only as good as the practices that back them up. Votes: 0

Money, influence, and position are nothing compared with brains, principles, energy and perseverances. Votes: 0

I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain. Votes: 0

Corporate principles and military principles are basically the same. Insulation. Illusion. Hype. Activity. Votes: 0

One of the principles of journalism is you don't lie. You never lie. Votes: 0

You know the public is more easily swayed by persons than by principles. Votes: 0

There are three basic principles behind any well-designed product: truth, humanity, and simplicity. Votes: 0

I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth. Votes: 0

I bought some books in order to learn the first principles of philosophy. Votes: 0

Dangerous principles impose upon our understanding, emasculate our spirits, and spoil our temper. Votes: 0

It's not the principles that kill you in the end. It's the books. Votes: 0

I accept no principles of physics which are not also accepted in mathematics. Votes: 0

Life is indeed terribly complicated"”to a man who has lost his principles. Votes: 0

Everything is useful which contributes to fix the principles and practices of virtue. Votes: 0

A man may be very sincere in good principles, without having good practice. Votes: 0

It is the bad people who need to have principles to restrain them. Votes: 0

Let not your zeal to share your principles entice you beyond your borders. Votes: 0

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody. Votes: 0

Success in management and success in sport are derived from the same basic principles. Votes: 0

The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles. Votes: 0

Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles! Votes: 0

Sometimes principles must be quitted without blinking en eye to discover the new paths! Votes: 0

The establishment of the chaplainship to Congress is a palpable violation of ... constitutional principles. Votes: 0

with the true convert, holiness is woven into all his powers, principles, and practice. Votes: 0

My principles are simple. Protect the Earth. Serve the People, and Explore the Universe Votes: 0

One must place one's principles in big things. For the small, graciousness will suffice. Votes: 0

Topics of conversation among the multitude are generally persons, sometimes things, scarcely ever principles. Votes: 0

It is always the nearest, plainest and simplest principles that learned men comprehend last. Votes: 0

Conservatism is the antidote to tyranny precisely because its principles are the founding principles. Votes: 0

Lincoln bore down or anything he handled, mastering both the details and the principles. Votes: 0

From principles is derived probability but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts Votes: 0

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome. Votes: 0

The organization of self, and all self-aligning principles would be those that I promote. Votes: 0

We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers. Votes: 0

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts Votes: 0

A marciful Providunce fashioned us holler O' purpose thet we might our principles swaller. Votes: 0

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles. Votes: 0

The young were always theoretical; only the middle-aged could realize the deadliness of principles. Votes: 0

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts. Votes: 0

But principles defended at the expense of pragmatic application is the business of priests. Votes: 0

It is difficult to connect general principles with such thoroughly concrete things as children. Votes: 0

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it. Votes: 0

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles. Votes: 0

Manners with fortunes, humors turn with climes, tenets with books, and principles with times. Votes: 0

The United Nations should become a proactive agent in the dissemination of democratic principles. Votes: 0

One of the first principles of perseverance is to know when to stop persevering. Votes: 0

In the end we must have people to match our principles, not the reverse. Votes: 0

We may either proceed from principles to facts, or recede from facts to principles. Votes: 0

Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar. Votes: 0

We should not live by Darwinian principles. But Darwin explains how we got here. Votes: 0

I'm not trying to copy Nature, I'm trying to find the principles she's using. Votes: 0

It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. Votes: 0

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles. Votes: 0

You must practice to be able to return to essential principles at any moment. Votes: 0

Simply put, if you want Bible results, you have to live by Bible principles. Votes: 0

We know the principles of coaching. The art is knowing when to apply them. Votes: 0

Truth and honesty are some of the most powerful principles to developing a nation. Votes: 0

It's not that I'm not willing to compromise. But I won't compromise on principles. Votes: 0

To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. Votes: 0

We may either proceed from principles to facts, or recede from facts to principles Votes: 0

The Upanishads do not reveal the life of any teacher, but simply teach principles. Votes: 0

I was born and raised a Christian, and I still adhere to those principles. Votes: 0

PRINCIPLES ARE LIKE THE LIGHTHOUSES. THEY STAND STILL. SO WE DON'T LOSE OUR WAY. Votes: 0

I am a man of principle, and one of my basic principles is flexibility. Votes: 0

I was born and raised a Christian and I still adhere to those principles. Votes: 0

I'm many things, most of 'em bad. But a man of political principles? No. Votes: 0

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles. Votes: 0

He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them. Votes: 0

I have principles and I am not going to be forced to compromise them. Votes: 0

Never compromise your principles, even if it leads to difficulties in the short term. Votes: 0

When your principles seem to be demanding suicide, clearly it's time to check your premises Votes: 0

I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system. Votes: 0

American nation was not founded on political principles. This nation was founded on spiritual principles. Votes: 0

The same principles that make up a good story also make up a good life. Votes: 0

We just seem to have lost all our morals and principles and values these days. Votes: 0

We will not try to replace our founding principles, we will reapply our founding principles. Votes: 0

We must have faith in the people of this country and faith in our principles. Votes: 0

And is it not sects, bodies of definite, uncompromising principles, that lead us into revolutions? Votes: 0

We must not only speak about forgiveness and reconciliation, we must act on these principles. Votes: 0

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles. Votes: 0

After the turbulence of death, moral principles and even religious proofs are called into question. Votes: 0

The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity Votes: 0

The principles of true hip-hop have been forsaken, It's all contractual and about money makin'. Votes: 0

Great nations need organizing principles, and 'Don't do stupid stuff' is not an organizing principle. Votes: 0

If principles don't determine what you are going to pass or do, then power will. Votes: 0

The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change. Votes: 0

Don't liberal Democrats ever learn economic principles, or does their class warfare trump all else? Votes: 0

The moment that government appears at market, the principles of the market will be subverted. Votes: 0

Thanks to President Bush and Republican principles, businesses now have more confidence to hire workers. Votes: 0

All the great things of humanity have been accomplished in the name of absolute principles. Votes: 0

I have principles in my professional and personal life as to how things are done. Votes: 0

I propose . . . . The conformity of the proposed Constitution to the true principles of republican government. Votes: 0

...from the same principles, I now demonstrate the frame of the System of the World. Votes: 0

My mother was the source from which I derived the guiding principles of my life. Votes: 0

We wanted a pet food based on sound scientific principles and truth, not marketing hype. Votes: 0

If you always support the correct principles then you will never get the wrong results! Votes: 0

Profit doesn't appear as the goal but as a side effect of pursuing motivating principles. Votes: 0

It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than to apply them. Votes: 0

The wretched have no compassion, they can do good only from strong principles of duty. Votes: 0

No woman should give her happiness into the keeping of a man without fixed principles... Votes: 0

Stand up for your principles, but be a decent human being while you're doing it. Votes: 0

I am a person who is inclined to define relations between individuals based on principles. Votes: 0

Nobody has the time to sit down and explain the first world from first principles. Votes: 0

In a sense, knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows: for details are swallowed up in principles. Votes: 0

Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail. Votes: 0

I want the principles of a timeless muse, I want to eradicate my negative views. Votes: 0

Search men's governing principles, and consider the wise, what they shun and what they cleave to. Votes: 0

I'm inventing new principles. The audience has a point of view that no one can predict. Votes: 0

When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are. Votes: 0

Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles. Votes: 0

Separation of church and state cannot mean an absolute separation between moral principles and political power. Votes: 0

Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind. Votes: 0

Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era. Votes: 0

Our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics. Votes: 0

Ahimsa is one of the world's great principles, which no power on earth can wipe out. Votes: 0

One never knows whether people have principles on principle or whether for their own personal satisfaction. Votes: 0

My opinions and principles are subjects of just criticism. I put myself before the public voluntarily. Votes: 0

If we abide by the principles taught by the Bible, our country will go on prospering. Votes: 0

My object has been, first to discover correct principles and then to suggest their practical development. Votes: 0

I think, [ "You're All That"] it's based around the biblical principles and truths that transformed me. Votes: 0

Ultimately, as individuals we each have to ask ourselves to be courageous and apply certain principles. Votes: 0

We need to build a Biblical friendship, a friendship established on the principles of God's Word. Votes: 0

It's important. One of the principles in the United States is civilian control of the military. Votes: 0

Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law. Votes: 0

A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded. Votes: 0

As Christians, we have an obligation and responsibility to abide by the principles of the Bible. Votes: 0

Discord generally operates in little things; it is inflamed ... by contrariety of taste oftener than principles. Votes: 0

He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own. Votes: 0

His main principles were indeed as follows: everything it is possible to imagine can also exist. Votes: 0

I do not feel that we should set up PEOPLE as "models"; rather actions, thoughts, principles. Votes: 0

We acquire a testimony of the principles of the gospel by obediently trying to live them. Votes: 0

What are these fundamental principles, if they are not atoms?" "Stories. And they give me hope. Votes: 0

I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota. Votes: 0

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded. Votes: 0

This oxidation of hydrogen in stages seems to be one of the basic principles of biological oxidation. Votes: 0

The best principles in our lives were those which we heard from our mothers through our ears. Votes: 0

Be careful of selfish motives. You can mistake them for principles and end up dying for them. Votes: 0

I've spent my whole life fighting for free-market principles and the Constitution. That's not going to change. Votes: 0

The principles stated in the proclamation on the family are a beautiful expression of this gospel culture. Votes: 0

By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of the market. Votes: 0

Ideas and principles that do harm are as a rule, though not always, cloaks for evil passions. Votes: 0

By building a simple system, with just a few guiding principles, eBay was open to organic growth. Votes: 0

The main feature should be the teaching of principles through stories. Don't make it metaphysical at all. Votes: 0

The principles that apply to engagement for employees are the same as those that apply to supervisors. Votes: 0

This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on. Votes: 0

Everyone knows the principles of Beautiful life but,only few of them have opportunities to follow them. Votes: 0

It is always more easy to discover and proclaim general principles than it is to apply them. Votes: 0

It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics. Votes: 0

Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery. Votes: 0

[Barack] Obama seems to have no firm principles that I can discern that he will adhere to. Votes: 0

God is not a respecter of persons but a respecter of principles that are in his word. Votes: 0

I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government. Votes: 0

I've laid down my set of principles, so I will not force government-run health care on anyone. Votes: 0

I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about Jazz. Votes: 0

Biology sometimes reveals its fundamental principles through what may seem at first to be arcane and bizarre. Votes: 0

He who is as faithful to his principles as he is to himself is the true partisan. Votes: 0

A great nation betrayed the principles which have made it great, and thereby became hostage to hostage-takers. Votes: 0

the principles of political economy have elevated the working class above the place they ever filled before. Votes: 0

Rewards of life lived with principles; bloom, when life is about to end or has departed already. Votes: 0

I don't consult polls to tell me what my principles are or what our policies should be. Votes: 0

One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile. Votes: 0

When absolutes are abandoned for principles, the U.S. Constitution becomes a blank slate for anyone's graffiti. Votes: 0

[Barack] Obama has little, if any, principles except to aggrandize and make himself more and more important. Votes: 0

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. Votes: 0

If you claim to have a theory that deduces unexpected consequences from nontrivial principles, let's see it. Votes: 0

Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservative principles in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore. Votes: 0

People come up to me and tell me they support me because I never left my principles. Votes: 0

In my opinion, we should search for a completely different flying machine, based on other flying principles. Votes: 0

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles. Votes: 0

When we pursue kingdom principles above His presence, we are looking for the kingdom without a king. Votes: 0

High ethics and religious principles form the basis for success and happiness in every area of life. Votes: 0

The specific media my change, but the principles of human nature have remained fairly constant over the millenia. Votes: 0

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong. Votes: 0

It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have principles when you're poor. Votes: 0

The four natural principles for success are: A clear goal, a definite plan, confidence, no fear of failure. Votes: 0

These principles have been proclaimed by God, by the Church, by the Saints, by reason, by Christian morality. Votes: 0

Ted Cruz will point Americans back to the principles established by our Constitution enabling you to live free. Votes: 0

The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist. Votes: 0

Let our lives be in accordiance with our convictions of right, each striving to carry out our principles Votes: 0

One of the most significant design principles is to omit the unimportant in order to emphasize the important. Votes: 0

It is my firm belief that all successful languages are grown and not merely designed from first principles Votes: 0

"Because there has been no one to stop me" has been one of the principles of my life. Votes: 0

I'm trying to encourage my children's generation and the other ones coming to return to basic American principles. Votes: 0

The great need to grasp principles had caused me to spend most of my time on fruitless persuits. Votes: 0

We want spiritual principles to be more than beautiful abstractions; we want them to actually transform our lives. Votes: 0

The only way to remain great is to keep on applying the fundamental principles that made you great. Votes: 0

If you want spiritual life you have to pay the price. The price is the four regulative principles. Votes: 0

I don't have many principles in life, except when it comes to woman. I will guarantee her safety. Votes: 0

The most basic of conservative principles is that if you reward bad behavior you get more of it. Votes: 0

The cause of all human evils is the not being able to apply general principles to special cases. Votes: 0

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear. Votes: 0

You know flexibility is a good thing but it shouldn't - you shouldn't be flexible on core principles. Votes: 0

It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible. Votes: 0

His principles were out of date, but there was a good deal to be said for his prejudices. Votes: 0

The Bible is not a book of principles to live by but rather a Person to live for. Votes: 0

General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are to its leaves. Votes: 0

General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are to its leaves Votes: 0

One of the greatest of all principles is that men can do what they think they can do. Votes: 0

Reality is only a dream, based on values and well worn principles, whereas the dream goes on forever. Votes: 0

The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness. Votes: 0

Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use. Votes: 0

The philosophical conservative is someone willing to pay the price of other people s suffering for his principles. Votes: 0

I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed Votes: 0

There are no principles; there are only events. There is no good and bad, there are only circumstances. Votes: 0

We need to put our good research, our good work, our principles into actionable items whenever we can. Votes: 0

Either this is logical and true, or else the principles on which economic science is based are invalid. Votes: 0

An author must learn the principles of good storytelling only in order to write better from the heart. Votes: 0

Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail? Votes: 0

I think I'll stick to what I'm used to, my principles, and that is team Number 1 and individual Number 2. Votes: 0

It is easy to be tolerant of the principles of other people if you have none of your own. Votes: 0

One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may. Votes: 0

A soul that is transformed by principles exudes holiness and a sense of pureness that is beyond our imagination. Votes: 0

What we need is new leadership that takes conservative principles and applies them so that people can rise up. Votes: 0

We can't expect the nation to operate by Christian principles… but we can expect this of the church. Votes: 0

People can be trained in certain principles, but then they actually have to apply them and try them out. Votes: 0

The propagation of truth and nonviolence can be done less by books than by actually living on those principles. Votes: 0

To say that corrupt means corrupt the ends is to believe in the immaculate conception of ends and principles. Votes: 0

Though the ancients were ignorant of the principles of Christianity there were in them the germs of its spirit. Votes: 0

I know not, Madam, that you have a right, upon moral principles, to make your readers suffer so much. Votes: 0

Do you expect, forsooth, that a mother will hand down to her children principles which differ from her own? Votes: 0

I would rather be an opportunist and float than go to the bottom with my principles around my neck. Votes: 0

The kingdom of God must never be reduced to talk, ideas and principles. The kingdom of God is power Votes: 0

Thus then a single harmony orders the composition of the whole...by the mingling of the most contrary principles. Votes: 0

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign. Votes: 0

I'm not sure I can articulate any principles behind the decisions about what to cut and what to keep. Votes: 0

That young man seeks opportunities to test his principles as readily as a drunk picks fights in a bar. Votes: 0

I don't really have a system or set of principles. It's kind of common sense mixed up with instinct. Votes: 0

All you have to do is DECIDE what you want. BELIEVE you DESERVE IT, and PRACTICE the success PRINCIPLES. Votes: 0

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting. Votes: 0

Wall Street has a few prudent principles; the trouble is that they are always forgotten when they are most needed. Votes: 0

It is a strange irony that the principles of science should seem to deny the necessary conviction of common sense. Votes: 0

Reality TV is set up to make people entertaining. A good person with values and principles is not good television. Votes: 0

I don't think my principles change. I think the way in which you apply those principles to modern society changes. Votes: 0

It's impossible to be loyal to your family, your friends, your country, and your principles, all at the same time. Votes: 0

Some men change their party for the sake of their principles; others their principles for the sake of their party Votes: 0

War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies. Votes: 0

Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way. Votes: 0

One of the principles of nonviolence is that you leave your opponents whole and better off than you found them. Votes: 0

I didn't approve of murder on general principles. Not even of people who seemed to go around begging for it. Votes: 0

I probably have mellowed down a bit. But when it comes to principles, I still have to make a stand. Votes: 0

I have very set and consistent principles, but I am flexible on tactics. I like to get the job done. Votes: 0

...it's easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time. Votes: 0

It's against my principles to buy a book I haven't read, it's like buying a dress you haven't tried on. Votes: 0

If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles. Votes: 0

I think when hundreds of thousands of lives are on the line, you might have to set aside some principles. Votes: 0

Almost all the civil liberty now enjoyed in the world owes its origin to the principles of the christian religion. Votes: 0

I was a Democrat before I was a Republican before I became an independent and I never changed my principles. Votes: 0

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more. Votes: 0

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more. Votes: 0

The people's right to change what does not work is one of the greatest principles in our system of government Votes: 0

There's a time for debate and a time for consensus. There's a time for advocacy and time for first principles. Votes: 0

We must not offer people a system of redemption, a set of insights and principles. We offer people a Redeemer. Votes: 0

Efforts to revive the art principles of the past at best produce works of art that resemble a stillborn child. Votes: 0

Even if we have to go without bread, we Albanians do not violate principles. We do not betray Marxism - Leninism. Votes: 0

A mother`s job is not complete till she has taught and imbibed God`s Words, and principles into her kids. Votes: 0

We can live our own lives in a way that does not bring reproach on the principles we claim to support. Votes: 0

Even an evil man can have principles—he can be true to his own evil, which is not always so easy. Votes: 0

I find that I am most happy and healthy when I am living in alignment with my goals, dreams, and principles. Votes: 0

A democracy in the Middle East must be more than a democracy in name only - it must live out its principles. Votes: 0

The central task of our time is to evolve a new system of world order based on principles of peace and justice. Votes: 0

The way I have progressed as a writer over the years is to try and stay true to the principles I absorbed. Votes: 0