Quotes about Principles

Doing the right things for the right reason in the right way is the key to Quality of Life!

The more closely our maps or paradigms are aligned with these principles or natural laws, the more accurate and functional they will be

Principles are like lighthouses. They are natural laws that cannot be broken. As Cecil B. DeMille observed of the principles contained in his monumental movie, The Ten Commandments, "It is impossible for us to break the law. We can only break ourselves against the law." While

compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction—what we feel is important and how we lead our lives.

The Character Ethic taught that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can only experience true success and enduring happiness as they learn and integrate these principles into their basic character.

Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity.

Integrity in an interdependent reality is simply this: you treat everyone by the same set of principles.

The principles you live by create the world you live in. So when you change the principles you live by, you can change your world. Your mission statement serves to summarize the principles you want to live by.

Principles are not values. A gang of thieves can share values, but they are in violation of the fundamental principles we're talking about. Principles are the territory. Values are maps. When we value correct principles, we have truth—a knowledge of things as they are.

We are product of neither nature nor nurture; we are a product of choice, because there is always a space between stimulus and response. As we wisely exercise our power to choose based on principles, the space will become larger.

Principles don't die. They aren't here one day and gone the next. They can't be destroyed by fire, earthquake or theft. Principles are deep, fundamental truths, classic truths, generic common denominators. They are tightly interwoven threads running with exactness, consistency, beauty, and strength through the fabric of life.

Be Proactive. People are responsible for their own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than