A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

● Home » Topics » P Topics

Principles Quotes by Famous Authors

A-Z Z-A New Old Popular

1. “The morality of compromise sounds contradictory.”

Andrew Carnegie

Morality, Ethics, Decision-Making, Perspective, Principles

2. “The surest foundation of a manufacturing concern is quality. After that, and a long way after, comes cost.”

Andrew Carnegie

Business, Quality, Success, Manufacturing, Principles

3. “I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.”

Andrew Carnegie

Leadership, Morality, Strength, Success, Principles

4. “The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.”

Andrew Carnegie

Integrity, Strength, Morality, Principles, Leadership

5. “Strong men don’t compromise and principles should never be compromised.”

Andrew Carnegie

Strength, Principles, Integrity, Leadership, Character

6. “I believe in the separation of church and state and would not use my authority to violate this principle in any way.”

Jimmy Carter

Separation, Authority, Principles, Church, State

7. “Our values are not luxuries, but necessities. They are not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.”

Jimmy Carter

Values, Necessity, Society, Principles, Morality

8. “In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: ‘We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.’”

Jimmy Carter

Wisdom, Change, Strength, Principles, Leadership

9. “We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.”

Jimmy Carter

Change, Principles, Adaptation, Leadership, Values

10. “This is not a showman's job. I will not step out of character.”

Herbert Hoover

Character, Leadership, Responsibility, Principles, Commitment

11. “Of course you cannot know a man completely, his character, his principles, sense of judgment, not till he’s shown his colors, ruling the people, making laws. Experience, there’s the test.”

Sophocles

Character, Judgment, Leadership, Experience, Principles

12. “We may avoid the laws of man, but there are greater laws that can’t be broken.”

Earl Nightingale

Laws, Principles, Morality, Truth, Consequences

13. “If the grass is greener on the other side it’s probably getting better care. Success is a matter of sticking to a set of common sense principles anyone can master.”

Earl Nightingale

Success, Effort, Growth, Perspective, Principles

14. “It’s easy to have principles when you’re rich. The important thing is to have principles when you’re poor.”

Ray Kroc

Principles, Integrity, Wealth, Ethics, Character

15. “Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages. Just because the rains descend, and the winds blow, we cannot afford to build on shifting sands.”

Henry Ward Beecher

Principles, Ages, Values, Strength, Stability

16. “Live in alignment with your values and principles. Your actions reflect the essence of who you are.”

BK Shivani

Values, Principles, Integrity, Authenticity, Actions

17. “Esteem must be founded on preference: to hold everyone in high esteem is to esteem nothing.”

Moliere

Respect, Value, Judgment, Principles, Philosophy

18. “The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom - these are the pillars of society.”

Henrik Ibsen

Truth, Freedom, Society, Principles, Justice

19. “One should never put on one’s best trousers to go out to fight for freedom.”

Henrik Ibsen

Freedom, Courage, Simplicity, Struggle, Principles

20. “When I tell people that she was the most grown-up person I have known, I suppose what I mean is that there were principles very close behind, if not actually embedded in, all her actions and thoughts.”

Julian Barnes

Maturity, Principles, Actions, Thoughts, Integrity

21. “Any structure must have a strong foundation. The cornerstones anchor the foundation. For some reason the cornerstones that I chose to begin with I never changed.”

John Wooden

Foundation, Principles, Stability, Strength, Core Values

22. “I’ve never stopped trying to do what’s right. I’m not doing it to earn favor with God. I’m doing it because it’s the right thing to do.”

John Wooden

Integrity, Ethics, Morality, Faith, Principles

23. “Damn your principles! Stick to your party.”

Benjamin Disraeli

Principles, Party, Politics, Loyalty, Beliefs

24. “Happiness is only to be found in a recurrence to the principles of human nature; and these will prompt very simple measures.”

Benjamin Disraeli

Happiness, Human Nature, Principles, Simplicity, Fulfillment

25. “I am greatly pleased with the public, authentic isolation in which we two, you and I, now find ourselves. It is wholly in accord with our attitude and our principles.”

Karl Marx

Isolation, Authenticity, Attitude, Principles, Society

26. “While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.”

Henry Kissinger

Principles, Survival, Ethics, Leadership, Strategy

27. “Whenever the international order has acknowledged that certain principles could not be compromised even for the sake of peace, stability based on an equilibrium of forces was at least conceivable.”

Henry Kissinger

International Order, Principles, Peace, Stability, Global Balance

28. “It’s not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.”

Francis Bacon

Integrity, Actions, Morality, Principles, Truth

29. “I don’t believe in honors, it bothers me, honors bother, honors is epaulettes, honors is uniforms. My papa brought me up this way. I can’t stand it, it hurts me.”

Richard P. Feynman

Honors, Recognition, Belief, Principles, Personal

30. “Teach principles not formulas.”

Richard P. Feynman

Teaching, Principles, Learning, Knowledge, Education

Principles Quotes by Famous Authors

New Authors

Top Authors

Popular Topics