Principle Quotes · Page 9

On principle, I always support the opinion of a population who express themselves through a referendum.

— Matteo Salvini

I thank the Lord for the great principle of repentance and forgiveness.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

As the lesser is always found within the greater, so this principle holds true with regards to time and the eternal.

— Guy Finley

The right to be let alone is the underlying principle of the Constitution's Bill of Rights.

— Erwin Griswold

Most scientists like to operate in the context of economy. If you don't need an explanatory principle, don't invoke it.

— Brian Greene

I want to be a man not only to be a man but a man of principle.

— Joeykislap

I really believe that cultivating creativity, as a general principle, is about managing your energy.

— Caroline Ghosn

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

— D. H. Lawrence

Human beings have a need, generally, to destroy things. The Freudian principle of civilisation is correct. There's always, always a difference between…

— Rachel Cusk

Personally, speaking as a historian and a storyteller, when it comes to inaccuracy in historical fictioneering, I follow the Shakespeare principle: I'm…

— Rick Perlstein

The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within…

— John Ruskin

Don't assume that all fat people are gluttons. And don't use the word 'fat.' There is a principle here. Learn from logic…

— John Piper

Diabetes mellitus is due to a deficiency of the internal secretion of the pancreas. The main principle of treatment is, therefore, to…

— Frederick Banting

My guiding principle when writing with other people is that it's not worth it to give someone a song unless it hurts…

— Josh Tillman

The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express…

— Giambattista Vico

“So principle number one is ‘seek first the kingdom’ with every choice. The second is ‘forgetting what lies behind, press on toward…

— Rick Joyner

“Principle 1: By setting limitations, we must choose the essential. So in everything you do, learn to set limitations.   Principle 2:…

— Leo Babauta

As commissioner, I will attempt to see that no man is judged by the irrational criteria of race, religion, or national origin.…

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

Our principle is: to prevent all command over man by his fellowmen, to, make state, government, laws, or whatsoever form of compulsion…

— Johann Most

There is a principle which is pure, placed in the human mind, which in different places and ages hath had different names.…

— John Woolman

CBS fought very hard on this because it believed and believes that there's a principle at stake here. The principle is that…

— Floyd Abrams

The core principle is that we want an economy that works for everyone, not just for a small elite. We want equal…

— Robert Reich

Dan Brown is a character from 'Foucault's Pendulum!' I invented him. He shares my characters' fascinations - the world conspiracy of Rosicrucians,…

— Umberto Eco

“The principle that first you try to solve your problems on your own and only turn to others as a last resort…

— P.M. Forni

Now, being a science fiction writer, when I see a natural principle, I wonder if it could fail.

— Rudy Rucker

There is a great deal in a name. It often signifies much, and may involve a great principle.

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Net Neutrality - a guiding principle of the Internet since its beginning - means that content is all treated equally.

— Chellie Pingree

The principle is so perfectly general that no particular application of it is possible.

— George Polya

I have devoted my life to the principle of service before self.

— John E. James

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

— Hillary Clinton

Family preparedness has been a long-established welfare principle.

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Verified Gnan (knowledge) is not just called gnan. Verified gnan is called ‘established principle’.”

— Dada Bhagwan

Never stand so high upon a principle that you cannot lower it to suit the circumstances.

— Winston Churchill

It's an Islamic principle that you must follow the law of the land where you reside.

— Cat Stevens

All legislation is founded upon the principle of mutual concession.

— Henry Clay

This is the central principle of meditation: we become what we meditate on.

— Eknath Easwaran

“The PC principle is to always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers.”

— Stephen R. Covey

My guiding principle has always been that we do better when we respect one another.

— Andy Beshear

If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen.

— Bill Owens

“I have been known to walk away from something simply on principle...and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.”

— Shelley K. Wall