Principles Quotes

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Since opposed principles, or ideologies, are irreconcilable, wars fought over principle will be wars of mutual annihilation. But wars fought for simple greed will be… — Alan Watts
We must reprogram ourselves to understand that cooperation is a higher principle than competition. — Bryant H. McGill
When you aren't sincere you need to pretend, and by pretending you end up believing yourself; that's the basic principle of every faith. — Alberto Moravia
It is a principle of diplomacy that one must know something of the truth in order to lie convincingly. — Tom Clancy
Auschwitz is outside of us, but it is all around us, in the air. The plague has died away, but the infection still lingers and… — Primo Levi
If patriotism were defined, not as blind obedience to government, not as submissive worship to flags and anthems, but rather as love of one's country,… — Howard Zinn
But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. — Thomas Jefferson
If you learn only methods, you'll be tied to your methods, but if you learn principles you can devise your own methods. — Ray Bradbury
If you believe that some day it's going to happen, some day it probably will happen. You just have to make sure you're there when… — Steve Case
Relativity theory forced the abandonment, in principle, of absolute space and absolute time. — Marshall McLuhan
In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principle contain it or stand against it. — Jane Smiley
Learn the principle, abide by the principle, and dissolve the principle. In short, enter a mold without being caged in it. Obey the principle without… — Bruce Lee
Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. — Henry Fielding
So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now I know one of the greatest principles on success; if… — Og Mandino
The basic prescription for preventing deflation is straightforward, at least in principle: Use monetary and fiscal policy as needed to support aggregate spending, in a… — Ben Bernanke
This is the way to cultivate courage: First, by standing firm on some conscientious principle, some law of duty. Next, by being faithful to truth… — James Freeman Clarke
Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition. — Mercy Otis Warren
The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all social progress. — Charles Fourier
The principle of equality does not destroy the imagination, but lowers its flight to the level of the earth. — Alexis de Tocqueville
We can never have too much preparation and training. We must be a strong competitor. We must adhere staunchly to the basic principle that anything… — Ralph Bunche

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