Quotes by Principles There's great peace in surrendering to principles Stefan Molyneux principles This is America. We must defend the principles symbolized by Lady Liberty - unless she's on the pill, in which case, she is a giant green tramp. Stephen Colbert libertyprinciplesamerica Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail? Stephen Ambrose governmentprinciplestrials This is the most important principle of reading on the Internet: You must determine for yourself whether or not something is true. Stephen Downes importantprinciplesreading I think first and foremost everybody should understand that Canadians are strongly committed to the system of universal health insurance, to the principle that your ability to pay does not determine your access to critical medical service. Stephen Harper principlesdoethinking Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way. Stephen Covey visionprinciplesmind There is a schizophrenic nature in modern politics. A leader is expected to have a religious faith but he is not supposed to let it influence him in his duties. Somehow, the truths that determine everything else about his existence are not allowed to influence how he conducts himself in public life. Not only that, his principles are usually considered so personal that the public is not even allowed to know for certain what they are. This passes for noble statecraft in our time. It was once thought cowardice. Stephen Mansfield leaderprinciplesreligious We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the indignities of others based upon their own principles and their own value system rather than their moods or anger. Stephen Covey choicesprinciplespeople The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead. Stephen Covey principlesmeanfirsts Natural selection is a theory of local adaptation to changing environments. It proposes no perfecting principles, no guarantee of general improvement Stephen Jay Gould changing-environmentprinciplesguarantees True leadership is moral authority, not formal authority. Leadership is a choice, not a position. The choice is to follow universal timeless principles, which will build trust and respect from the entire organization. Those with formal authority alone will lose this trust and respect. Stephen Covey choicesorganizationprinciples Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or condition. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others. Stephen Covey choicesprinciplespeople We are glorious accidents of an unpredictable process with no drive to complexity, not the expected results of evolutionary principles that yearn to produce a creature capable of understanding the mode of its own necessary construction. Stephen Jay Gould understandingprinciplesthinking Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity. Stephen Covey simplicityprinciplessides Natural selection is just three factors - over-production, variation, and inheritance combined to produce adaptation to changing local environments. It's not a principle or progress; it's just a principle of local adaptation. You don't make better creatures in any cosmic sense; you make creatures that are better suited to the changing climates of their local habitats. Stephen Jay Gould progressclimateprinciples Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences. Stephen Covey educatedprinciplespeople If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist. Stephen Hawking ableprinciplespeople Principles are the territory. Values are maps. Stephen Covey mapsterritoryprinciples If you believe that some day it's going to happen, some day it probably will happen. You just have to make sure you're there when it's happening, and ideally you're at the front of the parade, and the principle beneficiary of when it happens. Steve Case principlespositivebelieve Just because people are in authority, if it doesn't seem right, don't do it. If it violates your own principles, don't do it. Steve Chabot principlesauthoritypeople«9596979899100101102103104105»
