--- title: "9 Simple Principle Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Simple Principle quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Simple Principle sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/max-lerner-9870_adequate_i-have-a-simple-principle-for-the-conduc_1023361.jpg" --- > [I have a simple principle for the conduct of life- never to resist an adequate temptation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lerner/i-have-a-simple-principle-for-the-conduct-of-life-never-to-resist-an/) [Max Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lerner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/max-lerner-9870_adequate_i-have-a-simple-principle-for-the-conduc_1023361.jpg) > [Radioimmunoassay (RIA) is simple in principle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosalyn-sussman-yalow/radioimmunoassay-ria-is-simple-in-principle/) [Rosalyn Sussman Yalow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosalyn-sussman-yalow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b7/rosalyn-sussman-yalow-26687_inspirational_radioimmunoassay-ria-is-simple-in-princi_1206822.png) > [I've distilled everything to one simple principle: win or die!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-close/i-ve-distilled-everything-to-one-simple-principle-win-or-die/) [Glenn Close](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-close/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/glenn-close-8097_dies_i-ve-distilled-everything-to-one-simple_3076011.jpg) > [Nato has always acted according to a simple principle: it is not worth attacking somebody who is strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-duda/nato-has-always-acted-according-to-a-simple-principle-it-is-not-worth/) [Andrzej Duda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-duda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/239/andrzej-duda-9432_always_nato-has-always-acted-according-to-a-sim_1773248.jpg) > [“As infinite as the world's ingredients and flavors may seem, a great starting point for learning about them is a simple principle:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sally-schneider/as-infinite-as-the-world-s-ingredients-and-flavors-may-seem-a-great/) [Sally Schneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sally-schneider/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/sally-schneider-24102_starting-point_as-infinite-as-the-world-s-ingredients-a_2359529.png) > [“Everything that happens is always simple. And there’s a principle to how things proceed, assuming that they last.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herta-m-ller/everything-that-happens-is-always-simple-and-there-s-a-principle-to/) [Herta Müller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herta-m-ller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/696/herta-m-ller-4269_quote_everything-that-happens-is-always-simple_1628359.jpg) > [Mr. Dalton's permanent reputation will rest upon his having discovered a simple principle, universally applicable to the facts of chemistry - in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/humphry-davy/mr-dalton-s-permanent-reputation-will-rest-upon-his-having-discovered/) [Humphry Davy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/humphry-davy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ec/humphry-davy-13342_astronomy_mr-dalton-s-permanent-reputation-will-re_667877.jpg) > [You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-hoff/you-d-be-surprised-how-many-people-violate-this-simple-principle-2/) [Benjamin Hoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-hoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c6/benjamin-hoff-4297_clear_you-d-be-surprised-how-many-people-viola_1167837.png) > [“For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the pioneers of time travel, it’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/for-starters-that-s-a-rather-simple-principle-of-time-travel-right/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/christina-engela-8737_a_for-starters-that-s-a-rather-simple-prin_3125684.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/simple-principle/#itemlist", "name": "Simple Principle Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": 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