Quotes About Principles

Supreme Good and Evil (De finibus)

He died fighting for what he believed in.

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.

The Constitution provides that all Americans enjoy the right to live a life in accordance with their convictions of faith.

If the provisions of the constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well be abandoned.

It is by God's grace and provision that Hobby Lobby has endured. Therefore, we seek to honor God by operating the company in a manner consistent with biblical principles.

I do not have the luxury of deciding which provisions of the Ohio Constitution to defend.

In business, we use certain principles to measure performance, and I envision applying those principles in the public sector.

When I was at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory back in the early '80s is when I first got the idea. The Super Soaker was based on some engineering principles that I applied. I was actually working on another invention which was a heat pump that would use water as a working fluid instead of Freon.

Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.

The only model to follow is pure Islam.

Libertarians are constantly arguing with each other who is the most pure libertarian and who is most ideologically pure.

The Bush administration does not desire to see Islam practiced in its pristine purity.

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 money in the schools overpowers the principles of the purpose.

The way to take the arts seriously is not to defend this or that art form for its own sake. Pursuing arts activities with humane and democratic principles in mind is where the benefit lies.

This country was founded upon the principle that we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - those rights are what make America great, and they belong to each and every one of us.

Integrity is integrity. I don't push it to the side because I'm talking to Julia Roberts.

I'm not going to allow myself to be pushed politically.

There is a certain logic to events that pushes you along a certain path. You go along the path that feels the most true, and most according to the principles that are guiding you, and that's the way the decisions are made.

When I first started on 'Dragons' Den,' I was under pressure to buy flashy cars and boats but I resisted.

Tithing is a bad ceiling but an excellent floor.

You follow what you think is right. There are lines that I won't cross.

I'm not massively fond of right-wing nutters or war criminals.