Principles Quotes

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The truth of good economic doctoring is to know the general principles, and to really know the specifics. To understand the context, and also, to… — Jeffrey Sachs
That decision to commit your life to certain principles and a certain narrative, if I wrote a paper on that, I know I'd find inconsistencies. — Matt Stone
If you don't believe there's some organising principle, or somebody up in the sky pulling the strings, then it can be very stressful. And nature… — Michael Shannon
The business of a Political Economist is neither to recommend nor to dissuade, but to state general principles, which it is fatal to neglect, but… — Nassau William Senior
On general principle, I boycott shows that don't employ actors. — Aisha Tyler
A person whose skin is metallic can no more have its reproduction restricted than a black-skinned person. Regarding life as a form of machinery and… — Frank J. Tipler
Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show. — Major Taylor
Those who, animal-like, live solely according to the senses... misuse God's creation in order to indulge the passions. They do not understand the principle of… — Maximus the Confessor
In an information economy, entrepreneurs master the science of information in order to overcome the laws of the purely physical sciences. They can succeed because… — George Gilder
No one can learn tolerance in a climate of irresponsibility, which does not produce democracy. The act of tolerating requires a climate in which limits… — Paulo Freire
As citizen-activists the world over merge, they can become an irresistible force to create peace and protect the planet. From here will come a new… — Dennis Kucinich
In this same tradition, beauty is inextricably bound up with the principles of order and harmony believed to underlie the cosmos. Artists in the Classical… — John Walford
The life that we see on our small planet is not necessarily a great reflection of the entire universe. The people are beautiful, but they… — Frederick Lenz
Prana is an element of energy. Energy is a manifestation of a certain principle which in Indian cosmology they call shakti, or spiritual power. Don't… — Frederick Lenz
We must elevate the craft, protect its interests, advance wages, reduce the hours of labor, spread correct economic doctrines and cultivate a spirit of fraternity… — Peter J. McGuire
When our intellect has shaken off its many opinions about created things, then the inner principle of truth appears clearly to it, providing it with… — Maximus the Confessor
It is a sound principle of finance, and a still sounder principle of government, that those who have the duty of expending the revenue of… — Wilfrid Laurier
No matter what side of the spectrum you're on, you like to see your team fighting for the principle. — Bob McDonnell
In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some. — Carolyn Maloney
Democracy is made up of three elements. One is whether the laws support pluralistic principles. The second is whether the people take advantage of these… — Lech Walesa

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