I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.
Oscar Wilde
No politician has ever yet been able to rule his country, nor has any country ever yet been able to face the world, upon the principles of the Sermon on the Mount.
Frederick Scott Oliver
Men have laid down the rules and definitions by which the world is run, and one of the objects of their definitions is woman.
Sally Kempton
'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
Thomas Paine
It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm.
Florence Nightingale
When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Otto von Bismarck
When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty.
Charles Evans Hughes
Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more.
William Henry Harrison
Our differences are politics. Our agreements are principles.
William Mckinley
I would rather be an opportunist and float than go to the bottom with my principles around my neck.
Stanley Baldwin
There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship.
Mark Twain
The habit of intellectual principles without reasons is called faith.
Friedrich Nietzsche
I don't like principles. I prefer prejudices.
Oscar Wilde
And, sir, when we think of eternity, and of the future consequences of all human conduct, what is there in this life that should make any man contradict the dictates of his conscience, the principles of justice, the laws of religion, and of God?
William Wilberforce
One of the most basic principles for making and keeping peace within and between nations. . . is that in political, military, moral, and spiritual confrontations, there should be an honest attempt at the reconciliation of differences before resorting to combat.
Jimmy Carter
Liberty, equality - bad principles! The only true principle for humanity is justice; and justice to the feeble is protection and kindness.
Henri Frederic Amiel
General principles should not be based on exceptional cases.
Robert J. Sawyer
Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.
John Adams
Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.
Alan Watts
Our program offers young children in the church and the community a loving and educational Christian environment where they cannot only develop a strong educational foundation but also build Christian principles, attitudes and character traits.
Tim Richardson
Action based only on principles isn't always good even if it feels good.
John Chancellor
Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
George Jean Nathan
We have agreed on the principles of the visit.
Bill Rammell
What experience and history teaches us is that people and governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law.
Stockwell Day
On the one hand, we understand the basic principles of freedom of expression. On the other hand, as Muslims, we do feel offended when the insult goes to the root of Islam, Muhammad himself.
Radwan Masmoudi
I attribute this description of us as courageous, which Commander Castro has so generously made, to the courageous position that Mexico has always held in its foreign policy, in defense of the principles of sovereignty.
Rosario Green
Principles are at the foundation of this. We need to know that they will act responsibly.
Muzzy Rosenblatt
Fundamentally, you can say we have a blank sheet of paper on the table right now, but with the principles and criteria on which we will appoint these people.
Oleh Rybachuk
If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.
Agatha Christie
My fundamental belief there is that we need to be careful as we do our business to ensure that we respect the principles of democracy, which include being open and honest with the press.
Genpeter Pace
Policies are many, Principles are few, Policies will change, Principles never do.
John C. Maxwell
To exchange principles for popularity might be a temptation. It's at the core of populism. We must offer something else.
Kjell Magne Bondevik
I have strong doubts that this organization will be able to transform itself in the near future and abide by the same monitoring principles both in the West and the East.
Nikolai Lozovik
The offense we run is based on Princeton principles. You take what they give you.
Scott Haebe
Motherhood has completely changed me. It's just about like the most completely humbling experience that I've ever had. I think that it puts you in your place because it really forces you to address the issues that you claim to believe in and if you can't stand up to those principles when you're raising a child, forget it.
Diane Keaton
Glory built on selfish principles is shame and guilt.
William Cowper
It was very powerful for our clients. We believe very strongly in what people can do and building on one's strengths. That's really our treatment approach and he modeled those principles.
Jennifer Clark
Abbas expressed his sorrow that the cabinet ignored the principles Abbas stressed in his letter of commission.
Tayeb Abdel Rahim
We run our zone but we use it with man defense principles. Our fundamentals were a big part of our success.
Wardie Sain
We all cherish freedom of speech, but with a reasonable approach and a reasonable use of it. If we come to this, it is a debate. If not, then it is a power struggle. Who is going to win, the Muslim principles or the Western principles?
Tariq Ramadan
Her journalism represents the best principles in the field.
Karen List
There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.
Stephen R. Covey
Habitat and the NAACP have such similar values and principles, that this is a natural partnership. Both are committed to giving people a hand up, to social justice issues, to ensuring that everyone has equal access and opportunity, whether it is to housing or anything else.
Jonathan Reckford
A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
Charles R. Swindoll
The principles now planted in thy bosom will grow, and one day reach maturity; and in that maturity thou wilt find thy heaven or thy hell.
David Thomas
Principles don't mean anything unless they apply to all citizens of this country.
Melvin Watt
New Jersey plays the same way we do. It's a team concept. Everybody touches the ball. The principles are the same.
Tex Winter
It will all be in keeping with Warren's investment philosophies and the principles that he has used to build wealth for so many years.
Andy Heyward
They're really applying the principles of entrepreneurial management even if they're not making a profit.
Josh Lerner
Is it an uphill battle? Absolutely. But important principles are stake.
Mark Berman
It is significant that the countries have agreed on a broad set of principles. But they postponed addressing the hot-potato issues to prevent the talks from collapsing.
Koh Yu Hwan
In the name of the sacred respect of life under Islam and of all humanitarian principles, we appeal to the humanity of the kidnappers for them to save the life of this Frenchman.
Dalil Boubakeur
High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly, make big decisions quickly and move into action immediately. Follow these principles and you can make your dreams come true.
Robert H. Schuller
He has disregarded those principles and shown newly found dictatorial tendencies.
Paul Themba Nyathi
These legal principles apply with equal force in this case.
Justice Joyce Kennard
For the most part, we have an opportunity to go to church and learn the context of Scripture, but we struggle with applying that and putting it into forward action, rather than learning it in principles.
Stephen Lynch
They know Kerry (will not bow) to their corporate interests, so they're willing to break journalistic principles to try and stop him.
Chad Clanton
We have a chance to get a joint document of principles tomorrow.
Alexander Alexeyev
We were tempted by the money, for sure. Everybody would be tempted, ... But it was against our principles.
Phillip Lemarque
Live by your principles. There's an inner voice in you that truly knows what you want, that's why I do what I do.
Marilyn Tam
No shame, no humanity, no morals and no principles.
Prince Abdullah
The fact that the Red Cross is also used in [videogames] which contain strong language and violence is also of concern to us in that they directly conflict with the basic humanitarian principles espoused by the Red Cross movement.
David Pratt
It should be encouraging to you to know that if you are now confronted by any kind of problem, personal or otherwise, there is a way to solve it, and you will find the way as rapidly and as surely as you apply to it the principles of divine truth.
Grenville Kleiser
We've grown because our school has partnered with the family, and we've created an environment that is honoring the Lord. In everything we do, from teaching history to disciplining students, we integrate Godly principles. There's nothing going on in the world that isn't addressed in the Bible.
Judy Davidson
What we're doing here is completely in line with the principles of fair use. We think this will help more users discover their books, and buy their books.
Adam M. Smith
It contributes to it. What do you think politics is, if not arguing about principles?
John Humphrys
Obviously our guys know who a team's best player is, but they don't do anything differently. We just stick with our basic principles, and it's a credit to our guys that they can step up and get it done.
Shane Murphy
The government must not hand the terrorists a victory by taking away long held liberties and principles of justice.
Mark Oaten
I completely agreed with him, ... These are basic human principles, when you're talking about kindness and compassion and the innate desire for happiness. But it still doesn't hurt talking about it ... You never know when it's actually going to sink in and a person is going to implement it in their own lives.
Howard Cutler
Everything Lombardi stood for, everything that the Packers accomplished, all the principles that Lombardi has espoused for the last five years would be tarnished if they lost. He was as crabby and cranky and miserable as I'd ever seen him.
Steve Sabol
The new rules on eligibility conform to two guiding principles: that opening up the championship was based on ability and not on gender and that we kept the field as strong as possible. I would be absolutely delighted to see a woman qualify for the 2006 Open.
Peter Dawson
Katrina has been a good opportunity for us to push the same principles we've been fighting for, ... If they work well, we'll try to apply them nationwide. If they don't, we'll move on to something that does.
Todd Tiahrt
To me, it's just a part of what you do as a citizen of this country, to show your belief in the principles of democracy, ... The Pledge of Allegiance is just a part of that. I think we should spend our time concentrating on those things that help build us up.
Suellen Reed
Kwanzaa is a pan-African celebration of heritage and culture and family and community. The principles and the manner of observing the holiday lift up traditional values that are key to our lives.
Janine Bell
As Christians, we have an obligation and responsibility to abide by the principles of the Bible.
Truett Cathy
DART Adapt was founded on taking traditional marketing methods and principles and applying them online. The feedback loop online is such that you can get almost immediate feedback to drive your optimization.
Brad Bender
We would fight not for the political future of a distant city, rather for principles whose destruction would ruin the possibility of peace and security for the peoples of the earth.
Neville Chamberlain
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
Groucho Marx
This is the best thing that ever happened to the Liberal Party. Now, the entire Filipino nation can tell who among us joined the Liberal Party for political convenience and who joined for principles and conviction.
Franklin Drilon
[Khalilzad acknowledged he was] personally disappointed ... some differences in views on details, but not on the main principles or major issues.
Ibrahim Jafari
If the allegations are true, they certainly would impugn the principles of the Games, but it appears the IOC is looking into that and presumably will take swift and thorough action.
Jerry Shields
Our intent was to conduct a campaign honorably, in compliance with all relevant legal and ethical principles. The campaign was run by good, decent, honorable, talented people and we worked very hard to follow the rules.
Don Fowler
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
Ambrose Bierce
Is committed to principles of freedom of expression and media, as we are sure is the Czech Government.
Jonathan Faull
We intend to support the government if what it asks us to do respects our basic principles and the interests of Quebec. If the government respects those conditions, we will try to let it function for a good while.
Michel Gauthier
Webster is fully committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities for all.
John Carlevatti
Loyalty and respect for contribution do matter. They are principles I seek to uphold.
Simon Crean
She was kind of the outspoken conscience of Philadelphia, Mississippi in the turbulent times. She never backed down from her principles.
Mark Howell
The judge adhered to the basic democratic principles built into the Freedom of Information Act, ... Only an informed public can intelligently decide whether its government is doing a good or a bad job.
Bill Goodman
I never really thought about coaching when I was playing with him. He prepared me for what laid ahead. I found myself in the gym with the girls, running through some of the same drills. The principles he taught me about basketball helped me greatly.
Christina Dahl
We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.
Alexander Mackenzie
Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.
William Feather
Sir, I once knew a young man who, having visited countries where liberty and equality were the rule, then decided to defend these principles in his own country. Do you know what happened to him? ... He was hanged.
Frederick Ii
That is a possibility. The prime minister said providing assistance to a Palestinian government that doesn't commit to those principles ... would be difficult.
William Stairs
Discipline. Determination. Perseverance. My father had very high principles and high morals. Everything with him was black and white.
John Larranaga
Verbal assurances have been given that these principles would be adhered to.
Mark Joseph
Die by your own sword. Live by your principles. ... If you forget what's important to you, you'll be like a cork bobbing on the ocean.
Marilyn Tam
We cannot but be astonished at the ease with which men resign themselves to ignorance about what is most important for them to know; and we may be certain that they are determined to remain invincibly ignorant if they once come to consider it as axiomatic that there are no absolute principles.
Frederic Bastiat
[Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had made a similar point in an April speech.] We live in an age in which the fundamental principles to which we subscribe -- liberty, equality and justice for all -- are encountering extraordinary challenges, ... But it is also an age in which we can join hands with others who hold to those principles and face similar challenges.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
He was very well liked, and he believed in the same morals and principles we all do here. You get a bond with someone like that that is very special.
Tom Killian
She extended those principles of the founding fathers in a way that applies to all of us.
Melvin Watt
The task of a priest, in some respects, may be different today, but the principles upon which Herbert built his life as a priest are of universal application.
Arthur Middleton
Evolution works on the just-good-enough principle. So we want to learn how to mesh advantageous principles from biological systems with the best human engineering to actually build things that are better than nature.
Robert Full
Principles have no real force except when one is well fed.
Mark Twain
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Mark Twain
We believe important principles are at stake. A judge can't tell a newspaper what it can or can't publish and a judge cannot restrict legitimate news gathering activities.
Joe Larsen
I find that principles have no real force except when one is well fed.
Mark Twain
We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.
Mark Twain
I many no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather response to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not.
Jim Elliot
Other countries don't compromise their principles for other people. We should not compromise.
Bill Lawrence
We need to stick to the principles of our defense.
Antonio Graves
Coaching helps you develop your leadership skills, clarify your values and guiding principles and build your reputation.
John G Agno
Drifted so far away form any of the core principles that Democrats consider important.
Brian Jones
To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
I wanted to make my life better, and to do that I had to gain a solid understanding of financial principles.
Michael Fluker
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 the same as in the Ten Commandments in the Bible. I will never change my convictions.
Valentina Tereshkova
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
Benjamin Whichcote
People are alert. I hope the Polish president will not seek to challenge some of the basic principles and values of the EU.
Chris Davies
The public is more easily swayed by persons than by principles.
Rachel Field
Arms is a profession that, if its principles are adhered to for success, requires an officer do what he fears may be wrong, and yet, according to military experience, must be done, if success is to be attained.
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Learn from the earliest days to insure your principles against the perils of ridicule; you can no more exercise your reason if you live in the constant dread of laughter, than you can enjoy your life if you are in the constant terror of death.
Sydney Smith
I know after the game our guys were limping. They were a physical team and their principles are still the same. They still get a lot of second- and third-chance opportunities. We can't let that happen.
Alando Tucker
Demonstrating hostility to a man who hold this or that post has nothing to do with promoting democratic principles.
Alexander Surikov
People who really love Virginia, Independents, Republicans and Democrats have stepped up to support the principles I am fighting for.
Russell Potts
What we must look for here is, first, religious and moral principles; secondly, gentlemanly conduct; thirdly, intellectual ability.
Thomas Arnold
Humanistic values of equality and equal rights for all nations and individuals as crystallized in the principles of the United Nations Charter are mankind's great achievements in the 20th century.
Tran Duc Luong
If one is an optimist, one might be very hopeful that the principles (on how to resolve the nuclear issue) would be agreed upon at the very next round of talks.
James Leach
The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness.
Harry Harrison
She has no vision, no guiding principles for our state. This lack of clear vision and principle is what propels her to be on all sides of many issues, to say one thing, then do another or do nothing.
Len Munsil
Enforced uniformity confounds civil and religious liberty and denies the principles of Christianity and civility. No man shall be required to worship or maintain a worship against his will.
Roger Williams
One good tip is to write down a few basic first aid principles on a piece of paper and leave that next to the telephone or the medicine cabinet.
Susanne Woelk
Will you, my countrymen, the descendants of these men, warmed by their blood, inheriting their language, and having the principles for which they struggled confided to your care, allow them to be violated in your hands?
Joseph Howe
The class action settlement is consistent with the settlement principles announced in connection with our major advertiser settlement program and is intended to treat all advertisers fairly.
John Cruickshank
In the initial planning, I was the main representative in the forming of learning centers and principles that could be incorporated into the Pier Wisconsin center.
Robert Pavlik
Today, the theory of evolution is an accepted fact for everyone but a fundamentalist minority, whose objections are based not on reasoning but on doctrinaire adherence to religious principles.
James D. Watson
Pakistani civilians, including children, were killed. Principles cannot be broken in the name of (fighting) terrorism.
Shahid Shamsi
It has been held to the principles of what Terry wanted. So 25 years is probably just the beginning.
Isadore Sharp
We did it as a last-ditch effort. We don't feel they should get this money, but we want the land back so bad that we're going against our principles. It's just too close to our heart. We can't stand the thought of it going to a developer for a whole bunch of homes.
Jane Redding
We cannot create artificiality, we cannot evade the principles of the floating exchange rate.
Guido Mantega
These are things kids struggle with every day, ... and these comics are a format that will grab their attention, then turn them toward biblical principles and truths.
Tim Wildmon
These discussions are headed in the right direction, and we remain hopeful that the Chinese government will translate these principles into concrete action.
Robert Holleyman
There were things that we did were taught because of the biblical principles.
John Dollar
What we do is architect the Internet, and the Internet is still a pretty rollicking place. We describe different functions that get done and principles by which they work, which is a different way to do architecture.
Fred Baker
The Bible symbolizes the godly principles we use in our company, ... We felt that if we built our company on a godly foundation, God would bless our company.
James Wallace
It is often easier to fight for one's principles that to live up to them.
Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.
'We can study it, we can apply principles of peer-reviewed research, we can do it.' People say, 'Yes, we can figure it out.'
Mary Roach
Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.
J. Donald Walters
The Americans agreed, but on one condition -- that the principles of democracy should be respected.
Saleh Al mutlak
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned. I insist that this shall cease. The country needs repose after all its trials; it deserves repose. And repose can only be found in everlasting principles.
Charles Sumner
These principles have now grown stale and even archaic. Environmentalism is a set of values, not the Ten Commandments. As a value system, it has to compete for adherents.
Hal Rothman
It was heartfelt that they named the school after my father. But there are certain principles that you have to guide your life with, and we just don't cross picket lines.
Paul Chavez
Buildings designed exclusively on scientific principles will depress their occupants and constrain their creativity.
Robert Evans
Our citizens will lose their confidence or trust in the values and principles of the international community, especially if our personal identity is denied.
Boris Trajkovski
The schools are the ones taking on the responsibility of restructuring, and we help set up the principles and model [for them to follow].
Dr. Gerry House
Before Christmas, offensively we were running our stuff really well. But looking at out defense, we've got to get back to the fundamentals and the basic principles of our defense.
Gary Turcott
Each Muslim makes up his own mind about investing. There is no Pope to set guidelines and each Muslim interprets investing in his own way. We have funds that adhere to Islamic principles, but the interpretation is personal.
Nicholas Kaiser
We can establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican very soon if the two principles are accepted. But it is very hard for us to do so if the two principles are violated.
Ye Xiaowen
For right now, we are operating under the correct principles. We hear an awful lot of exceptional cases. This is a big system and there are many ways through it.
Patricia Brennan
Another way to understand this opposition of principles and practical obstacles is to speak of statistics and dynamics.
John Portman
It doesn't look like any real animal, but all of the principles are there.
Robert Full
It is precisely this kind of anti-Christian religious litmus test that many Americans find deeply offensive. Our nation is founded on Judeo-Christian principles which have made it one of the freest nations in the world.
Wendy Wright
We are sorry that the children are hurt, ... We are firm believers in the God almighty ... because of those principles we were led to do certain things.
John Dollar
In the end, he refused to commit to upholding the core principles of Roe.
Debra L. Ness
You don't mess with a man's money; you don't mess with a man's woman; you don't mess with a man's family or his manhood these were a man's principles . . .
Claude Brown
It's realistic. There are common principles in all of the healthy diets - exercise, more fruits and vegetables, cut back on the fats - regardless of who's preparing foods.
Lori Jones
KBR believes that all personnel should be treated with dignity and respect, and we are committed to maintaining a work environment that fosters these principles.
Melissa Norcross
You have to set principles and she's still young, so there's time for the other events.
Patrick Riml
The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done.
Justice Anthony Kennedy
No matter how many outlets are out there, one of the basic principles of P.R. still applies: If you don't tell your story, someone else will.
Chris Ender
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Avram Noam Chomsky
I come from the branding business, and these are the sort of the core principles of the business.
Claiborne Mason
I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota.
Gustave Courbet
He has a quality you don't see in a lot of politicians. He looks at all sides of the issue and then makes a decision based on what he believes is right. He refuses to compromise his principles.
Mark Proctor
I'm really excited about this (discovery). It's based on sound physical principles, and it finally answers the 150-year-old question: What causes the sunspot cycle?
David Hathaway
I believe in reincarnation and communication with the spirits. But I also believe in the founding principles of Marxism-Leninism. Where is it written that you have to be coherent?
Alma Guillermoprieto
These are not friends. These are people who have business with the government. Governor Taft has talked about the principles of ethics in government, but it's unfortunate he chooses not to live by them.
Craig Holman
I think guys are learning defensive principles and where they're supposed to be on the basketball court. So hopefully we can go out there and execute on the defensive end. It's a good challenge for us to see where we are.
Juan Dixon
We need to apply new principles of teaching the skills of automotive manufacturing. This takes us a quantum leap forward.
Keith Bird
This is the most distinctive gift that America has to give. We've been working this for 200 years, and we've earned the right to export it, but we also have international covenants. When something happens, we have the right to speak out on the highest of principles.
Robert Seiple
[The chorus contains a statement of the principles behind the bomb, why it's practical and what it can accomplish.] It doesn't exactly say how to build a nuclear weapon, ... but it is a précis of the science involved.
Peter Sellars
Being out of the Gulf, that's icing on the cake. But results that strong show they have the core principles of underwriting claims very well managed.
Joseph Annotti
The main principles for trout fishing are food and cover. If fish can get under the (ice) shelf and feel protected, they will eat more aggressively.
Adam Grant
We think the right to vote is a fundamental right of shareowners and a pillar of good corporate governance principles.
Anne Stausboll
Our policies are based on the principles of religious doctrines. They are not policies that in any way advocate hatred or unkind treatment of any individuals.
Carri Jenkins
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