Quotes About Principles

I won't do anything demeaning to what I stand for.

I'm not a Democrat.

I'm not really a Democrat or a Republican, but I don't like rhetoric.

I'm a Democrat, and that's worth fighting for.

You cannot be democratic one day, and undemocratic on another. It is a state of mind, it is a way of living, and it is an essence of action.

1 + 1 = 2. Everything else is derived.

I could have played another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.

Every designer has to stand behind and believe in what they are creating.

And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are always to be found men at the bar who lend their services most cordially to back and support these agents in their most desperate cases.

My mom taught me to respect myself, and to question anyone who would ask me to sacrifice my integrity.

My mom always taught me to stand up for what I believe in.

I was conducted in the evening to a tavern where several of the weavers who advocate the principles of the People's Charter were in the habit of assembling.

If you just want money and tax cuts and stuff, fine - just stop acting like you're moral.

We have proven that conservative principles work: less taxes, less government, and more freedom.

Don't get me wrong, I am a proud Republican, and I want to support my party. I am a firm believer in the Republican principles of smaller government, low taxes and economic freedom. I have spent my time in government service fighting for these principles.

The Republicans have lost their standards; they've lost their principles... Really, that's why the machine in the Republican Party is fighting against me... They have never really gone along with lower taxes and less government.

Our economy grew at double the rate of the nation. We created 1.3 million jobs. We led the nation seven out of those eight years. We were only one of two states that went to AAA bond rating. I cut taxes, $19 billion. If you do that and apply conservative principles the right way, you create an environment where everybody rises up.

Fortunately, good policy, true principles, and effective leadership work whenever they are tried. When we reduce government, balance budgets, and keep taxes as low as possible, states respond in a positive way.

I don't pass the Tea Party's purity test.

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.

And my principles go right in line with the Tea Party.

This hour we are stretching forth our hands with the desire to teach the world the true principles of mercy and justice.

There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music.

To make your people understand what righteousness is, this must be the basis of all your teaching.