When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean…

When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

— Otto von Bismarck

The first thing a principle does is kill somebody

— Dorothy L. Sayers

It is no easy thing for a principle to become a man's own unless each day he maintains it and works it out in…

— Epictetus

The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.

— W. Somerset Maugham

“If anything is to exist at all, then the Original Thing must be, not a principle nor a generality, much less an ‘ideal’ or…

— C.S. Lewis

Some people say I'm attractive. I say I agree.

— Cybill Shepherd

I think because I've been working in front of audiences for so many years, I'm able to take in the input, good or bad,…

— Mike Birbiglia

As to whether those who fit the common meaning of the term "intellectual" should act in the manner that [ Edward] Said prescribes, that's…

— Noam Chomsky

Some people say Im attractive. I say I agree.

— Cybill Shepherd

“You must be able to say, with reasonable certainty, "I understand," before you can say "I agree," or "I disagree," or "I suspend judgment.”

— Mortimer J. Adler

That awesome moment when you say something and everyone agree's with you...

— Bella Mutolo

Some may say I'm perceptive" "And what would you say?" I ask, my voice edgy, tired of being toyed with. "I'd say I agree.

— Alyson Noel

I can't say I agree with something that takes the focus away from me.

— Zach Braff

My speculation is that the U.S. does not want to establish the principle that it has to defer to some higher authority before carrying…

— Noam Chomsky

I had to get to the point where I just had to embrace carrying the torch for the traditional girls out there. I love…

— Tamera Mowry