Quotes About Principled

I'm a goody two-shoes who's never taken anything stronger than Tylenol.

I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles.

Goodness deliberately chooses to do the right thing and firmly resists what is wrong. Merely avoiding bad things doesn't make women good.

Let it be virtuous to be obstinate.

I hate nobody except Hitler--and that is professional.

Rare and precious is the truly disinterested man.

INI. Ini leherku boleh potong... hayo, boleh penggal kepalaku... kalian bisa membunuhku .... tapi aku tidak pernah mau mengambil resiko untuk melakukan pertumpahan darah yang sia-sia, hanya karena kalian hendak melakukan sesuatu menurut kemauan kalian.

The true man neither guiltily conceals nor anxiously explains nor vulgarly parades.

All people work for money. Principled people work for life.

Marcus…you are a healthy man of thirty-five—and you didn't take one tiny peep at Miss Bowman standing there in her drawers?" "I don't peep, Livia. I either take a good look at something, or I don't. Peeping is for children or deviants.

I want to try to live my own values as consciously and purposefully as I can.

Even if, at the helm of the country there are people who would like to replace me and suppress me and oppress me at the level of blood-sucking vampires, then I do not want to remove them with anti-democratic means. This is my attitude toward any and even the idea of the consideration of a military coup.

Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people.

Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.

I'm not conniving - that has a pejorative context. I'm not sitting in back rooms making deals. That's not my style.

We all lose when bullying and personal attacks become a substitute for genuine conversation and principled disagreement.

GINGER: So nice to meet you, Bongi. Why don't you tell me a little about yourself. What're your vices? BONGI: I have no vices – I never drink, gamble or work.

I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business.

I have absolutely no political ambitions.

President Obama is a principled man who has worked hard to put healthcare and a good education in the reach of millions of Americans and believes that everyone who works hard and plays by the rules, should have a fair shot at the American dream.

Not only do I never lie, I never respond to lies, no matter how vicious, no matter how hurtful.

I don't think it's principled to give up on electoral victory to make ourselves feel good.

I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that.

Righteous. The real deal. He's honest, loyal, faithful. He lives his ideals. It gives him power.