Principles Quotes

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The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political idea is as he has of the principles of counterpoint.… — John Jay Chapman
The body of the Earth, large, sluggish and inapt for motion, is not to be disturbed by movement (especially three movements), any more than the… — Tycho Brahe
All religions have honored the beggar. For he proves that in a matter at the same time as prosaic and holy, banal and regenerative as… — Walter Benjamin
I had to really do some studying and examination of my own songwriting and I realized that, there's not a formula by any stretch of… — Andy Wilkinson
While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing with people. — Stephen Covey
Listening is a prerequisite for action. Listening is a principle for living Jewishly in a globalised world — Ruth Messinger
The United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)....Yes the principles of the United Nations Charter are worth… — Colin Powell
How many of my basic principles were upset by this change in my attitude toward the Christian Social movement! My views with regard to anti-Semitism… — Adolf Hitler
The possibility of reduced-time interstellar travel either by advanced extraterrestrial civilizations at present or ourselves in the future, is not fundamentally constrained by physical principles. — Unknown Author
If I simply live the principles that appear to be truth for me, I will touch the lives of those I am destined to touch. — Marlo Morgan
The sensual and spiritual are linked together by a mysterious bond, sensed by our emotions, though hidden from our eyes. To this double nature of… — Wilhelm von Humboldt
They said we were soft, that we would not fight, that we could not win. We are not a warlike nation. We do not go… — Harry S. Truman
I am often mad, but I would hate to be nothing but mad: and I think I would lose what little value I may have… — Elwyn Brooks White
The principle of majority rule is the mildest form in which the force of numbers can be exercised. It is a pacific substitute for civil… — Walter Lippmann
As the war was just in its origin and necessary and noble in its objects, we can reflect with a proud satisfaction that in carrying… — James Madison
The creative principle [of science] resides in mathematics. — Albert Einstein
My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the… — Albert Einstein
In matters of trust and justice there can be no distinction between big problems and small, for the general principles which determine the conduct of… — Albert Einstein
This has been a long and tiring battle for 10 years. And I'm glad it's finally resolved. My principles and reputation as a creative artist… — Irene Cara
When listening to the sound material, we metamorphose the inside into an outside. This notion of metamorphosis is one of the principles that leads the… — Bernard Parmegiani
This is not going away. At this point of unimaginable threats on the horizon, this is what hope looks like. In these times of a… — Tim DeChristopher
I'm a painter. I'm still a painter and I will die a painter. Everything that I have developed has to do with extending visual principles… — Carolee Schneemann
I stand on principle where many people stand on money. — Paula Abdul
Let me tell you what justice is. Justice is the law. And that man's feeble attempt to lay down the principles of deceny. — Morgan Freeman
Believe it or not the war on Iraq is based on a sound scientific principle, The bee hive principle. Which clearly states that if you… — John Oliver

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