Principles Quotes

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As always occurred when he quarreled over principles in which he believed passionately, he would end up gasping furiously for air and blinking back bitter… — Joseph Heller
He was an artist when he saw society: it never crossed his mind that society had to be like this; had any right, had any… — Martin Amis
As readers, we have gone from learning a precious craft whose secret was held by a jealous few, to taking for granted a skin that… — Alberto Manguel
the scientist's religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that,… — Albert Einstein
Clearly the secret of happiness...is a variation on the general principle of banging your head against a wall, and then stopping. — Stef Penney
There will be no war, but in the pursuit of principle no stone will be left standing. — John le Carre
You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world. Show… — Paramahansa Yogananda
You cannot compromise principles to achieve unity — John H. Groberg
The most basic principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals are responsible for our own lives and decisions. We… — Ron Paul
The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a… — Joseph Goebbels
Always stand on principle....even if you stand alone. — John Adams
As the geometer intently seeks to square the circle, but he cannot reach, through thought on thought, the principle he needs, so I searched that… — Dante Alighieri
Like love, the light or guidance of truth that influences us exists only in living form, not in principles or rules or expectations or advice,… — Alan Watts
The time has come to tell the truth. Again. There is no love without justice. Men and women who cannot be just deny themselves and… — Bell Hooks
A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance,… — Ronald Reagan
There are causes worth dying for, but none worth killing for. — Albert Camus
Without compassion, we will never know anyone or anything, not even our own story. Too much judgment, too many ideas and attitudes will stand in… — Deena Metzger
Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. This is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, promoting,… — Albert Schweitzer
But the most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly and with unflagging attention. It must… — Adolf Hitler
Anarchism, to me, means not only the denial of authority, not only a new economy, but a revision of the principles of morality. It means… — Voltairine de Cleyre

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