Quotes About Principle

The moment that any of us begins to trade principle for approval we give up our power.

The truth is that Robert Johnson wrestled a superb art out of the blues tradition, an art that has appealed to generations of both black and white listeners, an art that is an essential element of the ongoing progression that is the freedom principle in operation. Forget the context, the mysteries, and the lies; those twenty-nine masters represent artistic truth.

To come to be you must have a vision of Being, a Dream, a Purpose, and a Principle. You will become what your vision is. —PETER NIVIO ZARLENGA

If the West believed in something, it would prevail overnight. The problem is you can't beat bad faith with no faith.

Honesty requires Courage and Strength - the reason why you can't expect it from cowards. Honesty is also an expensive proposal, so you mustn't expect it from cheap people. Honesty is therefore limited exclusively to people with Character, Courage and Strength.

The principal mechanism for convergence at the international as well as the domestic level is the diffusion of knowledge.

The third principle is that any philosophic knowledge is only valuable if it is true or if it works.

The Founders believed liberty came directly from God. With their knowledge of Scripture, they knew each child was made in the image of God. That is why everyone had dignity, value and worth.

Enthusiastic Admiration is the first Principle of Knowledge and its last.

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.

North Korea and evangelical empires have the same principle of leadership: nepotism to the nth degree. You may not get the call, but you inherit the mailing list.

A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.

You should always stand up for what you believe and never stand down to promise or protect your career.

You must do right before you feel good.

Integrity - No one will ever use conjuctions talking about you. "He is a good preacher... but..."

It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.

… you were so worried about legal and illegal that you never stopped to think about whether it was right or wrong.

Principle I: Legal rights are presumptive rights.

Just because something was legal didn't automatically make it right.

In this life all that I have is my word and my balls and I do not break them for nobody.

As a guiding principle, life shrinks and life expands in direct proportion to your willingness to assume risk.

In a crystal we have clear evidence of the existence of a formative life principle, and though we cannot understand the life of a crystal, it is nonetheless a living being

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.

You learned the two greatest thing in life, never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut.