Quotes About Principles

We like to say we pray in the church of Graham, Dodd, Buffett, and Munger.

The laws given on Mount Sinai for the government of man and woman were equal; the precepts of Jesus make no distinction.

Character is one of most precious parts of you. You can't get involved in things that will damage your character.

It is, in fact, precisely to defend the right to free speech that countless patriots have given the last full measure of devotion.

My first job as premier will be to go back to basics.

Choices of right or wrong are not presented to you in black and white. If they were, I'm sure most people would choose white.

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.

People of all political persuasions - conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike - need to dedicate themselves once again to preserving the moral foundation of our society.

If you press me about how I feel about an issue, you're going to see my convictions.

We're not pretending to be somebody else. We're being ourselves; we're doing what we do, and people have trust that they put in that, that we won't compromise on our ideals. And it really paid off.

I only have two rules for my newly born daughter: she will dress well and never have sex.

I never met a dollar that could change me. Been the same guy since day one.

I really do not make deals.

You want to go to your deathbed saying, 'I didn't sell out.' But it's a tough business to keep to what you believe in and get through and do well.

Whenever there has been a debate on the national stage, nobody has had to go looking to find me. I've been there. Always making the argument for free markets, first principles, and limited government.

I tried to decide each case based on the law and the Constitution.

Beauty is what I believe in. I want to act and make decisions based on what I believe.

Let them cant about decorum, Who have characters to lose!

The United States has a responsibility to defend our values.

As long as I am in the Congress, I will continue to fight for and defend our sacred values.

We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.

It's the choices that you make and the things that you're willing to accept and not accept that define who you are.

I have defined values and I'm honest about those leanings. But I have no allegiance to any particular political team. I only have an allegiance to those values and the truth. And I'm open to hearing how I'm wrong and I'm open to being the butt of the joke.

There's not enough money in this world to make me do something degrading.