Principles Quotes

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Every branch of human knowledge, if traced up to its source and final principles, vanishes into mystery. — Arthur Machen
We will stand on principle or we will not stand at all. — Margaret Thatcher
From the point of view of logic, my report on 'Exclusion principle and quantum mechanics' has no conclusion. I believe that it will only be… — Wolfgang Pauli
Well, our friend Dirac, too, has a religion, and its guiding principle is: 'There is no God and Dirac is His prophet.' — Wolfgang Pauli
What makes the theory of relativity so acceptable to physicists in spite of its going against the principle of simplicity is its great mathematical beauty.… — Paul Dirac
There is little difference between the Zulu warrior who smeared bis body with lion's fat and the modern woman who dabs hers with expensive perfume.… — Tom Robbins
Legalized abortion is a national holocaust; an affront to our national character; a contradiction of established principles subscribed to from the beginning of Western Civilization;… — Chuck Baldwin
Weâ€™re long on high principles and short on simple human understanding. — Vernor Vinge
Since the age of 15 poetry has been my ruling passion and I have never intentionally undertaken any task or formed any relationship that seemed… — Robert Graves
The way I see it, when you put the uniform on, in effect you sign a contract. And you don't back out of a contract… — Pat Barker
Art is actually based on the notion that if you would really celebrate an idea or a principle, you must think, you must plan, you… — Maya Deren
Strengthening the role the United Nations can play...will require serious examination of the need to extend into the international arena the rule of law and… — Maurice Strong
I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct). — Rutherford B. Hayes
The Jews are one of the principle forces attempting to lead the U.S. into the war. The Jews greatest danger to this country lies in… — Charles Lindbergh
Hope consists in asserting that there is at the heart of being, beyond all data, beyond all inventories and all calculations, a mysterious principle which… — Gabriel Marcel
I wanted them to be diverse. The whole underlying principle of the X-Men was to try to be an anti-bigotry story to show there's good… — Stan Lee
I am an idealist. I often feel I would like to be an artist in an ivory tower. Yet it is imperative that I speak… — W. Eugene Smith
It is a universal principle that you get more of what you think about, talk about, and feel strongly about. — Jack Canfield
All you have to do is DECIDE what you want. BELIEVE you DESERVE IT, and PRACTICE the success PRINCIPLES. — Jack Canfield
The principle factor in my success has been an absolute desire to draw constantly. I never decided to be an artist. Simply, I couldn't stop… — Winsor McCay

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