Principles Quotes

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One may say that predictions are dangerous particularly for the future. If the danger involved in a prediction is not incurred, no consequence follows and… — Edward Teller
This is the central principle of meditation: we become what we meditate on. — Eknath Easwaran
My father taught me about having principles and how to treat people with respect. My aunt also taught me how to keep a perspective on… — George Clooney
We know the principles of coaching. The art is knowing when to apply them. — James Counsilman
Alter strategies and tactics, but never your principles. — John Kessel
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
Israel does not respect the principles or purposes of the United Nations charter nor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, — Evo Morales
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
They've seen me make decisions, they've seen me under trying times, they've seen me weep, they've seen me laugh, they've seen me hug. And they… — George W. Bush
Politics comes and goes, but your principles don't. And everybody wants to be loved -- not everybody. ... You never heard anybody say, 'I want… — George W. Bush
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
Whenever vanity and gaiety, a love of pomp and dress, furniture, equipage, buildings, great company, expensive diversions, and elegant entertainments get the better of the… — John Quincy Adams
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 Republican and Democratic parties, or, to be more exact, the Republican-Democratic party, represent the capitalist class in the class struggle. They are the political… — Eugene V. Debs
The guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists. — Walter Ulbricht

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