Principles Quotes

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What the local politicians actually meant was that they hoped to claim the land in the name of the public and then make the usual… — Michael Moorcock
The ideals of the party were close to me, and I have tried to adhere to those principles all my life. In essence, they are… — Valentina Tereshkova
The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly, that… — Charles Hodge
I've always taken that as my guiding principle and the rest is just set dressing. You can have dragons in it, or aliens and starships,… — George R. R. Martin
Odonianism is anarchism. Not the bomb-in-the-pocket stuff, which is terrorism, whatever name it tries to dignify itself with, not the social-Darwinist economic 'libertarianism' of the… — Ursula K. Le Guin
It's not that I'm against nudity. I'm German, I'm very open, in Germany they lay in the park naked. It's just the principle. — Claudia Schiffer
Politics is about winning. If you don?t win, you don?t get to put your principles into practice. Therefore, find a way to win, or sit… — David Horowitz
As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom. — Anthony Kennedy
For as long as I can remember, I have been inspired by the achievement of our Founding Fathers. They set forth principles that have endured… — Sonia Sotomayor
Life is infinite energy coupled with limitless creative imagination. It is the invisible essence and substance of every visible form. Its nature is goodness, truth,… — Ernest Holmes
I think white gay people feel cheated because they were born, in principle, in a society in which they were supposed to be safe. The… — James A. Baldwin
I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.… — James A. Baldwin
People who have been wronged will attempt to right the wrong; they would not be people if they didn't. They can rarely afford to be… — James A. Baldwin
You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear. — Abdul Kalam
...it's easier to hold to your principles 100% of the time than it is to hold to them 98% of the time. — Clayton Christensen
The first principles of the universe are atoms and empty space; everything else is merely thought to exist. — Democritus
Conversion is not a repairing of the old building, but it takes all down and erects a new structure. It is not the sewing on… — Joseph Alleine
Anybody who witnesses the suffering of animals and has a glimmer of hope of reducing that suffering can't take the position that it's all or… — Ingrid Newkirk
All things are in flux; the flux is subject to a unifying measure or rational principle. This principle (logos, the hidden harmony behind all change)… — Heraclitus
The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form. — Jefferson Davis

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