Principles Quotes

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At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive. — Henry A. Kissinger
The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions. — Henry A. Kissinger
The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And… — Henry A. Kissinger
The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers. — Arthur Koestler
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke. — Jerzy Kosinski
The principle of art is to pause, not bypass. — Jerzy Kosinski
The sound principle of a topsy-turvy lifestyle in the framework of an upside-down world order has stood every test. — Karl Kraus
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. — Joseph Wood Krutch
All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest -… — Ann Landers
Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar. — D. H. Lawrence
Obey the principles without being bound by them. — Bruce Lee
I used the principles of Kickstarter to make 'She's Gotta Have It.' We filmed that in 1985 to 1986. The final cost was $175,000. I… — Spike Lee
Film-makers should remain true to their principles and never compromise, there is a real revival in the British film industry but there is a danger… — Mike Leigh
The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the… — George Henry Lewes
Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
A Louisiana politician can't afford to let his animosities carry him away, and still less his principles, although there is seldom difficulty in that department. — A J Liebling
Faith, family, academics and then sports was the order of priorities in my family. My parents really stuck to these principles when raising me and… — Jeremy Lin
Important principles may, and must, be inflexible. — Abraham Lincoln
The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. — Walter Lippmann

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