Principles Quotations | Page 10

No government can be maintained without the principle of fear as well as duty.

TCP implementations will follow a general principle of robustness: be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others.

This principle of unity of the whole along with respect for individual differences is symbolized in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle.

Even an evil man can have principles—he can be true to his own evil, which is not always so easy.

There is no principle involved in my holdout. Only money.

Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle, should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person’s eyes.

If a person trains his mind to walk in the spirit, and brings his whole mind to bear upon its operations, and upon the principles of faith which are calculated to put him in possession of the power of God, how much greater will be his faculties for obtaining knowledge. . . .

True love is a high and holy principle, altogether different in character from that love which is awakened by impulse and which suddenly dies when severely tested.

It is a universal principle that whenever one refuses to use his God-given powers, these powers decay and perish.

a successful politician does not have convictions; he has emotions.

Too much principle is often more harmful than too little.

convictions ... are always getting in the way of opportunities.

A democracy in the Middle East must be more than a democracy in name only - it must live out its principles.

Ruthless, greedy, tyrannical, disreputable... they have had one principle worth all the rest, the principle of delight!

As we look for humor, seek for the eternal perspective, understnd the principle of compensation, and draw near to our Heavenly Father, we can endure heardship and trial.

I assure the ex servicemen that One Rank One Pension has been accepted in principle but it is in talks. We want to get a solution which is acceptable to all. Discussions have come to the final leg, we hope for a positive result.

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.

In practice, such trifles as contradictions in principle are easily set aside; the faculty of ignoring them makes the practical man.

Tintoretto attempted to fill the line of Michelangelo with color, without tracing its principle.

The movement of the emitters of the spectral lines may be deduced on the basis of the Doppler principle.

False principles, which correspond with the bad as well as with the just aspirations of mankind, are a normal and necessary element in the social life of nations.

To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life.

As in the experimental sciences, truth cannot be distinguished from error as long as firm principles have not been established through the rigorous observation of facts.

A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle.

A new principle is an inexhaustible source of new views.

I stand on principle where many people stand on money.

As a guiding principle I believe that every poem must be its own sole freshly created universe, and therefore have no belief n 'tradition' or a common myth-kitty or casual allusions in poems to other poems or poets, which last I find unpleasantly like the talk of literary understrappers letting you see they know the right people.

Companies that model best practices, that model the most upstanding principles, end up as the most profitable. It's not a trade of profits versus principles.

Freedom can be preserved only if it is treated as a supreme principle which must not be sacrificed for particular advantages.

The principle that the end justifies the means is in individualist ethics regarded as the denial of all morals. In collectivist ethics it becomes necessarily the supreme rule.

There exists no third principle for the organisation of the economics process which can be rationally chosen to achieve any desirable ends, in addition to either a functioning market in which nobody can conclusively determine how well-off particular groups or individuals will be, or a central direction where a group organised for power determines it.

The task of the political philosopher can only be to influence public opinion, not to organize people for action. He will do so effectively only if he is not concerned with what is now politically possible but consistently defends the "general principles which are always the same." In this sense I doubt whether there can be such a thing as a conservative political philosophy. Conservatism may often be a useful practical maxim, but it does not give us any guiding principles which can influence long-range developments.

The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which we know the principle.

An intolerant sect has no right to complain when it is denied an equal liberty. ... A person's right to complain is limited to principles he acknowledges himself.

The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance.

At best the principles that economists have supposed the choices of rational individuals to satisfy can be presented as guidelines for us to consider when we make our decisions.

When the basic structure of society is publicly known to satisfy its principles for an extended period of time, those subject to these arrangements tend to develop a desire to act in accordance with these principles and to do their part in institutions which exemplify them

The principles which men profess on any controverted subject are usually a very incomplete exponent of the opinions they really hold.

The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy, is what requires to be booted out; not any particular manifestation of that principle.

It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles.

Demand the ballot as the undeniable right of every man who is called to the poll, and take special care that the old constitutional rule and principle, by which majorities alone shall decide in Parliamentary elections, shall not be violated.

Where did this commandment come from in relation to polygamy? It also came from God... When I see any of our people, men or women, opposing a principle of this kind... I consider them apostates.

According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men.

It's that kind of attitude when we talk about getting better. How do we get better? We get better in the mind. We have a veteran team, they know how to do it. We stay disciplined with our defense and our principles and we make this kind of covenant with each other that we're going to defend.

It's one of the fundamental principles of democracy, that sunlight is the best disinfectant.

It is unacceptable from the viewpoint of the principles of free trade and open markets, ... The U.S. market is open and Japan's is closed. The world financial markets recognized this. It's too bad the WTO does not.

There's a misconception about Barack Obama as a former constitutional law professor. First of all, there are plenty of professors who are 'legal relativists.' They tend to view legal principles as relative to whatever they're trying to achieve.

'Economics for Everybody' begins with understanding God's principles for organizing His creation and what that means for us as creatures and stewards.

That is a possibility. The prime minister said providing assistance to a Palestinian government that doesn't commit to those principles ... would be difficult.

That is a precedent entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis like any other precedent of the court.

They have certain principles they use when evaluating communities such as transportation systems and population but they haven't really figured in (defense) facilities.

They (North Korea) introduced some elements that are not in the agreed principles

They know Kerry (will not bow) to their corporate interests, so they're willing to break journalistic principles to try and stop him.

There were things that we did were taught because of the biblical principles.

The public is more easily swayed by persons than by principles.

The principles and doctrines of the priesthood are sublime and supernal. The more we study the doctrine and potential and apply the practical purpose of the priesthood, the more our souls will be expanded and our understanding enlarged, and we will see what the Lord has in store for us.

The principles are clear and explicit. The free market is fine for the third world and its growing counterpart at home. Mothers with dependent children can be sternly lectured on the need for self-reliance, but not dependent executives and investors, please. For them, the welfare state must flourish.

The principles of the common law, standing alone, in my opinion compel the exclusion of third-party torture evidence as unreliable, unfair, offensive to ordinary standards of humanity and decency and incompatible with the principles which should animate a tribunal seeking to administer justice.

The principles of the good society call for a concern with an order of being -- which cannot be proved existentially to the sense organs -- where it matters supremely that the human person is inviolable, that reason shall regulate the will. . .

The principles that should guide American foreign policy are simple: the world is safer when America leads, only strength ensures peace and freedom, and America must stand with its allies and challenge its adversaries.

We will stick to the fundamental principles of 'peaceful reunification' and 'one country, two systems,' as well as the eight-point proposal for the current stage of efforts to develop Cross-Straits relations and advance the process of peaceful national reunification,

We expect markets to focus, as usual, on headline hiring and the jobless rate. Whether these figures should be judged according to the usual principles is less clear, however.

It's about carrying the principles you learn into your life, 24-7.

It was a well run race. It was a race of enthusiasm and energy and commitment to principles to which we all have a good subscription. ... I feel that in the process I have been provided an even more keenly honed opportunity to learn and understand the needs and the interests of this majority.

It's a declaration of widely shared values and common goals. It sets forth fundamental ethical principles for protecting the environment, building a strong community locally and globally, and a sustainable way of life. It's an expression of hope and a call to action.

We have a chance to get a joint document of principles tomorrow.

We will be in wait-and-see mode until the formation of the new Palestinian government. There will be a reaffirmation of our existing principles and I do not expect any alteration of that line.

We cannot create artificiality, we cannot evade the principles of the floating exchange rate.

We fully understand the principles of supply and demand,

We fully understand the principles of supply and demand. But it is difficult to see this as anything other than a $14 billion cash grab by the oil industry that is pouring salt into the wounds of a global crisis.

We want to formulate a new framework and new principles. Principles need to emerge.

Abbas expressed his sorrow that the cabinet ignored the principles Abbas stressed in his letter of commission.

It's an initiative that had been taken without consulting the (quartet) partners (United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations), but it is within the framework of goals and principles we fixed for ourselves.

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

It's hard to reconcile the scientific principles of freedom of exploration, testing hypotheses and evaluating evidence with the tyrannical rhetoric coming from some scientific elites who want to squelch the teaching of intelligent design alongside evolutionary theory.

This logic represents a fundamental challenge to the principles on which, however imperfectly, world peace and stability have rested for the last 58 years, ... My concern is that, if it were adopted, it could set precedents that resulted in a proliferation of the unilateral and lawless use of force, with or without credible justification.

They receive them based on their quality systems, which means that they would have shown strict adherence to certain principles over a period of time.

They're really applying the principles of entrepreneurial management even if they're not making a profit.

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,

If diffraction or interference phenomena were to be sought it was therefore necessary, in accordance with the basic principles of wave theory, to select for the test arrangement far smaller decisive dimensions than those employed in corresponding tests with visible light.

I am outraged that a House member has tried through this provision to breach the traditional confidentiality of individual Americans' tax returns. There is no reason for this measure, and this last-minute act violates all principles of judgment and common sense.

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?

I believed then, and I believe now, that people who will not surrender their principles to assure their popularity can get things done,

I chose to deal with the science of cryptography. Cryptography began in mathematics. Codes were developed, even from Caesar's time, based on number theory and mathematical principles. I decided to use those principles and designed a work that is encoded.

I could give countless further examples that show why the honorable institution of the Academy deserves our support and gratitude. I believe that to have the Academy censor films based on their content and message would only serve to weaken this institution, which has flourished on the principles of freedom of expression and on a profound belief in the integrity of its members to vote and decide what films are truly deserving of recognition.

I call that mind free which is not passively framed by outward circumstances, which is not swept away by the torrent of events, which is not the creature of accidental impulse, but which bends events to its own improvement, and acts from an inward spring, from immutable principles which it has deliberately espoused.

I am my own man. I governed as a conservative, and I govern effectively. And the net effect was, during my eight years, 1.3 million jobs were created. We left the state better off because I applied conservative principles in a purple state the right way, and people rose up.

The knowledge that mankind needs is not the way or principle which has an absolute existence, but the particular truths for here and now and for particular individuals. Absolute truth is imaginary, abstract, vague, without evidence, and cannot be demonstrated.

There are no principles; there are only events. There is no good and bad, there are only circumstances.

I come from the branding business, and these are the sort of the core principles of the business.

Of the eternal corporeal substance (which is not producible ex nihilo , nor reducible ad nihilum , but rarefiable, condensable, formable, arrangeable, and "fashionable") the composition is dissolved, the complexion is changed, the figure is modified, the being is altered, the fortune is varied, only the elements remaining what they are in substance, that same principle persevering which was always the one material principle, which is the true substance of things, eternal, ingenerable and incorruptible.

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.

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.

I work very much on the principle that anything created by mankind has mischief and error hardwired into its inception.

In studying mathematics or simply using a mathematical principle, if we get the wrong answer in sort of algebraic equation, we do not suddenly feel that there is an anti-mathematical principle that is luring us into the wrong answers.

In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: consumer spending, business investment and exports and trade.

I am a man of principle, and one of my basic principles is flexibility.

Preaching nonviolence on principle reproduces the existing institutionalized violence.

The range of socially permissible and desirable satisfaction is greatly enlarged, but through this satisfaction, the Pleasure Principle is reduced deprived of the claims which are irreconcilable with the established society. Pleasure, thus adjusted, generates submission.

I have been very consistent over the course of my entire life. I have always fought for the same values and principles.