Principle Quotes

1947 Principle quotes by 1268 unique authors

Peace is more than a lofty ideal. It is a practical principle that, with conscious effort, can become a normal part of our lives as… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Bill Walton, UH Volleyball coach, after his player kept looking at him on the bench every time the ball hit the floor...Next time you look… — Theodore Hesburgh
Disability is a characteristic like hair color; it's not a defining principle. — Jean Driscoll
The unknown is the governing principle of war. — Ferdinand Foch
Just remember, strength and courage. If you stand on principle, you'll never lose. — Janet Reno
Fathers and mothers, do not forget that children learn more by the eye than they do by the ear... Imitation is a far stronger principle… — J C Ryle
If we state the function of man to be a certain kind of life, and this to be an activity or actions of the soul… — Aristotle
Where the principle of difference [between political parties] is as substantial and as strongly pronounced as between the republicans and the monocrats of our country,… — Thomas Jefferson
The conflict between the principle of liberty and the fact of slavery is coming gradually to an issue. Slavery has now the power, and falls… — John Quincy Adams
The guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists. — Walter Ulbricht
Words of divine consciousness: moral exaltation; lasting feelings of elevation, elation, joy; a quickening of the moral sense, which strikes one as more important than… — Yann Martel
I see the Koran very much as an outsider. It stands in the great prophetic tradition of trying to return people to the basic principles… — Tony Blair
A principle isn't a principle until it costs you something. — William Bernbach
If, as I believe, the ends of men are many, and not all of them are in principle compatible with each other, then the possibility… — Isaiah Berlin
Leaders receive and give assignments. This is an important part of the necessary principle of delegating. No one appreciates a willing volunteer more than I,… — James E. Faust
Reason is not measured by size or height, but by principle. — Epictetus
It is a grand thing to see a man thoroughly possessed with one master-passion. Such a man is sure to be strong, and if the… — Charles Spurgeon
My aim is to advocate that we make this mental switch in respect of our attitudes and practices towards a very large group of beings:… — Peter Singer
Oswald Chambers writes, ‘Never make a principle out of your experience; let God be as original with other people as He is with you.’ To… — Francis Chan
Sectarian priests cry out concerning me, and ask, "Why is it this babbler gains so many followers, and retains them?" I answer, It is because… — Joseph Smith, Jr.
The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the… — William J. Brennan
Tintoretto attempted to fill the line of Michelangelo with color, without tracing its principle. — Henry Fuseli
Through Russia, comes the hope of the world. Not in respect to what is sometimes termed Communism or Bolshevism -- no! But freedom -- freedom!… — Edgar Cayce
(The terms douloi, banausoi and aristoi) are in a way more precise, but what is more vital and valuable, they are more comprehensive: they project… — Kenny Smith
The principle of work is part of self-discipline. Now, my dear young sisters, I have lived a good many years longer than you, but even… — James E. Faust

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