Quotes About Principles

I think that if we get back to some basic fundamental principles, we can make sure that we resolve the issues. And I think that that's what the Tea Party was all about. It's getting back to a constitutional conservative government. And that is limited, but it's also effective and efficient. I think that that's what we'll be able to do.

As no designation of good and evil can be absolute, neither can it be fixed; no law which is just now will be forever just, and no political institution designed to secure the good can remain the best means to that good.

Honor is overrated.

Not knowing what the W's stood for had become a constant reminder to Kat that, in life, there are things that can be given but never stolen

I am driven by a profound belief in taking meaningful actions that advance the wellbeing of humanity and his environment. I believe that each individual has a role to play regardless of the level, capacity, or sector involved, for we all share a collective responsibility. My lifelong career objective is to embody the principles of living, loving, learning, and leaving a lasting legacy that positively impacts the world.

In the early centuries of Islam, the great schools of Islamic jurisprudence were built upon the above principles. Basic to all their legal systems they developed the doctrine that liberty is the fundamental basis of law.

My dear mamma is quite right when she says that we must lay down principles and not depart from them. The king will not have the same weaknesses as his grandfather. I hope that he will have no favorites; but I am afraid that he is too mild and too easy. You may depend upon it that I will not draw the king into any great expenses.

If you were to ask me to choose between democratic values and wealth, power, prosperity and fame, I will very easily and without any doubt choose democratic values.

Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.

Business executives need to start by spelling out and communicating their values. Then they need to lead by example. This means getting rid of the bad apples and declining opportunities that bring instant wealth at the cost of selling one's soul.

Cyber weapons won't go away, and their spread can't be controlled. Instead, as we've done for other destructive technologies, the world needs to establish a set of principles to determine the proper conduct of governments regarding cyber conflict.

Believing in and practising the principles of the rule of law is, with our liberty and democracy, among the most powerful weapons we have. It is less effective if we blur its clarity and we should do this as sparingly as possible.

People in my organization were very outspoken about what we should be doing with the Department of Defense. One of them is work on autonomous weapons. That, to me, is something I don't want to work on or have anything to do with.

I know that many of you do wear such a cross of Christ, not in any ostentatious way, not in a way that might harm you at your work or recreation, but a simple indication that you value the role of Jesus Christ in the history of the world, that you are trying to live by Christ's standards in your own daily life.

I always fought against vulgarity, double meaning dialogues and wearing la'dies' clothes.

I think that when you look at our founding principles, it was based on America as a nation committed to universal human rights and a nation that was weary of foreign entanglements and foreign alliances that did not keep us safe or promote our interests.

When I choose a club, it's not for the money, language, or the weather - those things aren't important.

It takes a village to earn a spot representing your country, and I know that every single person who helped me get to the Olympics was also touched by the dream. The web of inspiration is incredible. Because of this, I know that the core principles and spirit of what the Olympics stand for are worth protecting.

The Open Internet principles were not legal rules adopted by the FCC; they were effectively a press statement posted on the FCC website.

I never open the newspaper, never. I never go to a website; I never turn on the T.V. hoping to find something I can attack. It isn't what I do. I defend.

There is nothing politically right that is morally wrong.

All too often our leaders shrink from their responsibilities and choose to do what is politically expedient.

We don't need to be politically correct. We need to be morally right.

I cannot throw my core values into a dustbin as some do for the sake of power and position. What kind of a politician that would make me then?