“Don't ever quit. Never quit. Never show anybody you're hurt. Grin and walk through the cannon smoke. It will drive them up the wall. You always stay true to your own principles. You always believe in your gift. God doesn't make mistakes when he presents someone with a gift like that. It's there for a reason. Tell the naysayers, those who reject you, to drop dead! Who cares?” WritingBelieveReasonShowsCareHurtWalksMistakePrinciplesWallQuittingSmokeMaking MistakesRejectsBelieve In YouWho CaresNever QuitAlways BelieveStay TrueCannonsNaysayersRejects You Author:James Lee Burke
“The logic of all this seems to be that it is all right for young people in a democracy to learn about any civilization or social theory that is not dangerous, but that they should remain entirely ignorant of any civilization or social theory that might be dangerous on the ground that what you don't know can't hurt you ... a complete denial of the democratic principle that the general diffusion of knowledge and learning through the community is essential to the preservation of free government.” PeopleKnowsShouldSeemsGovernmentMightYoungSocialCommunityHurtEducationPrinciplesDemocracyDangerousTheoryCivilizationEssentialsLogicDemocraticIgnorantDenialPreservationFree GovernmentDiffusionKnowledge And LearningSocial Theory Book:Freedom and Responsibility in the American Way of Life Source: Freedom and Responsibility in the American Way of Life
“You cannot hurt animals, so what do I do? I kill the dog first. Then I do it with the boy. You're not supposed to break the illusion of this being a film, so I make the actor talk to the audience. Provocation is the principle of the whole film [ Funny Games]. It is very ironic.” FirstsWholeFilmActorsGamesHurtAnimalBoysPrinciplesBreakAudienceDogIllusionIronicProvocationFunny Game Author:Michael Haneke
“The principle of ahimsa is hurt by every evil thought, by undue haste, by lying, by hatred, by wishing ill to anybody.” LyingEvilWishHurtPrinciplesHatredIllHasteAhimsaEvil Thoughts Book:Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace Source: Soul Force: Gandhi's Writings on Peace
“There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'.” WarHardHurtPrinciplesFellowsIt Hurts Author:William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
“I don’t like to hurt people’s feelings, and I don’t like to knock other writers as a matter of principle.” PeopleMatterFeelingsHurtPrinciples Author:Lydia Davis
“Tom doesn't have any principles, or if he does, he puts them aside whenever they're inconvenient. The truth hurts, doesn't it, Tom?” IfsDoeHurtPrinciplesTomsInconvenientTruth Hurts Author:Charles Grodin
“We all know people who say: "It's the principle of the matter" to justify sustaining toxic emotions for years. As they hold onto their anger or hurt, they bleed away their energy reserves, often ending up bitter and depressed.” PeopleKnowsYearsMatterEnergyHurtEmotionPrinciplesAngerManagementBitterJustifyToxicReservesAnger ManagementSustaining Author:Doc Childre
“The big tech companies understood that the government had not only damaged American principles, it had hurt their businesses.” BigsGovernmentHurtCompanyPrinciplesUnderstood Author:Edward Snowden