Principles Quotes

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If you claim to have a theory that deduces unexpected consequences from nontrivial principles, let's see it. — Noam Chomsky
Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely soley upon science and reason, because these are necessary… — Christopher Hitchens
You'd be surprised how many people violate this simple principle every day of their lives and try to fit square pegs into round holes, ignoring… — Benjamin Hoff
Beware of being obsessed with consistency to your own convictions instead of being devoted to God. The important consistency in a saint is not to… — Oswald Chambers
[Six principles that make for a good story:] 1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of a political-social-economic nature; 2. total objectivity; 3. truthful descriptions of persons… — Anton Chekhov
The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who… — Ayn Rand
No excuses ever, for anyone; that is my principle at the outset. I deny the good intention, the respectable mistake, the indiscretion, the extenuating circumstance.… — Albert Camus
A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the… — Samuel Adams
In politics, as in every other sphere of life, there are two important principles for a man of any sense: don't cherish too many illusions,… — Italo Calvino
Anything that works against you can also work for you once you understand the Principle of Reverse. — Maya Angelou
Don't let the cat out or the concierge in: this is the first principle of socialist ladies. — Muriel Barbery
And the beauty of the anthropic principle is that it tells us, against all intuition, that a chemical model need only predict that life will… — Richard Dawkins
The Chancellor looked down at the empty table for a minute. Then he shrugged, looked up, and gave a surprisingly jaunty smile. "All in favor… — Patrick Rothfuss
Lean on principles, one day they'll end up giving way. — Oscar Wilde
The real opposition is that between the ego-bound man, whose existence is structured by the principle of having, and the free man, who has overcome… — Erich Fromm
These wonderful narrations inspired me with strange feelings. Was man, indeed, at once so powerful, so virtuous, and magnificent, yet so vicious and base? He… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Whenever an occasion arose in which she needed an opinion on something in the wider world, she borrowed her husband's. If this had been all… — Haruki Murakami
Faith is a principle of action. It is our willingness to believe in the Savior that unleashes His power in our lives. Faith is not… — Sheri L. Dew
Relationship Principle 1 In romance, there's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is. — Sherry Argov
Relationship Principle 3 He doesn't marry a woman who is perfect. He marries the woman who is interesting. — Sherry Argov

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