Principles Quotes

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Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. — Mark Twain
Most of what Einstein said and did has no direct impact on what anybody reads in the Bible. Special relativity, his work in quantum mechanics,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson
All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life itself is truth, and this will never change. Everything in heaven and earth… — Morihei Ueshiba
The universal principle of etymology in all languages: words are carried over from bodies and from the properties of bodies to express the things of… — Giambattista Vico
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds… — Leonardo da Vinci
We've committed many war crimes in Vietnam - but I'll tell you something interesting about that. We were committing war crimes in World War II,… — George Wald
Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality… — George Washington
Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire… — James D. Watson
Wars based on principle are far more destructive... the attacker will not destroy that which he is after. — Alan Watts
Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they… — Alan Watts
All research in the cultural sciences in an age of specialization, once it is oriented towards a given subject matter through particular settings of problems… — Max Weber
Equality is the public recognition, effectively expressed in institutions and manners, of the principle that an equal degree of attention is due to the needs… — Simone Weil
I think that if we get back to some basic fundamental principles, we can make sure that we resolve the issues. And I think that… — Allen West
I have certain signatures, certain cutting principles. It could be a raw-edged seam; it could be leaving the lining of sheepskin exposed so it's not… — Vivienne Westwood
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome. — Benjamin Whichcote
Fixed principles of truth are the only safeguard for youth. — Ellen G. White
I've given my life to the principle and the ideal of memory, and remembrance. — Elie Wiesel
I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world. — Oscar Wilde
My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring. — Prince William
The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design. — Venus Williams

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