“No matter what side of the spectrum you're on, you like to see your team fighting for the principle.” MatterFightingSidesPrinciplesTeamNo Matter WhatSpectrum Author:Bob McDonnell
“There is nothing as dangerous as an unembodied principle: no matter what blood flows, the principle comes first. The First Amendment absolutists operate precisely on unembodied principle.” FirstsMatterPrinciplesBloodDangerousFlowNo Matter WhatAmendmentsFirst AmendmentBlood Flow Author:Andrea Dworkin
“It is a feeling that no matter what the ideas or conduct of others, there is a unique rightness and beauty to life which can be shared in openness, in wind and sunlight, with a fellow human being who believes in the same basic principles.” BelieveHumansIdeasMatterFeelingsHuman BeingsPrinciplesWindUniqueNo Matter WhatFellowsOpennessSunlightBasic Principles Book:The Journals of Sylvia Plath Source: The Journals of Sylvia Plath
“The principle of allegiance to the Constitution is basic to our freedom....when you see government invading any of these realms of freedom which we have under our Constitution, you will know that they are putting shackles on your liberty, and that tyranny is creeping upon you, ...no matter what the reason and excuse therefore may be.” KnowsMayMatterReasonGovernmentLibertyPrinciplesConstitutionNo Matter WhatExcuseTyrannyRealmsAllegianceShacklesInvading Author:J. Reuben Clark
“That which is wrong under one circumstance, may be, and often is, right under another. God said, 'Thou shalt not kill'; at another time He said, 'Thou shalt utterly destroy.' This is the principle on which the government of heaven is conducted—by revelation adapted to the circumstances in which the children of the kingdom are placed. Whatever God requires is right, no matter what it is, although we may not see the reason thereof till long after the events transpire.” MayChildrenLongSaidMatterReasonGovernmentHeavenPrinciplesEventsCircumstancesNo Matter WhatKingdomsRevelationsAdaptedOften IsAnother Time Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“It is really wonderful how much resilience there is in human nature. Let any obstructing cause, no matter what, be removed in any way, even by death, and we fly back to first principles of hope and enjoyment.” WayFirstsHumansMatterCausesPrinciplesWonderfulHuman NatureNo Matter WhatResilienceEnjoyment Book:Dracula Source: Dracula
“One of my guiding principles is don't do anything that other people are doing. Always do something a little different if you can. The concept is that if you do it a little differently there is a greater potential for reward than if you the same thing that other people are doing. I think that this kind of goal for one's work, having obviously the maximum risk, would have the maximum reward no matter what the field may be.” PeopleIfsThinkingKindMayLittlesDifferentMatterScienceGoalDifferencesPrinciplesGreaterRiskFieldsHard WorkConceptsNo Matter WhatRewardsMaximumGuiding Principles Author:Seymour Cray
“In Randori we teach the pupil to act on the fundamental principles of Judo, no matter how physically inferior his opponent may seem to him, and even if by sheer strength he can easily overcome him; because if he acts contrary to principle his opponent will never be convinced of defeat, no matter what brute strength he may have used.” IfsMayMatterSeemsUsedPrinciplesTeachOvercomingNo Matter WhatFundamentalsDefeatConvincedContraryOpponentsSheerInferiorsBrutesPupilsFundamental PrinciplesJudo Author:Kano Jigoro
“If a being suffers there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. No matter what the nature of the being, the principle of equality requires that its suffering be counted equally with the like suffering - insofar as rough comparisons can be made - of any other being. So the limit of sentience is the only defensible boundary of concern for the interests of others. To mark this boundary by some other characteristic like intelligence or rationality would be to mark it in an arbitrary manner. Why not choose some other characteristic, like skin color?” IfsMadeMatterWould BeSufferingInterestAnimalMoralPrinciplesColorLimitsEthicsConcernSkinsMarkNo Matter WhatBoundariesCharacteristicsConsiderationComparisonRoughWhy NotJustificationRationalityArbitrarySkin ColorAnimal Ethics Author:Peter Singer
“"Adjust to changing times but sticking to unchanging principles" - committing me and all Americans to real ideals of justice and truth, no matter what difficulties faced us.” RealMatterJusticePrinciplesIdealsDifficultyNo Matter WhatUnchanging Author:Jimmy Carter
“Basic principles: no matter what, no matter when, no matter who... any man has a chance to sweep any woman off her feet. He just needs the right broom.” MenNeedsMatterChancePrinciplesFeetNo Matter WhatBasic PrinciplesBrooms Author:Will Smith
“The whole world knows that American TV companies have monopolized Olympic broadcasts and in order to please the fans in their country they do everything they can to keep American viewers interested in what is going on at the hockey rink in Sochi. According to their logic, Americans should always win, no matter what. It was absolutely obvious that [Fyodor] Tyutin's goal yesterday should have been allowed. This was clear to the whole world except the American referee, American TV and those officials with American passports who rule international hockey, grossly neglecting all Olympic principles.” KnowsWorldShouldHas BeensCountryMatterWholeOrderWinningGoalCompanyPrinciplesClearFansTvsPleaseShould HaveLogicNo Matter WhatInternationalObviousYesterdayWhole WorldOfficialsNeglectHockeyViewersShould Have BeenPassportsRefereeSochi Author:Ivan Ilyin