Quotes About Principles

We only live once and every day spent living your principles is a day at liberty. It is clear that history is on our side.

The desire to abase the values of knowledge before the values of action...

but the force of traditions, as in all crumbling empires, grows proportionately with the explicit revelation, in the machinery of government and commerce alike, of the preponderant action of all principles of inertia...

You know, I've never asked why it doesn't offend your feminist principles for me to carry this beast for you." I look at it as exploiting the oppressor," she said, with a sweet smile.

In attempting to expound Irenaeus' theology, one should keep in mind that we are not dealing with a systematic theologian who derives all his conclusions from a few speculative principles. Therefore, rather than attempting to discover the ruling principle of that theology, it is best to follow the order that Irenaeus suggests in his Epideixis: to start with the Creator and then to pursue the history of salvation up to its final consummation.

There is a close relationship between faith and reason, for one cannot function without the other. Reason builds its arguments on first principles which cannot be proven, but are accepted by faith. For the truly wise, faith is the first principle, the starting point, on which reason is to build.

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of life to lose the reasons for living.

Honesty is praised and starves.

Count it the greatest sin to prefer life to honor, and for the sake of living to lose what makes life worth having.

Be yourself, and do what you think is right, or all the rest of it doesn't mean much.", Loving Summer by Kailin Gow

What's the point in weighing up consequences if it means you end up doing something you know isn't right? ", Celestra Caine in FADE by Kailin Gow

It is from the traditional family that we absorb those universal ideals and principles which are the teaching of Jesus, the bedrock of our religious faith. We are taught the difference between right and wrong, and about the law, just punishment and discipline.

I'm not going to be intimidated by people or identity politics. I think that's a dead end.

Someone tried to introduce me to Michael Bloomberg, but I declined.

The important thing in investing is to be true to your compass.

I know there are a lot of others who are willing to take shortcuts for the sake of money, but when I see that... I get real irritated. I hate it.

I will never do something like an item number.

I'm not doing an item number in any film.

Throughout my life and career, I have continually been impressed with the importance of integrity - whether it was growing up as a Boy Scout, working in one of my first jobs as a university janitor, or being a leader in a Fortune 500 company.

My jersey might change, but what I support will always stay the same.

I never put my arms around John Gotti, Al Capone or Lucky Luciano.

We will not join hands with the Congress in any circumstance, because they are corrupt.

We'll never join up with the Fascists and Mussolinis of Italy.

All is lost save honor.