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I'm prepared to win and I'm prepared to lose, but I'm not prepared to sell out my principles,

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.

I'm quite sure that if President Ahtisaari does go to Belgrade, he will carry a firm message that he's not there to negotiate, that he's there to obtain from Milosevic an unambiguous, clear and verifiable pledge that Belgrade is willing not simply to accept the principles of the G-8 but to put them into practice.

In repudiating extremism, we need to recommit ourselves to a few common-sense principles that should transcend partisan differences.

in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture.

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.

In the face of implacable opposition from some of the most vocal critics in Britain, and at the grave and constant risk of personal unpopularity, you have courageously revived, defended and sustained the most humane principles of British and American architecture and town making,

In the end, he refused to commit to upholding the core principles of Roe.

In the first two games, we went against all the principles that coaches taught us in practice. This time, we just did a better job of clamping down and making sure they didn't get a lot of open shots.

Instruct the women of the village in the basic principles of child health,chile-care and child training.When health fails, people become despondent and even desperate.

If you peel back the layers of anti-reform rhetoric coming from some in the education establishment, it is clear that Americans continue to support the key principles of NCLB, and rightly so,

In this particular case, you have a man who, from the criminal law standpoint, has more criminal law experience than any justice in history, certainly more than any on the current court. Judges should not be concerned about ideology. They ought to be concerned about the principles of law that they should uphold.

No industry should be threatened by 'junk' lawsuits based not on established legal principles but driven by extreme political agendas. This legislation restores and reaffirms the common-sense notion that no manufacturer should be held liable for the criminal misuse of its products. We are pleased that the House of Representatives has passed this important reform measure.

I indicated that the government wants dialogue with the commission to clear the air on a broad range of issues as it pertains to Zimbabwe. The commission is now in the habit of refusing audience with Zimbabwe, and this is contrary to the rules and principles of natural justice.

Sun Microsystems is built on the principles of openness and innovation. We've contributed more code to the open source community than any other company on earth and we're committed to furthering its future. I believe that we in the technology industry have a responsibility to remove the barriers to participation on the network and help fuel innovation and economic opportunity -- and I believe open source helps us reach that goal.

Taking into consideration Lenin's will and wishes of his family, we must bury his body according to all principles of human morality, although we should find an appropriate time for it.

stick to our principles and set reasonable goals for ourselves.

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.

The new Constitution is founded on the principles of the protection of human rights on the one hand, and the renunciation of war on the other.

Is the universe 'elegant,' as Brian Greene tells us? Not as far as I can tell, not the usual laws of particle physics, anyway. I think I might find the universal principles of String Theory most elegant - if I only knew what they were.

Not everyone who wears a beard or is a Muslim is a terrorist. This unspeakable act was one of ignominy which totally ran counter to the principles of Islam.

Nevertheless, in order to imbue civilization with sound principles and enliven it with the spirit of the gospel, it is not enough to be illumined with the gift of faith and enkindled with the desire of forwarding a good cause. For this end it is necessary to take an active part in the various organizations and influence them from within. And since our present age is one of outstanding scientific and technical progress and excellence, one will not be able to enter these organizations and work effectively from within unless he is scientifically competent, technically capable and skilled in the practice of his own profession.

absolutely not bend under foreign pressure on principles concerning national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Allowing broadband carriers to control what people see and do online would fundamentally undermine the principles that have made the Internet such a success.

All principles of antitrust law are court made, so we need to be as clear as possible.

The no voters were likely driven by an allegiance to their cause and a refusal to sacrifice their principles for a few dollars. The results indicate there are more of the latter, so we should not expect an end to the strike anytime soon.

It's settled as a precedent of the court, entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis,

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.

Existing rules and principles can give us our present location, our bearings, our latitude and longitude. The inn that shelters for the night is not the journey's end. The law, like the traveler, must be ready for the morrow. It must have a principle of growth.

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.

It's ironic he would die on the same day his principles were upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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.

It will always be considered a praiseworthy undertaking to urge the most obstinate and incredulous to abide by the principles that impel men to live in society. There are, therefore, three distinct classes of vice and virtue: the religious, the natural, and the political. These three classes should never be in contradiction with one another.

His conclusion is contrary to virtually everything I've seen in my 17 year history of commercial free/open source solutions. I believe that the effect of open source on the proprietary vendors is a force 1,000 times more powerful than the force of proprietary principles on the open source community.

Illegal arms dealers are getting away with murder on a daily basis. Embargoes must be strengthened but even then they will remain a blunt instrument. They are often imposed by the UN Security Council on the basis of politics rather than principles and are usually deployed too late to save lives. The world urgently needs an Arms Trade Treaty if we're to stop weapons getting into the wrong hands .

If you said in 1995 that Ventura would fully embrace the principles of smart growth, you would have been laughed out of the room, ... But that's exactly what we're seeing today.

I hope my greatest contribution will be to try to extract principles of truth that will cause us to live our lives in a more effective way and to advance Jesus' purpose in the world.

In the name of national security, the Bush administration has eroded the rule of law and the system of checks and balances in the United States, both fundamental principles in any democracy. In our America, we will not tolerate illegal spying or torture. The ACLU calls on the Human Rights committee to join us in our effort to hold the U.S. government accountable.

If I've learned any one lesson from life, it's this: If you don't stand for something, you will stand for anything.

Buy your fair-trade coffee beans by all means, but don't assume fair-trade principles govern the conditions of the men who fetch it to you. You would be mistaken.

Anybody who witnesses the suffering of animals and has a glimmer of hope of reducing that suffering can't take the position that it's all or nothing. We have to be pragmatic. Screw the principle.

Let it be a settled principle ...that men's salvation, if saved, is wholly of God; and that man's ruin, if lost, is wholly of himself.

Such true worship will stand the test of Christ's great principle, “By their fruits you shall know them”. It sanctifies the Christian's life, and makes them walk with God, lifting them above fear and love of the world. It enables a Christian to show God to other folks. Such worship comes from heaven, and has the mark of God upon it.

Too many Americans live by Republican principles of faith, family, hope and opportunity, but vote for Democrats out of sheer habit.

Comedy itself is based upon very old principles of which I can readily name seven. They are, in short: the joke, exaggeration, ridicule, ignorance, surprise, the pun, and finally, the comic situation.

I don't think that I would characterize what's going on in Iran as a democratic system, ... I don't think I would say that it fits the principles that I've just indicated. I think there are an awful lot of people in Iran who feel that that small group of clerics that determine what takes place in that country is not their idea of how they want to live their lives.

I don't know how someone who has tried to make his entire career be based upon principles could turn around and switch parties overnight.

The principles always work if you work the principles.

Gary stood by his principles, and he's going to continue to stand by his principles. And if they take his committees away, they take his committees away,

He said that I had to stay on this. He was very adamant about his position on it. We're all going to be at the services, but we cannot forget the principles and integrity and what he stood for. He did it and now it's what every other league is trying to do.

The love of truth, virtue, and the happiness of mankind are specious pretexts, but not the inward principles that set divines at work; else why should they affect to abuse human reason, to disparage natural religion, to traduce the philosophers as they universally do?

I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it.

it is not necessary to accept everything as true, one must only accept it as necessary.' 'A melancholy conclusion,' said K. 'It turns lying into a universal principle.

For a physicist mathematics is not just a tool by means of which phenomena can be calculated, it is the main source of concepts and principles by means of which new theories can be created.

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.

These two statements are contradictory. If you can support the principles behind a program, how can you not support a program? It's like a pound cake without the butter.

Whenever there is a conflict between universal principles and self-interest, self-interest is likely to prevail.

Back of every noble life there are principles that have fashioned it.

The United States is a Christian nation founded upon Christian principles and beliefs.

Policy and politics generally go contrary to principle.

The principle of subordination is the great bond of union and harmony through the universe.

We are now going through a period of demolition. In morals, in social life, in politics, in medicine, and in religion there is a universal upturning of foundations. But the day of reconstruction seems to be looming, and now the grand question is: Are there any sure and universal principles that will evolve a harmonious system in which we shall all agree?

It is necessary for us to understand that the only Active Principle is Spirit.

Mind exists as a Principle in the universe, just as electricity exists as a principle.

Approval by all the sides of a joint document on the principles and ways leading to the demilitarization of the Korean Peninsula ... would mean a success of the fourth round's continuation,

Another way to understand this opposition of principles and practical obstacles is to speak of statistics and dynamics.

The forefathers of the United States were children of religious bigotry and persecution, and, as a result, fled Britain to create a new approach to life and government. They valued intellect and education. In fact, they outlined the principles of the United States' democracy to establish intellectual freedom from the Church.

The future of Kyrgyzstan should be decided by the people of Kyrgyzstan, consistent with the principles of peaceful change, of dialogue and respect for the rule of law.

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,

The court's sentence contrasts with the principles of civil justice and is a worrying signal. It is a backward-looking ruling that strikes at ... the civil conscience of women and of the whole country.

The four quarters I like. The 24-second clock, if you're going to do that you've got to make some adjustments on the defensive end. I still think we've got to stick to our principles and what got us where we are, and that's good team play. It's going to be interesting, it's going to speed up the game a lot.

The fundamental principles of prosperity in every country are so well understood that they need but little if any discussion. They are so simple that with the proper cooperative action the American people collectively can easily place this wonderful country of ours in the position that it is so well qualified to hold among the nations of the world.

The Harvard Crimson did such a good job defending me when I was in trouble, I have full confidence that it can defend the institutional principles of the Ivy League.

All faiths are inter-related and mutually indebted to each other for the principles they teach, and the disciplines they recommended. 

The EU ignores the fact that 98 per cent of shoe manufacturers are funded by private and foreign capital. Refusing to grant market economy treatment to Chinese shoe makers is a discriminatory action violating the principles of fair trade.

The union has very painful choices, but it's managed to preserve important principles in a very turbulent environment. At the end of the day, UAW retirees will still have paid health benefits. Less than before but far more than most Americans have.

The key for us is to not deviate from our principles of play. To date, we have done a wonderful job of possessing the ball and have played team defense.

The enthusiastic response of users of the first two editions confirms the success of this philosophy. Principles of Economics, 3rd Edition, embracing the 'less is more' approach, is the most carefully thought-out and well-executed text available.

The Madison Freedom Award was created to honor individuals instrumental in upholding the principles instilled in this country by the founding fathers. This year, we celebrate two excellent citizens that have made education through art and culture a central part of their endeavors. Tiffany & Co.'s 'Pyramid in Crystal' appropriately symbolizes the enduring strength of the constitution as well as the legacy of The Madison Freedom Award recipients.

The Maoist movement must abandon the use of violence as a political instrument and commit itself to the principles of democracy thereby creating conditions for joining the political mainstream.

Ah, I fancy it is just the same with most of what you call your ''emancipation.'' You have read yourself into a number of new ideas and opinions. You have got a sort of smattering of recent discoveries in various fields -- discoveries that seem to overthrow certain principles which have hitherto been held impregnable and unassailable. But all this has only been a matter of intellect, Miss West -- superficial acquisition. It has not passed into your blood.

The Chinese government consistently respects the universal principles of the international community on human rights and, based on China's actual conditions, actively strives to promote and protect the people's human rights and basic freedoms.

The central claim of the book is that effective analytic designs entail turning thinking principles into seeing principles.

The commission expects Microsoft to respect the principles established by the March 2004 decision when designing and implementing Vista.

The concept of using forced labor as a punishment is against the accepted international human rights principles embodied in many international instruments,

Let's talk of a system that transforms all the social organisms into a work of art, in which the entire process of work is included... something in which the principle of production and consumption takes on a form of quality. It's a Gigantic project.

One of the guiding principles of Altuzarra is that fashion can be transformative, changing not just the way you look, but also the way you feel. By partnering with Target, we hope to bring that same experience to a much broader range of women.

Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.

Aikido is the principle of non-resistance. Because it is non-resistant, it is victorious from the beginning. Those with evil intentions or contentious thoughts are instantly vanquished. Aikido is invincible because it contends with nothing.

All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you.

The DA is not only misleading voters by creating the impression that a vote for the FF Plus helps the ANC, but it also undermines the constitutional principles of proportional representation and multi-party democracy.

The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.

The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other.

You don't have to be a Christian to work at Chick-fil-A, but we ask you to base your business on biblical principles because they work.

This heinous crime runs counter to all the principles that Syria holds... and was against Syrian interests.

In the polling booth narrow self interest wins out over lofty principles.

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.

If we are one in purpose, spirit, principle and faith, then it doesn't really matter if we are always of the same opinion. Opinions change and can be easily altered by time, experience, and circumstance. But principles, purposes, spirituality, and faith are enduring values that can bind us as one despite disagreement or dispute.

The love for work needs to be re-enthroned in our lives. Every family should have a plan for work that touches the life of each family member so that this eternal principle will be ingrained in their lives.

Quality is my principle and qualified is my attitude.