Principles Quotes

But naturalists are now beginning to look beyond this, and to see that there must be some other principle regulating the infinitely varied forms of animal life.

This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by finding ways to encourage legislators to subordinate ambition to principle.

Empathy is not merely the basic principle of artistic creation. It is also the only path by which one can reach the truth about life and society.

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

Gambling is a principle inherent in human nature.

I am committed to the principle that violence is never justified as a means of ameliorating a grievance.

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

I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct).

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

I am skeptical in principle, gullible in practice.

The impression I have of Justice Warren is that he was looking for the just result in a case regardless of fixed dogma or principles and I like to think that I'm in that mold.

Chiropractic is founded upon different principles than those of medicine.

PRE. For your dedication and loyalty to your principles and beliefs. For your love,warmth and friendship. For your family and friends. You are missed by so many and you will never be forgotten.

No precautions, and no precautionary principle, can avoid problems that we do not yet foresee. We need a stance of problem-fixing, not just problem-avoidance.

If you focus on principles, you empower everyone who understands those principles to act without constant monitoring, evaluating, correcting, or controlling.

Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse.

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

My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings.

Every duty, even the least duty, involves the whole principle of obedience.

Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.

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

Friendship is the grand fundamental principle of Mormonism

A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.

In principle, skeptics are neither closed-minded nor cynical. We are curious but cautious.

Mystery is gone to the certainty of technological principles. So the real terror, the real aggression against life comes in the form of the pursuit of our technological happiness.

It is no hard matter to get children; but after they are born, then begins the trouble, solicitude, and care rightly to train, principle, and bring them up.

It is better to be disliked for being who you are than to be loved for who you are not.

Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.

The only principle I can see in this life, is that one must forfeit the less for the greater.

Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle.

Far from being a psychological trait, the spirit of revenge is the principle on which our whole psychology depends.

What I do say is, that no man is good enough to govern another man, without that other's consent. I say this is the leading principle - the sheet anchor of American republicanism.

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

If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles.

A real gold standard is thoroughly consistent with [classical] liberal principles and I, for one, am entirely in favor of measures promoting its development.

Principle is OK up to a certain point, but principle doesn't do any good if you lose.

I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football.

They fail to recognize the broad biological principle that organic material is constantly being recycled. Everything has a time of being - a birth, a life span, and a death.

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

Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man's stature as to his happiness.

The Exclusion Principle is laid down purely for the benefit of the electrons themselves, who might be corrupted (and become dragons or demons) if allowed to associate too freely.

The Church as a divine society possess an internal principle of life which is capable of assimilating the most diverse materials and imprinting her own image upon them.

Before we can teach our children, we must understand and live the principles ourselves. It is vital that the child learn from our example that what we say and what we live are the same.

Principles are like sheaths. It doesn't have the sharp edge to cut something, but it can cover that sharp edge. So that no one gets hurt.

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

Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principle of evil.

Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government.

God designed the world in such a way that everything functions on principles. Principles are eternal laws established and inherent in creation that make creation function.

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

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