Tenets Quotes

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Until quite recently I've been wholly cut off from [the Shias] because their tenets forbid them to look upon an unveiled woman and my tenets… — Gertrude Bell
Buddhism is a path of supreme optimism, for one of its basic tenets is that no human life or experience is to be wasted or… — Taitetsu Unno
But for you to make this move would reveal the two fundamental tenets of true atheism. One: There is no God. Two: I hate Him. — Douglas Wilson
To complete the rout of traditionalists, in America an impression began to arise that the new industrial and acquisitive interests are the conservative interest, that… — Russell Kirk
And when I met Cecil Taylor it was a complete transformation of musical identities. All the tenets that I had grown up with were thrown… — Archie Shepp
I accept people for who they are and love them. That doesn't mean I have to agree or that I have to turn my back… — Ed Gillespie
Now comes what I perhaps inflatedly call my philosophy of knitting. Like many philosophies, it is hard to express in a few words. Its main… — Elizabeth Zimmermann
If, anywhere, brethren of a particular religious belief have been excluded from this Degree [18Â° Knight Rose Croix], it merely shows how gravely the purposes… — Albert Pike
Sects differ more in name than tenets. — Honore de Balzac
If you agree with some tenets of Objectivism, but disagree with others, do not call yourself an Objectivist; give proper authorship credit for the parts… — Ayn Rand
What it comes down to is I don't mind if Superman kills people because he has no reason not to kill people. I know that… — Max Landis
If a sect arises whose tenets would subvert morals, good sense has fair play and reasons and laughs it out of doors without suffering the… — Thomas Jefferson
I cling to the basic set of tenets laid out in Tom Wolfe's 'New Journalism' - to get out there like the great French novelists… — Peter York
The Augustinian doctrine of the damnation of unbaptized infants and the Calvinistic doctrine of reprobation . . . surpass in atrocity any tenets that have… — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
The continuous disasters of man's history are mainly due to his excessive capacity and urge to become identified with a tribe, nation, church or cause,… — Arthur Koestler
I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself.… — Michael J. Fox
The transfer is a monumental occasion as the Iraqi people take control of their government and their future and forge ahead with creating a society… — Jim Gerlach
After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation. This position doesn't require any religious denomination to alter any of its… — Tim Johnson
One of my favorite philosophical tenets is that people will agree with you only if they already agree with you. You do not change people's… — Frank Zappa
The Roman Catholic Church and its rituals were so much part of life that, although my parents would often question a small matter of dogma… — Colm Toibin

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