Principles Quotes

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Great ambition is the passion of a great character. Those endowed with it may perform very good or very bad acts. All depends on the… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Take pleasure in your dreams; relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of a precious lover. — Giotto di Bondone
I do transcendental meditation, which is, I suppose, derived from Vedic or Ayurvedic principles, which is sort of Hindu principles. — Russell Brand
Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate… — Norman Borlaug
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting… — Bill Bowerman
There are three principles in a man's being and life, the principle of thought, the principle of speech, and the principle of action. The origin… — Martin Buber
This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can only be controlled, if at all, by finding ways to… — James L. Buckley
In the span of my own lifetime I observed such wondrous progress in plant evolution that I look forward optimistically to a healthy, happy world… — Luther Burbank
Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and… — Madeleine Albright
Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle. — Edmund Burke
It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. — Edmund Burke
Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial… — Edmund Burke
America is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to… — George H. W. Bush
I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system. — George W. Bush
If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign. — George W. Bush
I don't believe you outsource your convictions and principles to people. — Jeb Bush
It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics. — Robert Byrd
Well, as I said, you know the issue of Greek debt, they've grasped the principle of debt reduction. I think most people would argue that… — Vince Cable
Whether you were talking about Pillsbury, Burger King, Godfather's, the National Restaurant Association, in each one of those situations, I had a daunting problem that… — Herman Cain
To abandon oneself to principles is really to die - and to die for an impossible love which is the contrary of love. — Albert Camus

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