Quotes tagged ‘Principle’

“It's not the money, it's the principle.”

— Doug Ellin, Larry Charles, Johnny "Drama" Chase, Kevin Dillon, imdb.com

“Oh, a man of principle—with a price on his head. Naturally you do it for Queen and Country. I have no country. I have no price on my head!”

— George MacDonald Fraser, Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson, Octopussy, Maud Adams, imdb.com

“Roxie: If you're gonna date based on principle, your choices are the Pope or St. Francis of Assisi. Sabrina: So I've got options.”

— Adam England, Sabrina Spellman, Melissa Joan Hart, imdb.com

“The only reason I don't shoot you has nothing to do with duty or principle. It's simply a matter of knowing who I am.”

— Michael Ferris, Peter Chung, John D. Brancato, Steve De Jarnatt, Æon Flux, Denise Poirier, imdb.com

“Success leads to the greatest failure, which is pride. Failure leads to the greatest success, which is humility and learning.”

— David Brooks, amazon.com

“On the question of liberty, as a principle, we are not what we have been. When we were the political slaves of King George, and wanted to be free, we called the maxim that all men are created equal a self-evident truth; but now when we have grown fat, and have lost all dread of being slaves ourselve…”

— Abraham Lincoln, abrahamlincolnonline.org

“There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress, as well as others, than I had any conception [of], before I became President of the U.S.”

— James K. Polk, en.wikiquote.org

“I have ever been opposed to banks, - opposed to internal improvements by the general government, - opposed to distribution of public lands among the states, - opposed to taking the power from the hands of the people, - opposed to special monopolies, - opposed to a protective tariff, - opposed to a l…”

— Sam Houston, samhoustonmemorialmuseum.com

“No, no, this is a matter of principle. That would just be saying that anybody could just pull into any parking space any way they want. Well I'm making a stand here. I'm saying ‘no’ to head-first parking. I'm not putting up with that. We put up with too much crap in this city, we're not putting up w…”

— Greg Daniels, Larry David, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

“For my whole career in retail, I have stuck by one guiding principle. It’s a simple one, and I have repeated it over and over and over in this book until I’m sure you’re sick to death of it. But I’m going to say it again anyway: the secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they…”

— Sam Walton, amazon.com

“An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.”

— Thomas Paine, amazon.com

“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”

— William James, goodreads.com

“It is disturbing to see that the current debate over evolution has become us-versus-them. To say that Nature displays intelligence doesn’t make you a Christian fundamentalist. Einstein said as much, and a fascinating theory called the anthropic principle has been seriously considered by Stephen Hawk…”

— Deepak Chopra, huffingtonpost.com

“It is better to burn than to disappear.”

— Albert Camus, amazon.com

“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”

— William James, goodreads.com

“Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.”

— Lao Tzu, goodreads.com