Quotes on Guiding Principles

Let's all understand that these guiding principles cannot be discarded for short-term political gains. They represent what this country is all about. They are indigenous to the American idea. And these are principles which are not negotiable.

I've always taken that as my guiding principle and the rest is just set dressing. You can have dragons in it, or aliens and starships, or a western about a gunslinger, or even literary fiction, and ultimately you're still writing about the human heart in conflict with itself.

I have great faith in optimism as a guiding principle, if only because it offers us the opportunity of creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.

For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing." It's not "innovation," it's "look at the problem from a different angle." Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea - we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.

The assumption that things which have been conjured in the past will always be conjured in the guiding principle not of rational but of animal behavior.

Move forward and let others do the same. Simple. This is a guiding principle everyone should have.

Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society.

Never let pride be your guiding principle. Let your accomplishments speak for you.

My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.

My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.